Holy Child School | |
Motto: | Semper Magis, Semper Melius (Latin for Always More, Always Better) |
Address: | Mohitnagar |
City: | Jalpaiguri |
State: | West Bengal |
Postcode: | 735101 |
Country: | India |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India |
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Type: | Private |
Religious Affiliation: | Catholic |
Founder: | Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG) |
School Board: | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Principal: | Sister Christine |
Grades: | Senior Secondary |
Gender: | Co-educational |
Lower Age: | 04 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Medium Of Language: | English |
Campus Size: | 1.2 acres |
Campus Type: | Urban |
Colors: | Neeti Preeti Shanti Jyoti |
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Accreditation: | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Free Label 1: | Former pupils |
Free 1: | Old Holy Childians |
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Holy Child School is the oldest known English-medium school in Jalpaiguri City, West Bengal, India. It has classes from Kindergarten, [Prep.], Class I up to Class XII and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi. It is located at Shiristala Avenue on the Jalpaiguri-Siliguri Road leading to National Highway 31(D) which connects the city of Jalpaiguri with the rest of the country by road(s).
Holy Child School in Jalpaiguri was opened in February 1973. It is a girls' school where the boys are accommodated according to the need and decision of the governing body.[1]
The school is an unaided Christian minority school. It includes classes from KG to XII. The medium of instruction is English with Bengali and Hindi being offered as second and third languages respectively. The course that is followed is the I.C.S.E[2] 10-year course and from 2004 ISC science and commerce is introduced.
Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri has a large alumni base. Notable members include: