Holy Child Auxilium School

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Holy Child Auxilium School is a Catholic Minority Institution located in New Delhi. It was established in 1970 and is run by the Salesian sisters. [1] The school offers instruction from nursery level to Class XII (equivalent to senior secondary in India and high school in the West). Though primarily for Christian girls, Holy Child Auxilium admits children of other communities and religions. The school is an English Medium School recognized by the Delhi Directorate of Education and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. [1]

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The senior branch of the school is located in the Vasant Vihar neighborhood of Delhi, while the junior branch is located in the R. K. Puram neighborhood. The school is also a convent run by nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Help of Christians. The principal of the school is Sister Celine Alexander. Its counterpart, Don Bosco School, is located in the southern part of the city, run by the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

History

Holy Child Auxilium School R.K. Puram Sector XII was established on 15 July 1970. It is run by the Salesian Sisters Society of Northern India.

The founders of the school were Sr. Cleofe Fassa, Sr. Luigina Miorelli and Sr. Clara Martin. At its founding, the school had just 24 pupils. It was necessary to shift the primary to another area to start the Senior Secondary School. The Primary school was segregated and moved to Vasant Vihar in 1983. In 1990 the primary school was reallocated to R.K. Puram and the High School was shifted to Vasant Vihar. [1]

In 2011, the school celebrated its ruby jubilee, where the guests of honor were the Archbishop of Delhi and alumna and politician Smriti Irani. [2]

Notable alumni

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References

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