The Banarhat High School is a high school situated in Banarhat, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.

Banarhat High School
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Coordinates26°47′36″N 89°01′32″E / 26.7933565°N 89.0254536°E / 26.7933565; 89.0254536
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TypeGovernment Aided
Mottoতমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময় / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / "Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya" From darkness, lead me to light
Established1949
Head of schoolMr. Sukalyan Bhattacharyya (Head Master)
Staff53
GradesClass 5 – 12
Number of students1,210
AffiliationWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development

The school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development, Erstwhile West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training. Banarhat High School educates over 1,200 students in Grades V to XII with Science, Commerce, Humanities and Vocational streams.

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This is the most famous Bengali medium boys' school in the doors Tea belt and established in the year of 1949. A huge number of students from surrounding tea gardens are very much dependent on this school. The student community of it includes people of different ethnic groups such as Bengali, Nepalese and different tribal groups working in Tea gardens[citation needed].

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