history

bem aided primary / highschool / pre-university college

(Estd – 1838) Managed by South Kanara Educational
and Cultural Society (R)

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1838
Established in 1838 AD by German Christian Missionaries, the BEM Educational Institutions, located in the heart of the Mangalore city familiarly known as “Mission High School Road”, have been rendering yeomen service to the public in the field of education, irrespective of caste, colour or religion. It has the Motto: “Heavens Light Our Guide”. Right from the beginning, English was taught as a subject and hence it was also known as the English School, Mangaloreand also as Mission School.

an old photograph of the school 1902

Some of the eminent earlier headmasters of bem high school were

  • Mrs. Anitha Rao
  • Mrs. Poorvi Shet
  • Mrs. Vanitha Suresh
  • Mr. Yashwanth Mada
  • Mrs. Aparna Praveenchandra

jewels of our school

During these 175 years, especially in the earlier days, many eminent personalities have gone through the portals of this illustrious School.

Sri Kayyara
Kinhanna Rai

The Noted Writer

Justice K. S. Hegde

The Eminent Jurist,
Earlier Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

Sri Rathna Verma Hegde

Father of Respected
Dr Veerendra Hegde

Mr. M .Sundaram Shetty

Founder of Vijaya Bank

are some of the names that come to our mind immediately.

Mr. PremadasAnanda was awarded the “Best Teacher State Award” &
Mr. K. Srinivasa Mayya – the “Best Teacher District Award” During their
tenure in our School

Education at Present

Lower Primary School (Kannada), High School (Kannada) , Pre University Class – Arts and Commerce with certain combinations.

Present Situation

Having crossed several important milestones, such as Centenary in 1938 and 150 years in 1988, the School in 2013 is presently looking forward to celebrate its 175th Anniversary.

Projects under the 175th Jubilee

While many small projects have been thought of, it is proposed to reconstruct certain Wings of Class Rooms with modern design. This is estimated to cost about Rs.2crores.