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Central Hindu Girls School
Location
Gurubagh Bhelupur Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh , 221001 India
Coordinates	25°18′27″N82°59′42″E / 25.307517°N 82.995115°E /25.307517; 82.995115
Information
School type	GovernmentSecondary school
Mottoes	Knowledge imparts immortality
Founded	1 July 1904 (1904-07-01)
Founder	Dr. Annie Besant
Status	Open
Sister school	Central Hindu Boys School
School board	CBSE
Principal	Abha Agrawal
Teaching staff	~55
Grades	Percentage System
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	1,780
• Pre-kindergarten	120 (in 3 sections)
• Kindergarten	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 1	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 2	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 3	80 (in 2 sections)
• Grade 4	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 5	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 6	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 7	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 8	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 9	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 10	120 (in 3 sections)
• Grade 11	250 (in 5 sections)
• Grade 12	250 (in 5 sections)
Classes	PK toXII
Average class size	42
Education system	Secondary school
Language	English &Hindi
Hours in school day	6
Classrooms	44
Campus size	6.5 acres
Campus type	Urban
Nickname	CHGS
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	School website
Last updated: 21 July 2015

Central Hindu Girls School, also known asC.H.G.S andGirls School, is agirlssecondary school (day school) in Gurubagh,Bhelupur,Varanasi (India). It was established in 1904 byDr. Annie Besant.^[1][2][3][4]

Central Hindu Girls School (CHGS) is now an integral part of Banaras Hindu University and one of the oldest institutions for girls' education in the city. The school is 117 years old. Nursery and Primary Section(class I to V) has a separate co-ed campus in kolhua. After that, from class 6th onwards, the girls are separately taught in the Central Hindu Girls School, Kamachha Varanasi.

Central Hindu Girls School was established in 1904 byDr. Annie Besant. Initially the school was calledKanya Vidyalaya. In 1915, along withCentral Hindu Boys School, the Girls school was also handed over to theBanaras Hindu University byDr. Annie Besant. In 1976, the school adopted the10+2 education system and also got affiliated withCBSE. The school is currently a part of theBanaras Hindu University and is governed by the University administration.^[5]

The Central Hindu Girls School's campus is split in two parts; for gradesPK toV students (primary Section) in Kolhua and gradesVI toXII (main campus) in Gurubag. Main campus is spread over 6.5 acres and houses the school,laboratories (Physics,Chemistry,Biology,Mathematics,Computer,Psychology,painting andHome science) andlibrary. School library has more than 16,000 publications. School has 44 classrooms and also houses several halls and playgrounds.^[6]

Classes from gradesPK tofifth grades are held in the Kolhua campus underco-ed arrangement. FromVI toXII, the students are segregated for further education in Central Hindu Girls School andCentral Hindu Boys School for girls and boys educations respectively.^[1]

The schools offers education fromPK toXII grades inEnglish &Hindi medium. Tilltenth grade, all students follow samecurriculum with exception ofoptional subjects and medium of education; in gradesXI andXII, students can opt betweenScience,Commerce andarts as maincourses.^[7]

Admission in Primary Section is taken in class Nursery-A. Every year the admission procedure starts from 1 April. These admissions are made by lottery system, where minimum age for admission of a child is 3+.

The Admission in Senior Sections of the school are made in classes VI, IX and XI through a common entrance test known as School Entrance Test (SET) conducted by the Banaras Hindu University every year. The eligibility and reservation policy is decided by the policy making bodies of the Banaras Hindu University.

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