St. Augustine's School is an Anglo-Indian School in the hill station town of
Kalimpong
Kalimpong (Hindi: कलिम्पोंग) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of . The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong district. The re ...
in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, established in 1945.
About
St. Augustine's is a minority Christian School established and administered by the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Darjeeling. The school is under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Darjeeling, who is also the President of the Governing Body. The school conducts classes from Lower Kindergarten to Class XII and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Education in New Delhi. The school is recognized by the Department of Education of the
Government of West Bengal
The Government of West Bengal also known as the West Bengal Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of West Bengal , created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority. The ...
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Alumni
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Adrian Pradhan
Adrian Pradhan (born August 18) is a Nepalese vocalist, composer and songwriter of Nepali music. He was born and raised in Kalimpong, India. He is the lead member of the Nepali rock band 1974 AD. Pradhan was the lead vocalist of the band until Ma ...
, lead vocalist of Nepalese rock band
1974 AD
1974 AD is a Nepali rock band, formed in Kathmandu, Nepal in the early 1990s. They experiment with various genres of music including Nepali folk, ragas, rock, funk, blues and jazz. 1974 AD are amongst the most successful recording artists ...
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Bipul Chettri
Bipul Chettri is an Indian singer-songwriter who sings in the Nepali language and plays Himalayan folk music with a contemporary touch. His debut album, '' Sketches of Darjeeling'', was released in July 2014 and his follow-up album, ''Maya'' in ...
, Nepali singer-songwriter
See also
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Education in India
Education in India is primarily managed by state-run public education system, which fall under the command of the government at three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution and the Right of Child ...
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List of schools in India
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Education in West Bengal
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...
References
External links
St. Augustine's School Kalimpong official site
Boys' schools in India
Schools in Colonial India
Catholic boarding schools in India
Christian schools in West Bengal
Private schools in West Bengal
Boarding schools in West Bengal
Schools in Darjeeling district
Kalimpong
Educational institutions established in 1945
1945 establishments in India
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