Central Hindu Girls School

Central Hindu Girls School सेंट्रल हिन्दू गर्ल्स स्कूल
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Central Hindu Girls School सेंट्रल हिन्दू गर्ल्स स्कूल School location on Varanasi district map
Gurubagh Bhelupur Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221001  India
Coordinates	25°18′27″N 82°59′42″E / 25.307517°N 82.995115°ECoordinates: 25°18′27″N 82°59′42″E / 25.307517°N 82.995115°E
Information
School type	Government Secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Founded	1 July 1904
Founder	Dr. Annie Besant
Status	Open
Sister school	Central Hindu Boys School
School board	CBSE
Principal	Mrs. Manju Pande
Teaching staff	~55
Grades	Percentage System
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	1,780
• Pre-kindergarten	120 (in 3 sections)
• Kindergarten	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 1	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 2	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 3	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 4	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 5	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 6	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 7	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 8	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 9	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 10	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 11	250 (in 5 sections)
• Grade 12	250 (in 5 sections)
Classes	PK to XII
Average class size	42
Education system	Secondary school
Medium of language	English & Hindi
Hours in school day	6
Classrooms	44
Campus size	6.5 acres
Campus type	Urban
Nickname	CHGS
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	School website
Last updated: Jul 2015

Central Hindu Girls School (Hindi: सेंट्रल हिन्दू गर्ल्स स्कूल) (a.k.a. C.H.G.S and Girls School) is a girls secondary school (day school) in Gurubagh, Bhelupur, Varanasi (India). It was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant.^[1][2][3][4]

History

Central Hindu Girls School was established in 1904 by Dr. Annie Besant. Initially the school was called Kanya Vidyalaya. In 1915, along with Central Hindu Boys School, the Girls school too was handed over to the Banaras Hindu University by Dr. Annie Besant. In 1976, the school adopted the 10+2 education system and also got affiliated with CBSE. The school is currently a part of the Banaras Hindu University and is governed by the University administration.^[5]

Annie Besant in 1897

Campus

The Central Hindu Girls School's campus is split in two parts; for grades PK to V students (primary Section) in Kolhua and grades VI to XII (main campus) in Gurubag. Main campus is spread over 6.5 acres and houses the school, laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer, Psychology, painting and Home science) and library. School library has more than 16,000 publications. School has 44 classrooms and also houses several halls and playgrounds.^[6]

Classes from grades PK to fifth grades are held in the Kolhua campus under co-ed arrangement. From VI to XII, the students are segregated for further education in Central Hindu Girls School and Central Hindu Boys School for girls and boys educations respectively.^[1]

Academic Programs

The schools offers education from PK to XII grades in English & Hindi medium. Till tenth grade, all students follow same curriculum with exception of optional subjects and medium of education; in grades XI and XII, students can opt between Science, Commerce and arts as main courses.^[7]

See also

• Banaras Hindu University
• List of educational institutions in Varanasi

References

1. "About". Official website. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "School Info". Varanasi.org. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "Location". Latlong.net. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. "School details". CBSE website. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
5. "History". Official website. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
6. "Facilities". Official website. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
7. "Courses". Official website. Retrieved Jul 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)