The school was based on the lines of Cheltenham Ladies' College in England.

[citation needed] The school was situated on Reid Street and in the beginning had 60 students and three teachers.

BHS was the first school in Bermuda to offer its students the International Baccalaureate Programme in 2000.

The programme is usually taught over two years and has gained recognition and respect from the world's leading universities.

This is a ceremony that takes place every year as current students and alumni gather in a spiral circle in order of youngest to oldest.