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{{Infobox school<br />
|name = Baroda High School, Bagikhana<br />
|logo = BarodaHighSchoolLogo.jpg<br />
|established = 1961<br />
|type = Private coeducational<br />
|location = [[Vadodara]]<br />
|district = [[Vadodara]]<br />
|state = [[Gujarat]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|22.313758|73.1682|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
|affiliation = Gujarat State Education Board<br />
|classes = [[Kindergarten#India|LKG]] through 12<br />
|principal = Primary : Mrs. Alpana Mathur<br/>Secondary : Mrs. Nandini Kapshikar<br />
|students = Primary: 1600<br/>Secondary - Science: 800<br />
|colours= {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}}<br />
|website = [http://www.barodahighschool.com/bagikhana_baroda_lion.asp barodahighschool.com]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Baroda High School, Bagikhana''', abbreviated as '''Baroda High School''', is a [[coeducational]] English medium private school serving grades [[Kindergarten#India|Lower Kindergarten]] to 12. It is located in [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is managed by the Baroda [[Lions Club]] Education Trust and follows the [[Gujarat]] State Education Board curriculum. It has about 1600 students in the pre-primary and the primary section and 800 in the secondary.<ref name="bhsprimarywebsite">{{cite web |url=http://www.barodahighschool.com/alkapuri_preprimary.asp |title=Baroda High School, Bagikhana - Primary Section |accessdate=2013-03-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616155344/http://www.barodahighschool.com/alkapuri_preprimary.asp |archivedate=2007-06-16 }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Baroda High School, Bagikhana, was founded in 1961 near Pologround at [[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]] by the [[Baroda High School]] group. The school was provided land on lease by The Maharaja of Erstwhile [[Baroda State]] , Ltd. Col. Sir Fatehsingh Rao Gaekwad from the royal [[Gaekwad]] family at a token rent of Re. 1. It was one of the first co-ed [[English Language|English]] medium schools of Gujarat.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Vikram Pandit]] CEO, [[Citigroup]]<br />
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==Class distribution==<br />
The school classes are divided into two sections: Primary and Secondary. The Primary Section consists of grades Kindergarten through 8. The Secondary Section consists of grades 12 till.<br />
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==Class schedule==<br />
A school day consists of eight classes. Each class lasts approximately 35 minutes. The recess falls at the end of the 4th class, lasting about 30 minutes.<br />
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==Student government==<br />
The Primary and Secondary section have their own student government. Each student is assigned one of the four [[House system|houses]]: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. The student government comprises:<br />
* Four [[Prefect#Academic|Prefect]]s in each classroom (one for each house)<br />
* Four Head Prefect, overlooking the class prefects (one for each house)<br />
* [[Head Boy]]/[[Head Boy|Vice Head Boy]] and [[Head Girl]]/[[Head Girl|Vice Head Girl]] overlooking the head prefects.<br />
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==Extra-curricular Activities==<br />
* Elections are held each year to elect the Head Boy/Vice Head Boy and Head Girl/Vice Head Girl. Only 7th and 12th grade students are eligible to run in the Primary Section and Secondary Section elections, respectively. The Head Boy/Vice Head Boy and Head Girl/Vice Head Girl candidates run the campaign in pairs. Campaigning involves making speeches, putting up posters in the school. During recess, candidates find a high spot in the playground and throw up home-made, scented confetti carrying their name up in the air. The supporters who would have gathered around the candidate try to grab the scented confetti.<br />
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Sports activities include volleyball, [[cricket]], [[Kabaddi]], [[Kho Kho]], [[association football|Football]], [[Softball]], [[Karate]]. The Primary and Secondary sections host an Annual Sports Day event in which students compete against each other in sports such as running, high jump, long jump, slow cycling, [[Kabaddi]], cricket and volleyball.<br />
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Also various other competitions such as singing, portrait making, extempore, art etc. are successfully organized.<br />
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==Facilities==<br />
* Physics Laboratory<br />
* Chemistry Laboratory<br />
* Biology Laboratory<br />
* Computer Laboratory<br />
* Library<br />
* Physical Education Room<br />
* Canteen<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Schools in Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1961]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:1961 establishments in Gujarat]]</div>2402:3A80:131F:3899:CC8E:7BFB:AB0D:CB03