St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School
| St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
| 17, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata-700 020 (India) | |
| Information | |
| School type | Preschool, Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary School |
| Motto | The Good Retain, The Better Follow |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Originally a Christian missionary school, currently under the Anglican Diocese of Calcutta, Church of North India |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Founder | Sister Angelina Margaret Hoare |
| Head of school | Ms Carolyn Lionel |
| Grades |
Nursery I, Nursery II Kindergarten or Transition School I to X (Secondary School) XI to XII (Higher Secondary School) |
| Gender | Girls only |
| Average class size | 60 students in each of 4 sections of a class. |
| Medium of language | English |
| Language | English, Bengali, Hindi |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colour(s) |
Green pink blue yellow |
| Sports | Athletics, swimming, basketball, Karate and others |
| Publication | Papyrus |
| Affiliations | WBBSE and WBCHSE |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 22°32′15.00″N 88°21′15.23″E / 22.5375000°N 88.3542306°E
St. John's Diocesan Girls' H.S. School, (also known as St. John's Diocesan Girls' High School or Dio), is situated in the city of Kolkata (old name Calcutta) in West Bengal state, India. It was established in 1876 at Sarat Bose and Elgin roads in South Kolkata.
In November 2004 a branch of the school was established in Bamunbagan slum area with 26 children. On Children's Day (14 November 2005), a second school was set up at Bedford Lane, off Ripon Street, Kolkata with 52 children.
The school is one of the oldest girls' schools in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata). In 1894, the school was named St. John's Diocesan by the Clewer Sisters of John the Baptist from Windsor, Berkshire. The school was started in 1876 by Angelina Margaret Hoare (17 May 1843 – 10 January 1892), a British missionary from Kent, England who devoted her life to the advancement of women's education in British India. From her diaries we know that the school started with 16 female students.
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