Mahatma Gandhi School is a higher secondary boys' school in the town of Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Barasat ( Bangla: বারাসাত is a city in the outskirts of Calcutta, West Bengal, India and is the district head quarter North 24 Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, India. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country There is also a Computer Training Centre in the school run by the Government of West Bengal.
This is a school which was established in the year 1948 just after the death of Mahatma Gandhi who visited the area of the school few days before his tragic death. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January The school is not only one of the very best in Barasat but resultwise it remains one of the best in entire West Bengal. In the year 1997 it celebrated it's 50th year. All the teachers of this school are very much committed to the school as well as to their students. at present name of the headsir is Mr. Anwar Hussain. maximum ex-students of this institute are now in a very good position and well-established.