Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School

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Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School
Location
Burdwan, West Bengal, India
Information
Headmistress	Swapna Sinha
Type	State
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Blue & White
Established	26th August 1936

Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School is one of the oldest schools in India, having been established on 26th August 1936 by the efforts of Bardhaman Municipal Authority. It is located in Kalibazar, Burdwan in the state of West Bengal, India.

Contents 1 History 2 School moto 3 Campus 4 Students 5 Dress 6 Extracurricular activities 6.1 Sports 6.2 Ceremonies 7 Curriculum 8 Notable alumni

[edit] History

Established in 1936, the school has witnessed array of changes and modifications.

[edit] School moto

"Tamoso Ma Yotirgamaya"

[edit] Campus

The school has the following areas/sections:

• Primary Section 1
• Primary Section 2
• Primary Section 3 with library and teachers' hostel
• Primary Section 4
• Main Building (Sarojini Bhawan-Secondary Section)
• Playground
• Basketball court
• Lake

[edit] Students

The school is a girls' school.One of the oldest institution of girls' education in Burdwan.The main school building has been developed in the buildings of british colonial architecture.

[edit] Dress

1.White shirt & Blue tunic (from class 1 to class 4). 2.White shirt & Blue skirt (from class 5 to class 8). 3.White shirt & White saree with Blue border (from class 9 to class 12).

[edit] Extracurricular activities

The school offers students an extensive array of extra curricular opportunities, such as the creative arts, singing, dancing and a wide range of sports.

[edit] Sports

Besides the annual sports events, the school has regular basket ball team that participates in the District level championships. Athletics is also very popular amongst the students.

[edit] Ceremonies

The Independence day (15th August), Saraswati Puja, Annual sports meet in winter, Netaji's birthday (23rd January), Republic day (26th January), School Foundation Day (26th August), Alumni-meet (27th August) and Prize distribution ceremony (28th August) are all celebrated with lot of fanfare.

[edit] Curriculum

This school is a higher secondary school (from class 1 to 12).

The curriculum is as per "West Bengal Board of Secondary Education" (till class 10) and "West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education" (Class 11 and 12).

The common curriculum is followed till class 10. In class 11 and 12, there are 2 streams: Science and Arts.

[edit] Notable alumni