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Sir Cowasjee Jehangir High School is a co-educational private school located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The institution was established in 1859 by Sir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, a notable Parsi community leader, philanthropist and industrialist of the city. The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to class 10. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education which conducts the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations at the close of class 10. The pupils are taught using the English language. == History == Formerly known as Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Girls High School, it was founded by Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney in 1859 at Khetwadi and maintained by him until his death in 1878.〔http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho000000127u00065000.html〕 In 1903, a building was purchased at Khetwadi, 12th Lane, towards the cost of which Jehangir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney contributed the major portion and the school was maintained by his family up till 1929. In 1929, Bai Cooverbai D. Mama, a niece of the founder, bequeathed by her will a sum of Rs. 2,15,000 to the school, which after paying for the maintenance amounted in 1938 to Rs. 2,40,000. Out of this bequest, Rs. 70,000 was spent on the construction of this building on the land given by Sir Cowasji Jehangir, 2nd Baronet. The Dowager Lady Dhunbai Cowasjee Jehangir donated Rs. 70,000 in memory of her husband, the 2nd baronet.〔Facts as mentioned on the foundation marble〕 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「Sir Cowasjee Jehangir High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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