Type Private School Principal Dr. Parvez Samuel Kaul Campus Urban Founder Ms Fitze | Established 1912 CE Head of school Dr. Parvez Samuel Kaul Phone 0194 245 2533 Founded 1912 | |
Motto "Faithful in the least" Address Sheikh Bagh Forest Complex, Jammu and Kashmir, Forest Lane, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, 190001 Similar Tyndale School, BURN HALL HR SEC SC, Presentat Convent Higher S, Minto Circle High School, New Convent High Sch Profiles | ||
Mallinson Girls School is located in the Heart of Srinagar in Kashmir Valley. The school was founded by Ms Fitze Mallinson in 1912 at Fateh Kadal and later shifted to Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Mallinson. It still has affiliations with the Church Mission Society. Its motto is 'Faithful in the Least'. The students of the school are popularly known as "Mallinsonites" .
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History
Mallinson Girls' School was founded in 1912 by Miss Violet B. Fitze as the Girls' Mission High School. Its name was later changed to Mallinson Girls' School in honour of Miss Mallinson, a missionary who served in the school from 1922-1961. The Mallinson Girls Srinagar was established at Fateh Kadal in 1912. The first woman matriculate of Kashmir Begum Zafar Ali began her career as a teacher in the Girls' Mission High School in 1925 and Mehmooda Ali Shah, educationist and Padma Shri awardee, was an alumna of the institution. The school places emphasis on physical activities such as cross country running, kho-kho, Basketball, Volleyball as well as mental activities such as quiz, seminars and debates.
Houses
The school is divided into four houses, named after various flowers in the Kashmir valley:
Competitions between the houses are held regularly.
Activities
There are picnics, camping, mountain treks, swimming, C.C. Run, and outdoor games like kho-kho, volleyball and basketball.
Departments
There are five departments: