Kalikrishna Girls' High School
| Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School | |
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 The sign board of the school at its entrance | |
| Address | |
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R B Chatterjee Rd Barasat, North 24 Parganas Barasat, West Bengal, 700125 India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Semi Government Girls' school |
| Established | 1847 |
| Founder | Kalikrishna Mitra |
| School board | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education |
| Headmistress | Mousumi Sengupta |
| Grades | I-XII |
| Gender | Girls |
| Medium of language | Bengali |
| Classrooms | 28 |
| Colour(s) | Green and White |
| Affiliation | West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School, is a high school for girls on the town of Barasat near Kolkata in the Indian state West Bengal. The school has class I to XII. It is the oldest secular girls' school in India. Kalikrishna Mitra, with the support of Nabinkrishna Mitra and Peary Charan Sarkar established the school in 1847. Subsequently they faced resistance from conservative Brahmin in Bengal but was able to sustain the school due to the support of John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune. It has the distinction of being the first non-government girls’ school, run by Indians.[1][2]
Subjects
The curriculum is as per the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (till class 10) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (classes 11 and 12). The common curriculum is followed till class 10. In class 11 and 12, all the 3 streams: Science, Commerce and Arts are offered.
References
- ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali, pp 291-292, ISBN 81-85626-65-0
- ↑ Calcutta High Court. "Headmistress, Kali Krishna vs Chittaranjan Shil". Retrieved March 25, 2018.