Anglo Urdu Boys' High School

Anglo Urdu Boys' High School, Pune, India, is one of the oldest Urdu medium and English medium schools in Pune. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Board (MSBSHSE). The school is located in Azam campus in Camp area of the city.

The students of Anglo Urdu Boys' High School have often topped the board examinations.

History

Anglo Urdu Boys' High School, Pune, was established in 1920. In 1927, the school was shifted to its present building constructed on a part of the 23 acres of land bought by the social worker, the late Haji Gulam Mohd Azam. Prior to Independence, the Anglo Urdu Boys' High School was run by the British government. Thereafter,the government grant was discontinued and the Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Society (MCE) took over the school and had to depend entirely on the small amounts of donation it received from its patrons, from old boys and from members of the society. The government grant was restored in 1972.

Initially, the school had Urdu Medium classes and the young men of the community were deprived of the knowledge of English. This prompted the management to start English medium classes from Std V to X in 1971. Now, the school has a junior college and students can complete their education up to Std XII in any of the three disciplines of Arts, Commerce and Science, before they proceed to receive higher education in degree colleges. Nearly 1750 students of different castes and communities receive education through English as the medium of instruction.

Campus

The school building is located on the Azam campus, spread over 23 acres, in the Pune Cantonment known as Camp. It also consist of 29 other institutes.. The school has a library, computer and science labs. Physical training is compulsory for all the students of the Jr.College. They are required to attend 75% of P.T.and parade arranged for them by the college.