Government Vocational Higher Secondary School (GVHSS) Kalpakanchery is a Vocational Higher Secondary school in Kalpakanchery, in the Indian state of Kerala. Established in 1920, it is one of the oldest schools in Malappuram.[1][2][3][4]
History
The school was functioning as a center in Melangadi, Kalpakanchery in 1920. It became an elementary school in 1933 at Kadungathukund. It was upgraded to a High School in 1958. The school had become the center of literacy for people across the district. The higher secondary section of the school opened in 2000.
The first LP school in Kalpakancheri was established by Malabar Wana British Government after the reign of Tipu Sultan. At that time, the first president of Kalpakancheri panchayat, Kochunni Moopan, known as Alikutty Moopan, established the LP School at Angadi, later elevated to a UP School. The school was taken over by the government and shifted to Kadungathukund. After that it was upgraded to a High School. The school produced many prominent figures in politics, culture and education. During the 1980s, the institution gained the reputation for enrolling the largest number of Muslim girls in the district. At that time the school was working on a shift system.[5][6]


Achievements
Year | Percentage |
---|---|
2008-2009 | 86 |
2009-2010 | 89 |
2010-2011 | 89 |
2011-2012 | 91 |
2012-2013 | 93 |
2013-2014 | 95 |
2014-2015 | 97 |
2015-2016 | 98 |
2016-2017 | 99 |
2022-2023 | 100 [8] |
2023-2024 | 100 |
Notables
- Azad Moopen - (Healthcare Entrepreneur)
- Kurukkoli Moideen (Politician from Kerala, India. He represents Tirur Assembly constituency)
- Abdurahiman Randathani - (Indian politician, orator and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tanur Assembly constituency
- Jafsal Kalpakanjery - (Kairali TV - Kuttypatturummal Reality Show fame )
- Mohamed Risal- (Kairali TV - Kuttypatturummal Reality Show fame )
References
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- ^ "School celebrates Mohammed Rafi, Premchand". The Hindu. 31 July 2023.
- ^ "G. V. H. S. S. Kalpakanchery".
- ^ "കല്പകഞ്ചേരി ജി.വി.എച്ച്.എസ്.എസിൽ വനിതാ വിശ്രമകേന്ദ്രവും ശൗചാലയ ബ്ലോക്കും ഉദ്ഘാടനംചെയ്തു". 13 June 2023.
- ^ "സ്കൗട്ട്സ് ആൻഡ് ഗൈഡ്സ് പരിചിന്തന ദിനാചരണവും രാജ്യപുരസ്കാർ അവാർഡ് നേടിയ കുട്ടികൾക്കുള്ള അനുമോദന ചടങ്ങും നടത്തി". 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Saphalam 2023".
- ^ "Saphalam 2023".