Holy Child School is a
catholic-run convent school
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located in
Guwahati
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,
Assam
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,
India
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. It was established in the 1970s by the
Salesians Sisters and is run according to the principles and methods of the modern educator,
St. John Bosco
John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century.
While working ...
. It is an English
medium school
An English-medium education system is one that uses English as the primary medium of instruction—particularly where English is not the mother tongue of the students.
Initially this is associated with the expansion of English from its homeland i ...
, owned by the Salesian Sisters of North India which has its headquarters in
Shillong
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.
The school has a primary school building and a high school building, which are linked by a flight of open stairs. The campus playing fields are the middle field for games and sports, and the top field for recreation, breaks and picnics.
The first batch of students appeared in the HSLC (
High School Leaving Certificate
A secondary school leaving qualification is a document signifying that the holder has fulfilled any secondary education requirements of their locality, often including the passage of a final qualification examination.
For each leaving certifica ...
) exam in 1981. Today,{{clarify timeframe, date=July 2017 the school serves more than 1500 students.
The annual school magazine is ''Zenith.'' Alumni are enrolled as members of National Association of the Past Pupils of the Salesian Sisters.
Schools in Guwahati
Christian schools in Assam
Girls' schools in Assam
1970 establishments in Assam
Educational institutions established in 1970