Boys' High School & College, Allahabad
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Boys' High School & College, is an independent school in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1861 for the purpose of providing a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only boys. It has existed on its present site in central Allahabad since 1861. Since 1940 it has been managed by the Allahabad High School Society.
| Boys' High School & College | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Information | |
| Principal | C.V. Innes |
| Type | Private |
| Campus | Urban |
| Motto | Mentem Hominis Spectato Non Frontem |
| Color(s) | Blue,Green,Red,Yellow |
| Established | 1861 |
| Homepage | www.boyshighschool.com |
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[edit] Educational Achievements
- A student of BHS, Udbhav Kumar Singh won a gold medal in the 2005 International Astronomy Olympiads.He also went on to qualify the prestigious Indian National Mathematical Olympiad.
- The school has a well-equipped computer lab and provides compulsory computer education till class VIII and as an optional subject till class XII.
- BHS has introduced a new subject, Environmental Studies, for generating an awareness about ecology and the threats posed to it as well means to minimise these.
- There are plans to introduce the study of humanities in the college section. BHS will be the first institution to do so in the whole of eastern Uttar Pradesh.
[edit] Previous Principals
1) D.K.Kerrin 2) R.C.Dutt 3) Rev. MacGowan 4) Arthur Terence Flynn,a B.H.S. alumnus, and a well known Mathematics and Chemistry teacher who went on to become the Principal in 1966 and continued till 1988. 5) W.E.Andrews 6) C.V. Innes from 1989 till date
[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities
The school has one of the best sports facilities in the region including a full-fledged basket-ball court and an international standard boxing-ring. It has also done pioneering work in the field of gymnastics.
[edit] Noted Personalities
The famous Hindi film actor Amitabh Bachchan studied here.
[edit] References
http://www.boyshighschool.com/ The official site of the school.
