G.C.D. High School, Rayagada Explained

G.C.D. (Zilla) High School, Rayagada
Type:	Zila type
Affiliation:	State government
Grades:	Classes 6th to 10th
Students:	1,400 to 1,500^[1]
Location:	Rayagada, Odisha, India
Coordinates:	19.1655°N 83.4066°W

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 one among the 17 recognized high schools of the Rayagada district.^{[2] [3] [4]}

History

The school was established in 1938.^[5] During 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 given rise to many important personalities 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

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.odisha.gov.in/schooleducation/pdf/school.xls "List of High schools with no of students in Odisha.xls"
2. http://www.bseodisha.nic.in/?q=node/39%27%3B "Recognized high schools of Raygada dist."
3. http://rayagada.nic.in/HIGHSECONDARY.htm "Secondary education in Rayagada district"
4. http://www.oddistricts.nic.in/important_sectors/index.php?id=216 "Official website of Rayagada dist"
5. http://www.schoollistindia.com/g-c-d-high-school-rayagada_605787-or.html "List of schools in India"
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=6cRUFLyk1ecC&dq=Govt.+Boys%27+high+school%2C+Gunupur&pg=PA124 "Development of education in Koraput district"
7. http://www.cesorissa.org/NGC/District_wise_Eco-club_list/Rayagada.pdf "List of ecoclubs in Rayagada dist"
8. http://www.oddistricts.nic.in/administration/collectorate.php "Official portal of Rayagada"
9. http://sambadepaper.com/epapermain.aspx?edcode=34&eddate=1/29/2015&querypage=2# "Sambadepaper"
10. http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/udprj.html "Hon'ble Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court"