ST. HELEN’S SECONDARY SCHOOL, KURSEONG
Address
Address : Hill Cart Road, Dumaram Kurseong Darjeeling West Bengal India 734203
Recognized by
Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations
Type
ICSE, ISC
Status
Girls
The School is by the side of Kurseong-Darjeeling road, at an altitude of 5150 ft. St Helen’s Secondary School, St Joseph’s School and St Margaret’s Home, managed by the nuns of the Daughters of the Cross, occupy the
vast school campus.
The Sisters came from Calcutta, and first rented a British Bungalow Charleville on the Pankhabari- Kurseong road. The tea planters when they saw the nuns they expressed their willingness to send their daughters to the convent for
education. The pioneering sisters accepted the girls in their convent on 17 April 1890. The Mother Superior of the sisters began to look for a
new site for the school. A shapeless rocky mountain was located. The rocks were blasted and the stones were cut for the school building. The new school was ready by
1902. The Mother Superior Sr Marie Aimec named the School, St Helen’s Technical School.
The authorities of St Helen’s paid a lot of attention to music. The school was made the centre for the Trinity College Music Examination in
1903. In 1910, St Helen’s school was made Secondary
school. In 1913, the school was made Higher Secondary School. St Helen’s excels in co-curricular activities. Activities related to social
service and charity are part of the school curriculum. St Helen’s School has a hostel which caters to the needs of students coming from India and neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim.
Source: https://www.icbse.com/schools/st-helen-s-secondary-school-91owzy
https://www.darjeelingdiocese.com/school/high-schools-in-the-roman-catholic-diocese-of-darjeeling/st-helens-school- kurseong
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