National High School, Basavanagudi

National High School (or NHS) is a government-aided high school in the Basavanagudi section of Bangalore, India.

National High School, Basavanagudi

With grades/classes for 8th, 9th and 10th, NHS caters to academically eligible students regardless of religion or caste.[1] NHS is run by the National Education Society (NES).

History

In 1917 Dr. Annie Besant and several others founded NHS in Bangalore. During its early years, NHS hosting several activists for Indian independence from Great Britain. Mahatma Gandhi visited NHS on several occasions.

Admission

Admission is open to all qualifying students without regard to religion, caste or creed. NHS requires an overall score of 85%–90% in the seventh standard exam for admission

Panchayat elections

There are five sections for each grade/class, A to E. For each section there are five leaders elected, normally three boys and two girls. Among all the 25 leaders, There will be another round of election for the selection of school Union Leader and two other Members of Union Cabinet who represent the school. This election process is annually conducted in the month of July.

Facilities

Labs

  • Physics Lab
  • Biology Lab
  • Chemistry Lab
  • Science Centre
  • Computer Lab

Sport

  • Cricket
  • Handball
  • Hockey
  • Football
  • Badminton
  • Swimming
  • Athletics
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Carrom
  • Chess
  • Basketball

Other Facilities

  • Smart Boards
  • Library
  • NCC
  • Seva Dala
  • Afternoon Meals ( ಬಿಸಿ ಊಟ )

"Clubs"

  • Science club
  • Eco club
  • Consumer club
  • Rotary interaction club
  • Surakshana samiti

Faculty
  • Dr. Venkatarama Bhattar – Sanskrit (Pratibha Bhushana awardee)(Head Master)

Alumni

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "From the hallowed portals". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

"ಚಳವಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನ್ಯಾಷನಲ್ ಕಾಲೇಜ್‌ಗೂ ಪಾಲು". m.prajavani.net. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

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