St. George's Higher Secondary School

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St. George's Higher Secondary School
Location
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Pedong , West Bengal 734311 India
Coordinates	27°09′29″N 88°36′55″E / 27.1581386°N 88.6151663°E / 27.1581386; 88.6151663Coordinates: 27°09′29″N 88°36′55″E / 27.1581386°N 88.6151663°E / 27.1581386; 88.6151663
Information
Type	Minority Christian Educational Institution
Motto	Unity, Love and Service
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. George
Established	1882
School district	kalimpong
Authority	Diocese of Darjeeling
Principal	Fr. Francis Crasta
Grades	Up to Class XII
Gender	Co-ed
Enrollment	2500+
Colour(s)
Team name	Georgians
Affiliation	West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education

St. George’s Higher Secondary School is a minority Christian Educational Institution run by the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Darjeeling.

History[]

The school was started in 1885 by the French Foreign Missionaries of Paris who came to Pedong in 1882. By 1911 it had become a full fledged middle School. The C. R. Fathers of the Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum, Switzerland took over the management of the school in 1937. The school was raised to the status of a High School through the untiring effort of Late Rev. Fr. A. Schyrr CR. It was recognized by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education in 1952.

About School[]

In 1984 – 86, Fr Rene Singh, the then Headmaster, built a big new school – building. St. George’s was shifted there in the beginning of 1987. St. George’s conducts classes from I to XII. Plus 2 was started at St. George’s in 1988 and recognized by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education in 1989. The school has science stream in the +2 section with equipped practical laboratory. The school has facility of the computer science since 1995. The medium of instruction in all classes is English. St. George’s Primary School is attached to H. S. School. St. George’s is also accredited for National Institute of Open Schooling for Secondary/Sr. Secondary having capacity of 500 students. Regular classes are also arranged for the benefit of the students.

See also[]

• Education in India
• List of schools in India
• Education in West Bengal

References[]

External links[]

• Official Website

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