Kalikrishna Girls' High School

Barasat Kalikrishna Girls High School
The sign board of the school at its entrance
Address
R B Chatterjee Rd Barasat, North 24 Parganas Barasat, West Bengal 700125 India
Information
School type	Semi Government Girls' school
Established	1847
Founder	Kalikrishna Mitra
Headmistress	Dipika Dutta
Acting headteacher	Sanghamitra Bose
Grades	I-XII
Gender	female
Medium of language	Bengali
Classrooms	28
Color(s)	Green and White
Affiliations	West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, 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 girls' school in India. Kalikrishna Mitra, with the support of Nabinkrishna Mitra and Peary Charan Sarkar established the school in 1847.It has the distinction of being the first non-government girls’ school, run by Indians.

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.

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References

1. ↑ Sengupta, Subodh Chandra and Bose, Anjali (editors), (1976/1998), Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (Biographical dictionary) in Bengali, pp 291-292, ISBN 81-85626-65-0