Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri

Holy Child School
Holy Child School
	The High School building view in Mohitnagar Campus
Address
	Mohitnagar; Jalpaiguri , West Bengal , 735101; India
Coordinates	26°32′05″N88°41′38″E / 26.5346212°N 88.693909°E
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Semper Magis, Semper Melius; (Latin for Always More, Always Better)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1973
Founder	Sisters of Charity of Saints Bartolomea Capitanio and Vincenza Gerosa (SCCG)
School board	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Principal	Sister Nisha
Grades	Senior Secondary
Gender	Co-educational
Age	04to 18
Language	English
Campus size	1.2 acres
Campus type	Urban
Color(s)	Neeti; Preeti; Shanti; Jyoti
Accreditation	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Former pupils	Old Holy Childians
Website	hcs.sccg.in

Last updated September 30, 2024

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).

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:

Mimi Chakraborty - Actress, singer and Member of Parliament

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References

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

External links

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[1] "Holy Child School, Jalpaiguri" . Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[2] "Three state toppers score 98.4%". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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