Balurghat High School

Balurghat High School
বালুরঘাট উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
Seal of Balurghat High School
Address
Map
Near the Office of the CMOH,
Zilla Swasthya Bhavan

Balurghat
,
West Bengal
,
733101

India India
Coordinates25°13′37.08″N 88°46′29.13″E / 25.2269667°N 88.7747583°E / 25.2269667; 88.7747583
Information
Other names
  • High School
  • BHS
Former name
  • গৌরী পালের পাঠশালা
    (1877-1878)
  • Balurghat Free Primary English School
    (1878-1896)
  • Balurghat Middle English School
    (1896-1907)
Type Public high school
Mottoশ্রদ্ধাবান লভতে জ্ঞানাম (Respectfully Seek Knowledge)
Established
  • গৌরী পালের পাঠশালা
    1877 (147 years ago) (1877)
  • Balurghat High School
    15 March 1907 (117 years ago) (1907-03-15)
FounderShri Gouri Pal
Sister schoolBalurghat Girls High School
School boardCurrently : WBBSE & WBCHSE
Previously : CU
School district Dakshin Dinajpur
HeadmasterShri Srijit Saha[1]
Faculty80 (on an FTE basis)[2]
GenderBoys & Girls
Age range6-18
Number of students2,400 (Approx)
ClassesI to XII
Student to teacher ratio30
LanguageBengali & English
Area8.18 acres (33,100 m2)
Campus typeUrban
Houses Netaji 
 Gandhiji 
 Swamiji 
 Rabindranath 
Color(s)   White and Black.
Song
NicknameBHSians
RivalBalurghat L.M.A.U Vidyalaya,
Atreyee DAV Public School
Yearbookলেখা
WebsiteOfficial Website of BHS

Balurghat High School is a higher secondary school for boys & for girls(for class 11 & 12 only) situated at the Ward no. 11 of Balurghat Municipality in Dakshin Dinajpur of West Bengal.[3] Balurghat High School was established in 1907 and it is one of the oldest schools in India.

  1. ^ "Banglar Shikha :: Balurghat High School".
  2. ^ "Banglar Shikha :: Balurghat High School".
  3. ^ "School details". WBCHSE. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.