The history of the Ballygunge Govt.High School dates back to circa 1908 when the David Hare Training college was established at 115 ,Albert Building at College Street. Since it was a leased accommodation Mr.W.E.Griffith M.A(Oxon),the first Principal of the college took an initiative to transfer the college to South Kolkata where it could be built and expanded on  a larger campus. The then acting Director of Education and the Principal of the Presidency college Mr.H.R.James laid emphasis on establishing a Practising School besides  transferring  the college to a more spacious and suitable location somewhere near Bhawanipore .