Baroda High School, Bagikhana

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Baroda High School, Bagikhana
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Baroda High School, Bagikhana

Coordinates 22°18′50″N73°10′06″E / 22.313758°N 73.1682°E / 22.313758; 73.1682 Coordinates: 22°18′50″N73°10′06″E / 22.313758°N 73.1682°E / 22.313758; 73.1682
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TypePrivate coeducational
Established1961
School district Vadodara
PrincipalPrimary : Mrs. Alpana Mathur
Secondary : Mrs. Nandini Kapshikar
Number of studentsPrimary: 1600
Secondary - Science: 800
Classes LKG through 12
Colour(s)  
AffiliationGujarat State Education Board
Website barodahighschool.com [ permanent dead link ]

Baroda High School, Bagikhana, abbreviated as Baroda High School, is a coeducational English medium private school serving grades Lower Kindergarten to 12. It is located in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. It is managed by the Baroda Lions Club Education Trust and follows the Gujarat State Education Board curriculum. It has about 1600 students in the pre-primary and the primary section and 800 in the secondary. [1]

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History

Baroda High School, Bagikhana, was founded in 1961 near Pologround at Vadodara, Gujarat by the Baroda High School group. The school was provided land on lease by The Maharaja of Erstwhile Baroda State , Ltd. Col. Sir Fatehsingh Rao Gaekwad from the royal Gaekwad family at a token rent of Re. 1. It was one of the first co-ed English medium schools of Gujarat.

Notable alumni

Class distribution

The school classes are divided into two sections: Primary and Secondary. The Primary Section consists of grades Kindergarten through 8. The Secondary Section consists of grades 12 till.

Class schedule

A school day consists of eight classes. Each class lasts approximately 35 minutes. The recess falls at the end of the 4th class, lasting about 30 minutes.

Student government

The Primary and Secondary section have their own student government. Each student is assigned one of the four houses: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. The student government comprises:

Extra-curricular Activities

Sports activities include volleyball, cricket, Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Football, Softball, Karate. The Primary and Secondary sections host an Annual Sports Day event in which students compete against each other in sports such as running, high jump, long jump, slow cycling, Kabaddi, cricket and volleyball.

Also various other competitions such as singing, portrait making, extempore, art etc. are successfully organized.

Facilities

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References

  1. "Baroda High School, Bagikhana - Primary Section". Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2013.