Religious affiliation(s) None Principal Mrs. Manju Pande Founded 1 July 1904 | Status Open Founder Annie Besant | |
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School type Government Secondary school Motto विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते(Knowledge imparts immortality) District Central Board of Secondary Education School board Central Board of Secondary Education | ||
Central Hindu Girls School (Hindi: सेंट्रल हिन्दू गर्ल्स स्कूल) (a.k.a. C.H.G.S and Girls School) is a girls secondary school (day school) in Gurubagh, Bhelupur, Varanasi (India). It was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant.
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History
Central Hindu Girls School was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant. Initially the school was called Kanya Vidyalaya. In 1915, along with Central Hindu Boys School, the Girls school too was handed over to the Banaras Hindu University by Dr. Annie Besant. In 1976, the school adopted the 10+2 education system and also got affiliated with CBSE. The school is currently a part of the Banaras Hindu University and is governed by the University administration.
Campus
The Central Hindu Girls School's campus is split in two parts; for grades PK to V students (primary Section) in Kolhua and grades VI to XII (main campus) in Gurubag. Main campus is spread over 6.5 acres and houses the school, laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer, Psychology, painting and Home science) and library. School library has more than 16,000 publications. School has 44 classrooms and also houses several halls and playgrounds.
Classes from grades PK to fifth grades are held in the Kolhua campus under co-ed arrangement. From VI to XII, the students are segregated for further education in Central Hindu Girls School and Central Hindu Boys School for girls and boys educations respectively.
Academic Programs
The schools offers education from PK to XII grades in English & Hindi medium. Till tenth grade, all students follow same curriculum with exception of optional subjects and medium of education; in grades XI and XII, students can opt between Science, Commerce and arts as main courses.