Don Bosco Bandel

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Don Bosco School, Bandel
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Don Bosco Bandel
Avinash Mukherjee Road, Sahaganj


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712103

Coordinates 22°55′13″N88°23′45″E / 22.92028°N 88.39583°E / 22.92028; 88.39583
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Type Minority Educational Institution
MottoScientia et cultura
(Knowledge and Service)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established16 January 1978 (16 January 1978)
Sister school Auxilium Convent School, Bandel
School board CISCE
Oversight Salesians of Don Bosco
RectorFr. Anil Kumar Toppo, SDB
PrincipalFr. Siby Vadakel, SDB
Grades1 to 12
GenderBoys
Age range6+ to 17+
Number of students2,200 [approx]
Education system Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
HousesSavio (Red), Bosco (Blue), Francis (Yellow), Rua (Green)
Color(s)White & Grey
  
Team nameBosconians
PublicationHues of hope
NewspaperZephyr
Website www.dbbandel.org

Don Bosco School, Bandel is an all-boys, English medium school in Sahaganj, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1978 and run by the Salesians of Don Bosco which is a congregation within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. It is one of the international Don Bosco "family of schools".

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Extracurricular activities

Sports accolades

Over the years the school has participated in various inter-school sporting events like athletics, football and cricket championships. Some of the students have represented the District and State teams. Notable sportspersons from the school are Amit Sharma (Cricket - Bengal U 16 & U 19), Rajesh Roychowdhury (Cricket - Bengal U 16, Hooghly district), Mayuk Dasgupta (Cricket - Captain Burdwan University, East Zone Universities (Vizzy Trophy) & Hooghly district), Ambarish Thakur and Ajit Singh. The school continues to nurture its sporting talent and provide every student with necessary sports infrastructure. Arindam Deb, notable footballer who played for East Bengal club.

Club activities

The school has various forms of club activities focusing on the extra-curricular activities. These clubs hold activities during the course of the year.

The main clubs operating within the school are:-

Aim

According to the school's prospectus:

The aim of the institution is to impart sound value based education by forming in the boys habits of piety, virtue, discipline and self-reliance during the years of their studies [1]

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