At the occasion, Archbishop of Calcutta Rev. Thomas D’Souza was present who too
blessed the inauguration of school’s auditorium and the celebration was
followed with the rituals of Eucharist celebration or the thanksgiving.
With Kanchenjunga at the back drop the school is located at Singhamari
few kilometers from the town and its building structure has Grecian columns and
cuneiform windows enclosing an eye-catching quadrangle in the centre and has
sufficient infrastructure needed to provide the best qualification to the
student.Founded by Fr. Henry Depelchin the pioneer of the Zambezi
mission, late back in February 13th 1888 along with his companion had heralded
the birth of the new school.
According to the historians at those times until the foundation of St
Joseph School in 1888 other prominent school were Loreto Convent established in
1847 and St. Paul's School in 1864.
“It feels good to be back in the Hills,” the Archbishop started his speech
adding, “As I was entering Darjeeling
The rector or the principal of the school Rev. Fr. Santy Matthew S.J said, “The
school will always impart the best of education in the Hills.”
Apart from education the school has a classified team of sportsmen in Cricket,
Football and Volleyball and has been featured in films by Raj Kapoor, Satyajit
Ray, Anjan Dutt to name a few.
According to the EW Survey of Schools, conducted by Education World
Magazine, the school is one of the best boarding/residential schools in the
country.
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