Don Bosco Bandel


Don Bosco School, Bandel is an all-boys, English medium school in Sahaganj, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1978 and run by the Salesians of Don Bosco which is a congregation within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. It is one of the international Don Bosco "family of schools".
The first Don Bosco Institution in India was set up in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu by the Salesians in the early 1900s. The school is a Christian Minority Institution, recognized by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India and Department of Education of the government of West Bengal, and is affiliated to council for the Indian School certificate examination, New Delhi, for the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education Examinations and the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

Campus

Don Bosco Bandel is the largest educational complex in the district Hooghly. It is situated on the banks of the river Hooghly and is adjoining to the Bandel Basilica, one of the landmarks of West Bengal. The school building comprises multiple wings that house the junior section, the senior section, the auditorium, the library and staff rooms, the assembly hall, the senior and junior AV room, the Seminary Hall, the seminary, physics lab, chemistry lab, biology lab,the school basilica,etc

Aim

According to the school's prospectus:
The aim of the institution is to impart sound value based education by forming in the boys habits of piety, virtue, discipline and self-reliance during the years of their studies

Curriculum

The school follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board until class 10. For classes 11 and 12, a student must follow the Indian School Certificate curriculum and may choose to study:
Over the years the school has participated in various inter-school sporting events like athletics, football and cricket championships. Some of the students have represented the District and State teams. Notable sportspersons from the school are Amit Sharma, Rajesh Roychowdhury, Mayuk Dasgupta, Ambarish Thakur and Ajit Singh. The school continues to nurture its sporting talent and provide every student with necessary sports infrastructure.