Contai High School is the oldest school (established in 1857) in the sub-divisional town ofContai,Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.^[1] It is one the most respected schools inMidnapore district. It is a boys'higher secondary school featuring both English and Bengali medium.^[2]

The school premises including the buildings, hostel, gymnasium, lab, gardens and playground lie on land provided by RishiBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay during his stay atContai. The school follows the course curricula ofWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education andWest Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for standard 10th and 12th board examinations respectively.^[3]

It is one of the oldest schools inMidnapore district, being established in the year 1857. It enjoyed considerable development whenBankim Chandra Chatterjee was theDeputy Magistrate of theMidnapore district. He was instrumental for the improvement of the school. It still holds immense respect and prestige in the eyes of the people ofContai.

• It has a Primary Section: (Class I – IV)
• Secondary (Class V – X) and Higher Secondary (Class XI – XII) Sections have both Bengali and English Medium simultaneously. Both mediums are under WBBSE and WBCHSE board.
• School Timings: Monday to Friday 10:45 A.M. to 04:30 P.M., Saturday 10:45 AM to 02:00 PM
• Contai High School features Atal Tinkering Lab, which is a miniature form of scientific laboratories.
• Classes and instructors are available for computer education and statistics (for class XI-XII).

• Birendranath Sasmal, one of the greatest freedom fighters, nationalistbarrister, popularly known asDeshapran
• Basanta Kumar Das, independence activist, politician, member of theConstituent Assembly of India
• Nikunja Behari Maiti, independence activist, polician, first Education Minister ofWest Bengal

• Contai information

21°46′43″N87°45′18″E / 21.7787°N 87.7550°E /21.7787; 87.7550

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