The Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls

In 1947, following India's Independence from the British, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III, established Diamond Jubilee High School for Girls. Over the years, the School has established itself as an institution offering quality education to children of varied backgrounds and cultures.

The School is recognized by the Maharashtra State Education Department. It currently has 1,085 students from the pre-primary to Grade 10. To ensure quality teaching-learning processes in the classroom and to enhance performance, the School appoints additional teachers per division at all levels. It also invests heavily in teacher training and development, educational resources, classroom equipment and infrastructure.

The School is part of the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES). It has a long tradition of leadership in educational development. The foundations of the present system were laid by Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, Aga Khan III, under whose guidance over 200 schools were established during the first half of the 20th century, the first of them in 1905 in Zanzibar, Gwadur in Pakistan and Mundra in India. Since the creation of Aga Khan Education Service companies in the 1970s, the schools have been centrally administered and managed.

AKES currently operates more than 300 schools and advanced educational programmes that provide quality pre-school, primary, secondary and higher secondary education services to more than 54,000 students in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Uganda, Tanzania and Tajikistan. Schools are also envisaged, or under development, in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique and Syria.

Facilities

School Library

The library acts as a centre of academic and intellectual development for staff and students. Spacious and well equipped, it houses over 15,000 books - in English, Hindi and Marathi - on diverse fields including science, humanities, commerce, management and religion.

The library subscribes regularly to numerous national and international periodicals, journals and newspapers.

Computer Laboratory

The School has a well-equipped computer lab that is designed to meet the child’s Information Technology needs. Trained and experienced teachers provide both theoretical and practical lessons for students. Teachers provide individual attention whilst students work on the computer. The computer lab consists of 30 computers with broadband internet facility for teachers and students.

Science Laboratory

There are three science laboratories which are well equipped with all the necessary accessories and safety precautions. Since hands-on experience is the heart of science teaching, the science lab is equipped with the resources required for science classroom teaching. Science teachers along with the laboratory assistants plan various demonstrations and experiments in physics, chemistry and biology for students.

Audio Visual Room

The Audio Visual Room is equipped with a television, a tape-recorder, a computer, an over-head and LCD Projector. These audio visual aids help make teaching more effective, interesting and learning a multi-sensory process for students. Teachers use these to deliver lessons, discussions, group activities and to screen educational films.