Girls' High School and College, Allahabad

Girls' High School & College
Girls' High School & College
Address
	25, Elgin Road; Prayagraj; Uttar Pradesh 211001; India
Information
Type	Private, Medium
Motto	Mentem Frontem Que
Religious affiliation(s)	Protestant
Established	5 November 1861; 162 years ago
Sister school	Boys' High School and College
Principal	Rev. Dr. Vinita Eusebius
Staff	Varies
Grades	K – 12
Gender	Girls school
Enrollment	4,000
Language	English
Campus size	10 Acres
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Bailey ; Jahans ; Knox ; Arthur
Colour(s)	Blue and Red
Affiliation	Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and The Indian School Certificate examination (ISC)
Former pupils	GHSians
Website	www.ghsallahabad.org

25°27′13″N 81°49′48″E / 25.4534909°N 81.8300298°E / 25.4534909; 81.8300298 Girls' High School & College is an English medium school and a private all-girls school for boarders and day scholars in Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, founded in 1861, the year of our lord to provide 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 girls. The school curriculum is based on the ICSE format of education, and has teaching facilities from Kindergarten, 1 to 10 (ICSE) and 11 and 12 (ISC).^[1] The school belongs to the Prayagraj School Society (PRSS). It caters only to girls and its counterpart – Boys' High School & College – caters to boys.

History

GHS was founded on 5 November 1861 by the Englishmen and women who were keen to advance the cause of education in Prayagraj according to the doctrines of the Church of England, especially among the children of the European and Anglo-Indian descent. That from the very inception, the founders envisaged the admission of all communities is proved by the fact that Articles of Association provided a conscience clause for all those who for any reason preferred that their children be educated according to the doctrines of Church of England. It remained affiliated to University of Allahabad for 16 years i.e. from 1898 till 1914. The school was recognized for the Overseas Examination Board of Cambridge University till 1976 before being affiliated to ICSE and ISC. In those days, the University of Allahabad was an affiliating university and even High Schools and Inter Colleges all over the state and northern region, would be affiliated to this university as it was the only one right up to Peshawar. According to the Government Return for 1887, there were only 5 girls studying in Arts college in the whole country. Out of these 5 girl students, 4 were from Calcutta and one was from GHS.

School Houses

GHS has 4 houses namely Bailey house- Green Arthur house- Blue Jahans house- Yellow Knox house- Red

Founder's Day Tradition

Girls' High School & College (GHS) celebrates its Founder's Day on 5 November every year by the students and the teachers. On this occasion, an impressive Thanksgiving Service is held at the historic All Saints' Cathedral where students of Girls' High School (GHS), Boys' High School (BHS) and College and its annexe, Holy Trinity School (HTS) march in unison all the way to the All Saints' Cathedral from their respective institutions to offer Thanksgivings to the founders. The squad of the respective schools are led by the College Captain and the Headgirl.^[2] In 2011, the school celebrated the Sesquicentennial Year with much pomp and show.

References

^ Schools affiliated to CISCE as on 31 July 2010 Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "International conference on 'Radiation, cancer and society'". The Times of India. 6 November 2012.

External links

School website

[1] Schools affiliated to CISCE as on 31 July 2010 Archived 17 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[Vivek_Srivastava,_rajpal_Yadav,_Kumar_Kriti_Singh-2] "International conference on 'Radiation, cancer and society'". The Times of India. 6 November 2012.

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