St. Joseph's School, Bongaon
Address
Chhoyghoria, Bongaon, West Bengal, PIN 743 235, India
Website
Website : stjosephschoolbongaon.in/
Mobile : 9064528707
Email : stjosephpsbgn@gmail.com
School motto
Let your light shine
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL, CHHOYGHORIA, BONGAON, a unit of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, is an English medium co-educational institution from
Nursery to class 3 as on date (year 2019-20). Primarily for catholic children but children of other faiths are also accepted. A new class is being added every year.
Established in
2016
Name of school
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL
As on year
2019-20
Medium of instruction
English
Status co-education
boys and girls
Academic year
April to March
ADMISSION FORMALITIES
Eligibility:
• Nursery> 3.5 years,
• KG1> 4.5 years,
• KG2> 5.5 years,
• Class 1> 6.5 years
Admission Forms given out in October followed by interview and selection and admitted in January.
FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS
• Spacious classrooms
• Playground
• Computer lab in the making (year 2020)
Co-curricular activities
• Dance / Fancy dress
• Rangoli arrangement
• Singing
• Sit and draw
• Outdoor/indoor games
Functions and celebrations
• Carmel Feast
• Children’s Day
• Feast of St John Mary Vianney’s Day
• Gandhi Jayanti
• Independence Day
• Pre-Christmas Celebration
• Rabindra Jayanti
• Republic Day flag hoisting
• Teachers’ Day
HISTORY OF SCHOOL
1975 St Joseph’s School, Bongaon, started as a Bengali medium school by Fr Verghese SDB who also constituted the St Joseph’s Educational Trust, Bongaon, at Chhoyghoria, Bongaon, 24 Parganas (North), West Bengal for
educational and charitable activities. The Trust is governed by the Diocese under the Catholic Bishops Conference of India and guided by Catholic Church.
Fr Thomas SDB constructed a new school building and sisters of The Daughters of St Anne helped in running the school.
Various priests took charge and looked after the school and its development.
1989
Bengali medium upgraded to class 4
1993
Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel given charge to run the school.
2016
Sr Lidwin AC, first principal of the school and Fr Anthony Rodrick, Parish Priest changed the medium of instruction from Bengali to English.
2018
Has Nursery to class 3 and a new class is being added every year.
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