Mallinson Girls School

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Christian missionary school in India

The Mallinson Girls School

The Mallinson School Motto

Location

Sheikh Bagh, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

India

Coordinates| 34°04′12″N 74°48′44″E﻿ / ﻿34.0699719°N 74.8122353°E﻿ / 34.0699719; 74.8122353
Information
Type| Christian Missionary
Motto| "Faithful in the least"
Established| 1912 CE
Founder| Ms Fitze Mallinson
Principal| Mabel Youzon
Head of school| Rahul Rex Kaul
Gender| Girls only
Classes| Nursery-12th
Campus| Urban
Nickname| "Mallinsonites"
Affiliation| JK BOSE
Website| tbms.tbmes.org/MGS/home.aspx/

Mallinson Girls School is located in the heart of Srinagar, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The school was founded by Ms Fitze Mallinson in 1912 at Fateh Kadal and later shifted to Sheikh Bagh in the Lal Chowk area of Srinagar.

## History

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Mallinson Girls' School was founded in 1912 by Miss Violet B. Fitze as the Girls' Mission High School. Its name was later changed to Mallinson Girls' School in honour of Miss Mallinson, a missionary who served in the school from 1922–1961.[1] The Mallinson Girls Srinagar was established at Fateh Kadal in 1912. The first woman matriculate of Kashmir, Begum Zaffar Ali began her career as a teacher in the Girls' Mission High School in 1925. Mehmooda Ali Shah, educationist and Padma Shri awardee, was an alumnus of the institution.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Mallinson Girls School". TBMS website. TBMS. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
2. ^ "Mehmooda Ahmed Ali Shah – Obituary". Kashmir Life. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
3. ^ "Mehmooda Ahmed Ali Shah: A Great educationist". Kashmir Times. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

## External links

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* Mallinson School on TBMES parent website

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