[1] BAL is one of the most prominent high schools in the West Anatolian area.

It was established in 1970 as Education College (Maarif Koleji) and later was renamed as Bursa Anatolian High School becoming the first Anatolian High School in Bursa Province.

Moreover, in 2008, BAL has been selected and awarded by Turkish Ministry of National Education as the best secondary school in Turkey.

Since 1974 a single exam for all Anadolu High Schools is performed centrally by Ministry of National Education.

In 2019 Ballas's Show was selected as the best superior one across the years and Hall of Fame Reward has given them.