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Meghmala Roy Education Centre | |
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Rishi Bankim Road, Behala , | |
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School type | Private |
Motto | Luceat lux vestra (Let your Light Shine) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | May 1991 |
Principal | Sr. Leena BS |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | CISCE |
Meghmala Roy Education Centre is an English-medium co-educational school located at Behala, Kolkata, India. The school offers education up to (10+2)standard. The school was established in 1991. The school is affiliated to the CISCE.
The school is administered and authorized by the Bethanise Sisters. Sr. Leena BS became the principal, replacing Sr. Mable D Silva on 26 July 2023. This is a recent change.
Late Shri Biren Roy, had a keen desire of starting an English Medium at Rishi Bankim Chandra Road in Behala. That could be administered be any organization. Keeping this in mind he donated a four storied building to the Archdiocese of Calcutta. In May 1991, with the invitation of Archbishop Emeritus Henry D'Souza, then Archbishop of Calcutta, the Sisters of Little Flower of Bethany came to oversee the school. In June 1991, Meghmala Roy Education Centre was officially inaugurated, and Sr. Hildegard BS, became the first Headmistress. As per the wish of Shri Biren Roy, the school was named after his wife. It is a Catholic Institution established under the rights and powers granted to religious and linguistic minorities by the Constitution of India (Art 29 & 30). In September 2003 the school was recognised by the Education Department, Govertment of West Bengal, under the Anglo Indian Board of West Bengal and affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. [1] [2]
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