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.
School Houses
GHS has 4 houses namely Bailey house- Green Arthur house- Blue Jahans house- Yellow Knox house- Red
Founder's Day Tradition
Girls' High School & College (GHS) celebrates its Founder's Day on 5 November every year by the students and the teachers. On this occasion, an impressive Thanksgiving Service is held at the historic All Saints' Cathedral where students of Girls' High School (GHS), Boys' High School (BHS) and College and its annexe, Holy Trinity School (HTS) march in unison all the way to the All Saints' Cathedral from their respective institutions to offer Thanksgivings to the founders. The squad of the respective schools are led by the College Captain and the Headgirl. In 2011, the school celebrated the Sesquicentennial Year with much pomp and show.