Barisha High School


Barisha High School is a school located at Diamond Harbour road, Behala, Kolkata, India. This is a boys' school and is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for Madhyamik Pariksha, and to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education for Higher Secondary Examination.

History

The school was established in 1856 by Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The school was established even one year before the establishment of the Calcutta University. The School is one of ancient school in West Bengal. BHS is one of famous school in South Kolkata and entire West Bengal over centuries which produced lots of well recognized people in different domain.

Academics

Barisha High School is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Education. The school offers a common curriculum up to Grade 10, along with the option of National & Regional languages. In Grade 11 and Grade 12, the school requires students to choose one of three 5-subject streams: Science, Commerce, or Humanities

Student life

Athletics

The school sends teams for basketball, football, and cricket tournaments, and has facilities for Football Ground. Sports training is conducted after school hours.
The football team has won, and finished as first runners-up in several national, zonal and inter-school tournaments. Students have represented West Bengal State in different Age group and have been selected for the Bengal under 16 football team

Exchange programs

The school has hosted academic and cultural exchange programs.