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Boys' High School & College, Allahabad |
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Boys' High School & College, Allahabad originally established in 1861 is one of the oldest educational institutions of Allahabad. Since its inception, the school has been a trailblazer in the field of education and was one of the first institutions in the city to start co-education. However, with the passage of time teaching was confined to boys only.
In its glorious history of 149 years, the school has undergone several types of changes, in terms of location, (physical and academic), volume and status. Changes invariably bring challenges and problems, but the school was sufficiently resilient and buoyant and endowed with experience and maturity to weather them. It is a matter of great pride that even today, Boys' High School & College is a pioneering institution in the domain of higher secondary education in the country.
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FACTS
The school was founded on the fifth day of November in the year 1861,and also became a government recognized institution. It is located on a lush green campus of 13-acre in the heart of the city, in Civil Lines, at 4 P.D. Tandon Road. The present site on which the school exists today was acquired in 1860 from the area that was known as Bundwa Village. The Boys High School was started in 1822 near the present Curzon Bridge to cater to the need of the children of the European servants of the East India Company. Later, the school was shifted to the Allahabad Fort area.
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ACADEMICS
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Accreditation
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The school was affiliated from 1898 to 1914 to the University of Allahabad, which was at that time also known as the Oxford Of the East. Later on up to 1929 it was affiliated to the UP Intermediate Board. The Cambridge Overseas School Certificate Examination was started in 1915. Science classes were started in 1917 by the school at the request of the government, which, besides giving liberal grants for the building and equipment, agreed to pay the salary of the science teacher. It is the only school in Allahabad to provide compulsory computer education till class VIII and as an optional subject till class XII.
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Trivia
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The present boarding house, main school office and the school block were ready in 1864. Before that, the classes were held into long-thatched hammock-like buildings, one for the boys and another for the girls, for at that time the school was co-educational. In 1940, the Allahabad High School Society purchased all the buildings on the campus back from the government and became the sole owner of the property and has been running the school since then. The most well-equipped computer lab in town provides a much-needed impetus to the students to bring their cyber skills to the fore. The school can boast of having the best sports facilities in the region. A full-fledged basketball court and an international standard boxing-ring are proud testimonials of the fact. The school has done pioneering work in the field of Gymnastics.
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Contact Info
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Boys' High School & College, Allahabad
4, P D Tandon Road, Allahabad - 211001
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh
India
Phone:
Fax:
Website: http://www.boyshighschool.com
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