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Governmnt Higher Secondary School for Girls (GGHSS), Cotton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram situated in Vazhuthacaud, just 150 meters away from the busy commercial junction of Thiruvananthapuram city, the capital of Kerala State. GGHSS Cotton Hill, has total area of 9 acres land consisting full of trees and shades that you will never forget once you visit. Govt. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Cotton Hill was started in 1859 by the Maharaja Sri Uthram Thirunal. as a free school for girls in Thiruvananthapuram which continued to function in the present day Sanskrit college building at Palayam till the tenure of Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyyer, the Divan of Travancore. Later it was split into three by Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyyer, one was taken to Paruthikunnu (Cotton hill). Later Cottonhill school became prominent. There were UP and primary sections, later it was upgraded as HS in 1935 and the LP section got bifurcated. Again the Govt. had decided to de-link the UP and HS on plea of administrative purpose. Due to massive resistance from the public the attempt became fruitless and the status-quo was maintained under the leadership of two HMs. In 1997 the Kerala Govt. decided to delink pre-degree courses from universities and introduced two years HSS course (Plus two course) in some selected high schools. The then Chief Minister Sri E.K. Nayanar inaugurated the state level scheme in this school in 1997. Recently Govt. Higher Secondary School for Girls, Cotton Hill was adorned with "school of excellence" aiming of it a roll model that is "cotton hill model" for schools. School educates more than 10,000 students every year. Cotton hill school is the largest girls school in Asia with the most number of students studying in an academic year. Cotton hill is one of the first government schools in Kerala installed with a 24x7 CCTV surveillance system to ensure the safety of students. Admission - Admission in Govt. Girls High School, Cotton Hill is open to public in standards 5-10 without entrance test, screening test and recommendation. Admission starts in 1st week of May 2011. Application for the admission can get from the school by paying a fee of Rs 2/- Alumni Association - An alumni association has been formed in GGHSS, Cotton Hill in October 2009. The former students and teachers of this institution are requested to fill in the given form and register their name with this organization with the total sum of Rs. 200/- including registration fee and membership fee of Rs. 100 each. Various Clubs - The school has the following active clubs convened by respective departments: English club, Sanskrit club, Energy club, IT Club, NCC, Sports, Forestry club, Health club, Social Science Club, Teenage club. Rules - Students must be in uniform in all working days. Students and teachers must attend school assembly in time, i.e., 9:20 AM. Keep the surroundings neat and clean. Should obey the rules that are passed timely by the authorities. Must be obedient, polite, honest, and sincere. == References == * (Official website ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Government Higher Secondary School for Girls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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