Mission Higher Secondary School, Pendra Road is situated one and a half kilometer away from the railway station. It is in the front of the Gourela Police Station. This school is one of the very reputed schools of the area. In the beginning of the year 1900 the pioneer Missionaries of Indiana Police USA visited this place and selected the area for social development. They saw that the people of this area are not very much literate. They then made the plan to start a school to give literacy to the local people. Mission school started in the year 1932. The first Manager of the school was Dr. K. W. Bonham. He was a Doctor in medicine. The first temporary master of the school was Mr. Klophas. The school was started with five students. The school was not recognized. This was a Hindi Medium School. But one of the subjects taught was English.

In the month of November 1934, Mr. Pyare Lal Arthur, was appointed as the first Head Master of the school. The school got recognition and was named “Anglo Hindi Middle School”. This was the first English school of the area. A beautiful building was built and it still remains a beautiful building of the area. At that time the classes were distributed from 5th to 8th in the middle school. English was the compulsory 2nd language. Other subjects were taught in Hindi. This was a Co-Ed school where boys and girls were studying together. Mr. Arthur brought up this institution till his retirement. After giving big name and fame to this institution he retired from the institution in 1967.

In the year 1965, the school management decided to give this school a new dimension. They decided to start a Higher Secondary School. A new building is being built. It is also a beautiful building. In the year 1970, this institution was registered under the Board of Secondary Education and Teacher’s Training, (B.S.E & T.T) Church of North India (Convention of Churches) Jabalpur Diocese. This institution is now fully aided. The state government is giving full financial support to the school.

This institution has produced many good political leaders, doctors, advocates, National leaders, sportsmen, nurses, teachers’,  businessmen, church leaders, poets, contractors, etc.