Ballygunge Government High School

Ballygunge Government High School, Kolkata (India)
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Location
Ballygunge Government High School, Kolkata (India)
38/2, Naresh Mitra Sarani
Kolkata – 700020
India
Kolkata, India
Coordinates 22°31′48″N 88°21′14″E / 22.5301°N 88.3539°E / 22.5301; 88.3539Coordinates: 22°31′48″N 88°21′14″E / 22.5301°N 88.3539°E / 22.5301; 88.3539
Information
School type Government school
Established 1927
Authority Government of West Bengal
Headmaster Devananda Bagchi
Medium of language English, Bengali
Nickname Ballygungian
Yearbook Baagbitan
Affiliation WBBSE and WBCHSE

Ballygunge Government High School, or BGHS, is a school in West Bengal, India. This is a boys only school for secondary and higher secondary level students. Its medium of instruction is English. It was once considered one of the best Bengali medium schools in Kolkata and continues to be a good one. The campus includes a fairly large play-ground and the school offers variety of extracurricular activities for its students. The school has produced many well known academics, film and theater personalities, journalist and musicians. Currently, there are over 1200 students enrolled at this school. The school is adjacent to Kolkata Regional Transport Office (RTO)/Ballygunge police station and Kolkata Motor Vehicles Department

Classes

Classes between class one to class five are taught in the morning section, while classes between six and twelve are conducted at the day section.

Events

  • Wall magazine "Iiha" with articles, poems and short stories.
  • School magazine "Baagbitan" is published every year. Students and teachers contribute poems, essays, short stories, and sketches.
  • An annual three-day arts fair is held at the time of Saraswati Puja. The students contribute crafts, drawings, scientific experiments and works for public display.
  • Sports events are run during the annual sports.
  • Independence day is celebrated with a ceremony every year on 15 August in the school premises.
  • The school's foundation day is celebrated on 3 January.
  • Saraswati Puja is one of the main festivals held in the school.
  • Activities include theater, singing, drawing competition, debate, and recitation.

Notable alumni

Satyajit Ray was a student of this school

References

  1. ↑ "details of works" (PDF).
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