Baroda High School, Bagikhana, abbreviated as Baroda High School, is a

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English medium private school serving grades Lower Kindergarten to 12. It is located in

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. It is managed by the Baroda

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Education Trust and follows the

State Education Board curriculum. It has about 1600 students in the pre-primary and the primary section and 800 in the secondary.

History

Baroda High School, Bagikhana, was founded in 1961 near Pologround at

by the

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group. The school was provided land on lease by The Maharaja of Erstwhile

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, Ltd. Col. Sir Fatehsingh Rao Gaekwad from the royal

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family at a token rent of Re. 1. It was one of the first co-ed

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medium schools of Gujarat.

Notable alumni

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Class distribution

The school classes are divided into two sections: Primary and Secondary. The Primary Section consists of grades Kindergarten through 8. The Secondary Section consists of grades 12 till.

Class schedule

A school day consists of eight classes. Each class lasts approximately 35 minutes. The recess falls at the end of the 4th class, lasting about 30 minutes.

Student government

The Primary and Secondary section have their own student government. Each student is assigned one of the four

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: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. The student government comprises: * Four

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s in each classroom (one for each house) * Four Head Prefect, overlooking the class prefects (one for each house) *

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/ Vice Head Boy and

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/ Vice Head Girl overlooking the head prefects.

Extra-curricular Activities

* Elections are held each year to elect the Head Boy/Vice Head Boy and Head Girl/Vice Head Girl. Only 7th and 12th grade students are eligible to run in the Primary Section and Secondary Section elections, respectively. The Head Boy/Vice Head Boy and Head Girl/Vice Head Girl candidates run the campaign in pairs. Campaigning involves making speeches, putting up posters in the school. During recess, candidates find a high spot in the playground and throw up home-made, scented confetti carrying their name up in the air. The supporters who would have gathered around the candidate try to grab the scented confetti. Sports activities include volleyball,

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. The Primary and Secondary sections host an Annual Sports Day event in which students compete against each other in sports such as running, high jump, long jump, slow cycling,

, cricket and volleyball. Also various other competitions such as singing, portrait making, extempore, art etc. are successfully organized.

Facilities

* Physics Laboratory * Chemistry Laboratory * Biology Laboratory * Computer Laboratory * Library * Physical Education Room * Canteen

References

{{reflist Schools in Vadodara Educational institutions established in 1961 High schools and secondary schools in Gujarat 1961 establishments in Gujarat