Kalimpong Girls' High School is an all girls' school, affiliated under the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Examination
boarding school
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...
located in the hill town of
Kalimpong
Kalimpong (Hindi: कलिम्पोंग) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The re ...
in the district of
Darjeeling,
West Bengal,
India. It was founded in 1890. GHS (as it is commonly referred to), is run under the Diocese of the Eastern Himalayas (C.N.I).
Kalimpong Girls' High School is affiliated to the
WBCHSE Board, West Bengal, and is listed at index number 28 of the Higher Secondary Schools in Darjeeling District. KGHS offers the streams, Arts, Commerce & Science at the Higher Secondary Level. It provides education from classes nursery to XII with boarding facilities.
History
Kalimpong Girls' High School was established in 1890, and is one of the oldest schools of Kalimpong. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Secondary Education.
The List of The Principals are:
# Miss Catherine Graham - Founder
# Miss Lily Waugh 1889
# Miss Eddie Smith 1909- 1933
# Miss C. Macintosh 1933 - 1947
# Miss H. Hebbington 1948 - 1954
# Miss E.S Scrim Guer 1955 - 1966
# Miss L.W Rongong 1967 - 1996
# Mrs. Sulemin Sompu Pradhan 1998 – present
Source:
The Official Website of Kalimpong Girls' High School
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See also
*Education in India
Education in India is primarily managed by state-run public education system, which fall under the command of the government at three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution and the Right of Child ...
* List of schools in India
* Education in West Bengal
References
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Girls' schools in West Bengal
Boarding schools in West Bengal
Primary schools in West Bengal
High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal
Schools in Darjeeling district
Kalimpong
Educational institutions established in 1890
1890 establishments in India