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Hare School is one of the oldest schools in Kolkata, India, teaching grades one to twelve under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education. It is a state government-administered boys school and was established by the Scottish watch-maker, David Hare. The establishment date is not agreed upon, but the official year of establishment is 1818. Thus the school is declared as the oldest western type school in Asia.[1] The school is situated opposite the Presidency University, and is also adjacent to the University of Calcutta and Hindu School.[2] The combined campuses of the Hare School and Presidency College is one of the largest in Kolkata.[3]
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| Hare School | |
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87, College Street , , 700 073 India | |
| Coordinates | 22°34′32.54″N 88°21′38.75″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government school |
| Motto | তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ (illumine the darkness) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Established | September 1, 1818 |
| Founder | David Hare |
| Status | Active |
| Locale | College Street |
| School board | WBBSE & WBCHSE |
| Authority | Government of West Bengal |
| Category | Higher Secondary |
| Chairman | Governor of West Bengal |
| Principal | Jayanta Bhattacharya |
| Faculty | 50 |
| Teaching staff | 42 |
| Grades | I to Xll |
| Years offered | 200 |
| Gender | Boys' only |
| Age range | 5 to 18 years |
| Enrollment | 1320 (approximate intake) |
| Language | Bengali, English, Hindi |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
David Hare established the school in 1818, opposite Hindu College, in the heart of College Street[4] after establishing the Calcutta School David Hare Book Society and the Hindu College, Kolkata (later Presidency College, and now Presidency University) in 1817 and the Calcutta School Society in 1818. The school started with the name "Arpuli Pathshala" and later as Colootala Branch School,[5] finally it was renamed Hare School in 1867.
