G.C.D. High School, Rayagada

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Zila type school

G.C.D. (Zilla) High School, Rayagada

Location

Rayagada, Odisha, India

Coordinates| 19°09′56″N 83°24′24″E﻿ / ﻿19.165515°N 83.406600°E﻿ / 19.165515; 83.406600
Information
Type| Zila type
Established| 1938 (87 years ago) (1938)
Grades| Classes 6th to 10th
Number of students| 1,400 to 1,500[1]
Affiliation| State government

Govind Chandra Dev (Zilla) High School, better known as G.C.D. High School or G.C.D. (Zilla) High School, Rayagada, is one of the oldest high schools of the Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. The school is named after Govind Chandra Dev Thataraja Bahadur. It is among the 17 recognized high schools of the Rayagada district.[2][3][4]

## History

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The school was established in 1938.[5] During the pre-independence period, the district board at Koraput (with the collector and agent as its president) upgraded the higher elementary school at Rayagada to a middle school in 1938.[6]

The school was a pioneer in the education field in the undivided Koraput district. It is an Oriya-medium school affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha under the State Government of Odisha. The school maintains an Eco-Club.[7]

The school has been the alma mater of many important personalities, [clarification needed] including:

* Dr. Sashi Bhusana Padhi,[8] former Collector and District Magistrate, Rayagada
* Hon'ble Shri Justice R. K. Patro, former Judge of the Orissa High Court[9]
* Hon'ble Shri Justice U. Durga Prasada Rao,[10] Judge of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court

## See also

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* India portal
* Schools portal

* Board of Secondary Education, Odisha
* List of schools in Odisha

## References

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1. ^ "List of High schools with no of students in Odisha.xls".
2. ^ "Recognized high schools of Raygada dist." Archived 24 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ^ "Secondary education in Rayagada district".
4. ^ "Official website of Rayagada dist"[permanent dead link].
5. ^ "List of schools in India" Archived 25 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
6. ^ "Development of education in Koraput district".
7. ^ "List of ecoclubs in Rayagada dist" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
8. ^ "Official portal of Rayagada" Archived 4 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
9. ^ "Sambadepaper"
10. ^ "Hon'ble Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court" Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

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