Established 1847 Acting headteacher Sanghamitra Bose Gender female Founder Kalikrishna Mitra | Headmistress Dipika Dutta Grades I-XII Phone 096744 30960 Founded 1847 | |
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School type Semi Government Girls' school Address 59L, KNC Rd, Gupta Colony, Barasat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700124 |
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 one of 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.
References
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