Calcutta Girls' High School | |
Motto: | Deus et Humanitas |
Motto Translation: | Latin: God and Humanity |
Address: | 118, Princep Street |
City: | Kolkata |
State: | West Bengal |
Postcode: | 700071 |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.5684°N 88.3528°W |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
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Type: | Private secondary school |
Founder: | Lord Canning |
School Board: | Indian Council of Secondary Examination |
Oversight: | Calcutta Christian School Society |
Principal: | Mrs. Basanti Biswas 03322151540 |
Gender: | Girls |
Medium Of Language: | English |
Colours: | Red & White |
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Website: | https://cghs1856.org |
Calcutta Girls' High School (abbreviated as CGHS) is a private school for girls in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
It was founded in 1856 as a boarding school under the patronage of Lord Canning.[1] The Methodist Church in India now manages the school. The school teaches in the English language,[2] and teaches for the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE / ISC).[3]