Zilla School, Sambalpur

Chandra Sekhar Behera Zilla School
Sambalpur Zilla School
CSB Zilla School
Location
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India

Sambalpur
,
Odisha
Information
School typeHigh School
Established1852
AuthorityDepartment of Schools and Mass Education, Odisha
Classes offeredFrom Class 6 to 10
LanguageODIA
NicknameCSBZS

Chandra Sekhar Behera Zilla School is a government educational institution providing education at the high school level in Sambalpur, Odisha.[1] Subjects taught include the Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, etc. The main objective of this institution is to disseminate knowledge to the students in different fields. Simultaneously this institution also aims at the overall development of the students' physical, mental, and moral capacities. Games and Sports are also an integral part of this institution which inspires the students to be physically fit. There are also many societies and associations related to social service and cultural programmes. N.C.C., Rovers and Rangers (a Scouting organization), and the Red Cross to build enthusiasm and a feeling of national integration in the students.[1]

In 1852, the Anglo-Vernacular School was set up at Sambalpur. It was housed in a building (with stone-and-mud walls and stone-and-lime floor) constructed near the Raja-Palace Rajabakhri: That site now houses the Lady Lewis Girls' High School. Eventually, out of the Anglo-Vernacular School, the Zilla School emerged in 1864. In the year 1952, the school was renamed as Chandra Sekhar Behera Zilla School, to commemorate the contributions of a renowned socio-cultural savant and freedom-fighter : Chandra Sekhar Behera (1873–1936). The School moved into its new building in 1954. In 2017, a statue of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was erected in the school premises.[2]

  1. ^ a b RTI Central Monitoring Mechanism, Government of Odisha: About the Zilla School
  2. ^ "Dr. Kalam's statue unveiled on his birth anniversary in Sambalpur". KalingaTV. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2019.