Burdwan Municipal Girls' High School is one of the oldest schools in India

India

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, having been established on 26 August 1936 by the efforts of Bardhaman Municipal Authority. It is located in Kalibazar, Burdwan in the state of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Extracurricular activities

The school offers students extracurricular opportunities such as the creative arts, singing, dancing and a wide range of sports.

Sports

Besides the annual sports events, the school has a basket ball team that participates in the District level championships. Athletics is also very popular amongst the students.

Curriculum

This school is a higher secondary school (from class 1 to 12). The curriculum is the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (until class 10) and West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education is the West Bengal state government administered autonomous examining authority for the Standard 12 examination of West Bengal, India...

(Class 11 and 12).

The common curriculum is followed until class 10. In class 11 and 12, there are 2 streams: Science and Arts.

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