Banarhat High School

Banarhat High School
Banarhat High School
Address
	Banarhat, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - 735202; India
Coordinates	26°47′36″N 89°01′32″E / 26.7933565°N 89.0254536°E
Information
Type	Government Aided
Motto	তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময় / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / "Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya" From darkness, lead me to light
Established	1949
Head of school	Mr. Sukalyan Bhattacharyya (Head Master)
Staff	53
Grades	Class 5 – 12
Number of students	1,210
Affiliation	West Bengal Board of Secondary Education ; West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education ; West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development

The Banarhat High School is a high school situated in Banarhat, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.

The school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development, Erstwhile West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. Banarhat High School educates over 1,200 students in Grades V to XII with Science, Commerce, Humanities and Vocational streams.

History

This is the most famous Bengali medium boys' school in the doors Tea belt and established in the year of 1949. A huge number of students from surrounding tea gardens are very much dependent on this school. The student community of it includes people of different ethnic groups such as Bengali, Nepalese and different tribal groups working in Tea gardens^{[citation needed]}.