Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School

Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School in Barasat (a suburb of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, India) is a boys school. The school was established in 1846 by the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Peary Charan Sarkar, and others. It was formally known as simply "Barasat Government High School", and is commonly referred to as such. History The initiative to start this school was taken up by Peary Charan Sarkar who was a famous educationist. The classes started in one of the prison cells of the nearby Barasat Police station in 1846. The 'School Bhavan' (the school building) was established in 1850. The original building does not exist anymore as it been abandoned since the early 1990s. The official name of the school was changed from "Barasat Government High School" to "Barasat Peary Charan Sarkar Government High School" in 1996, in the honour of Peary Charan Sarkar who established the school. Campus The school has the following buildings: The historic old building was built in the 1850s, and condemned since the early 1990s. The north wing is a stretch of about six large classrooms and two small rooms. The southward double-storied main building was built in the early 1980s, and an annex was built in late 1990s. A statue of the Peary Charan Sarkar, the founder of the school, welcomes the visitors at the entrance of this block. This building contains the offices of the Headmaster, the Assistant Headmaster, the Teachers in charge, all the labs and a few classrooms. The new block (completed in the early 2000s) is next to the main entrance of school. This contains a hall room and two classrooms. The teachers' block lies south of the new block besides the teachers' room where the teachers can be found during recess. A new three storied building next to the main building houses two classrooms, the library of the school and another large hall room. Another new building is next to the above mentioned building which houses four classrooms in total ( 3 medium sized and one large sized). The quarter of the resident watchman of the school is there. The quarters are towards the back (to the east) of the school premises. There is an old shooting range about 100 meters north to this quarters. American G.I.s stationed at the barracks in the nearby Sethpukur field during the World War II were said to have practised at that shooting range. Inside the campus is a playing field (shared with the Barasat Government College). Extracurricular activities Extracurricular activities include creative arts and sport. Sports Besides the annual sports events, the school has a team that participates in the District level championships. Ceremonies The Saraswati Puja, which is organized annually. An autumn-cultural ceremony, including intra-institution award distribution. In January, there is a prizegiving ceremony for students, and cultural events organized by the alumni association.(Bengali: বারাসাত গভর্ণমেন্ট স্কুল প্রাক্তন ছাত্র সমিতি) Subjects Subjects offered Grade I to V: Bengali, English, History, Geography, Mathematics, Sciences, Art, Physical Education. Subjects offered Grade VI to X: English, Bengali, Mathematics, History, Geography, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer science, Physical Education, Work Education including arts. Additional subjects: Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanics, Computer science, Book keeping and accounts, Additional Biology, Pisciculture, Sanskrit, Arabic, Work Education and Physical Education. Subjects offered Grades XI to XII: English, Bengali, Sanskrit, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Accounting, Business mathematics, Economic Geography. See also Peary Charan Sarkar Barasat Kalikrishna Girls' High School References External links Official website