Girls' High School and College, Allahabad
Girls' High School & College is an English medium school and a private all-girls school for boarders and day scholars in Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, founded in 1861, the year of our lord to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only girls. The school curriculum is based on the ICSE format of education, and has teaching facilities from Kindergarten, 1 to 10 (ICSE) and 11 and 12 (ISC). The school belongs to the Prayagraj School Society (PRSS). It caters only to girls and its counterpart – Boys' High School & College – caters to boys. History GHS was founded on 5 November 1861 by the Englishmen and women who were keen to advance the cause of education in Prayagraj according to the doctrines of the Church of England, especially among the children of the European and Anglo-Indian descent. That from the very inception, the founders envisaged the admission of all communities is proved by the fact that Articles of Association provided a conscience clause for all those who for any reason preferred that their children be