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| WWA Cossipore English School | |
|---|---|
 W.W.A. Cossipore English School | |
| Address | |
59, Seven Tanks Estate, 4, Dum Dum Road , 700002 India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 20th January,1976 |
| Founder | O.P Bahl |
| Status | Active |
| School board | CISCE |
| School code | WB-045 |
| Head of school | Dr. Abhijit Ray |
| Grades | 10+2 |
| Years taught | L.K.G to Class 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | ~2000 |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Yellow Ochre with Brown border inside it is pink and blue |
| Website | http://www.wwaces.in |
'WWA Cossipore English School' is a co-educational school in North Kolkata, India, founded in 1976. Affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, the school provides education from Kindergarten to Class XII. Students are offered the choice of two streams for High School - Science and Commerce. [1]
It was originally set up initially for the children of the ordnance factory workers. But gradually its doors were opened for all.
Sports - The children are divided into four houses - Red, Green, Blue and Yellow. P. T. Classes are held from LKG to XII, once a week. Annual Sports event is held in December. Foundation Day Celebration is held on 20th January. Other Inter-House competitions are organized throughout the year. This school is noted for its active participation in several Inter-School Events as well. Students are sent for inter school competitions. A big ground of the GSF is a refresher for the students. [2] With Mr. Parthasarathi Chakraborthy as the principal, the school underwent a drastic change like introduction of scouts, guides and even participation in events related to international affairs.
WWA Cossipore English School has mentored some of the best minds in the fields of medical science, technology, aeronautical science, genetic engineering, robotics, entrepreneurship and even film and fashion.
Academics- WWACES has produced brilliant results in ICSE and ISC since its inception.
Special activities
Scouts and Guides [3]
Interact Club [4]
School Band
Excursions and Picnics
KODENZA (Inter school IT Fest that includes Coding, Webpage Designing, IT Quiz). From the year 2024 onwards, Automation and Robotics has been added as an event.
Film Club
Young Innovators' Program by IIT Kharagpur: WWACES has been a consistent achiever at the YIP Technology Competition held by IIT Kharagpur every year. Their last medal came in YIP 2022 with Aranyak Das, Arya Mondal and Sandra Dutta.
Frank Anthony Memorial Debate Competition: WWACES has been noted for its exemplary performance in this competition with several students receiving high honours over the years.
ASISC Fr. George Hess Literary Competition: WWACES has been noted for its exemplary performance in this competition. Arunanshu Chatterjee, a student of ISC 2025 batch became the first student of the school to represent WWACES in the National Literary Stage of this competition, along with securing 2nd and 1st position at the Zonal and Regional Levels.
Albert Barrow Memorial Essay Writing Competition: WWACES has been noted for its active participation in this event.
W.W.A. Cossipore English School has been awarded the International School Award (ISA) for the Connecting Classrooms Programme of the British Council in 2016. 5
