Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri

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Holy Child School
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The High School building view in Mohitnagar Campus
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Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri
Mohitnagar

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735101

India
Coordinates 26°32′05″N88°41′38″E / 26.5346212°N 88.693909°E / 26.5346212; 88.693909 Coordinates: 26°32′05″N88°41′38″E / 26.5346212°N 88.693909°E / 26.5346212; 88.693909
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Type Private
MottoSemper Magis, Semper Melius
(Latin for Always More, Always Better)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1973 (1973)
Founder Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG)
School board Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
PrincipalSister Christine
Grades Senior Secondary
Gender Co-educational
Age04to 18
Language English
Campus size1.2 acres
Campus type Urban
Color(s)  Neeti
  Preeti
  Shanti
  Jyoti
Accreditation Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Former pupilsOld Holy Childians
Website hcs.sccg.in

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).

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Origin

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]

Nature

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.

Notable alumni

Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri has a large alumni base. Notable members include:

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References

  1. "Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri" . Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Three state toppers score 98.4%". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2022.