Boys' High School & College (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)

Boys' High School & College (BHS) is an independent school in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Being founded in 1861, the school is one of the oldest in the city. It provided a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. It remained a boys-only school for a long span of time but now accepts admission of girls in senior and college sections (from 2025).

Boys' High School & College
Location
4, Purushottam Das Tandon Road Civil Lines, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh , 1861 India
Coordinates	25.4616034°N 81.8408355°E / 25.4616034; 81.8408355
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Latin: Mentem Hominis Spectato Non Frontem (Do not judge a man by his face but by his deeds)
Established	1861 (1861)
Principal	Larry French
Faculty	200
Gender	Boys school
Number of pupils	7000
Language	English
Campus size	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	4
Color(s)	Green, Yellow, Blue and Crimson
Nickname	BHS
Affiliation	[ICSE]
Alumni	bhsian
Website	www.boyshighschool.com

It has existed on its present site in central Prayagraj since 1861. Since 2006 it has been managed by the Allahabad High School Society. As of 2025 the newly appointed Principal is Mr. Larry French . It is currently affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.^[1]

On 5 November 2013. The governor of Uttar Pradesh B.L. Joshi released a commemorative postage stamp to mark 150th anniversary of Boys' High School. Alfresco

History

The 2013 stamp dedicated to Boys' High School

The school was established in 1861 and a stamp of it was issued by the Indian government in 2013.

Holy Trinity School

In 1988, the Holy Trinity School (HTS) located in Allengunj, Prayagraj was established as an annex of the Boys' High School & College by A. T. Flynn (principal of BHS from 1967-1988) to meet the growing demand for quality education.^[2]The school consists of classes from Playway to eighth standard. HTS's current headmistress is Reena Mandal.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Amitabh Bachchan, film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician.^[4]
• Brahma Nath Katju, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
• Vikas Swarup, diplomat and writer. (Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire, a 2008 British drama film is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Vikas Swarup)
• Yogendra Narain, former Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.
• Nikhil Chopra, cricketer.
• Deepraj Rana, Indian and Nepali film and television actor.
• Raghuraj Pratap Singh, politician.
• Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh, politician.