St.Paul's School (Darjeeling)

India / Bangla / Darjiling / Darjeeling / Jalapahar
Located 7500 feet above sea level and acclaimed as the highest public school in the world, the origin and early history of this well known institution, the second oldest in Bengal, dates as far back as the year 1823 when John William Ricketts, a prominent Anglo-Indian leader, conceived the idea of founding a public school to meet the needs of the growing Anglo-Indian population in Calcutta.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_School,_Darjeeling
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Coordinates:   27°1'54"N   88°15'52"E
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