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History

St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling was founded by Fr.

on 13 February 1888, at Sunnybank, Darjeeling with 25 students on the rolls. It was shifted to its present location in 1892. North Point celebrated its 125th year anniversary on 10th November, 2013 which was graced by the presence of the then President of India, Shri

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School system

The school is divided into four divisions: * Primary DivisionClasses 3 to 5 * Lower DivisionClasses 6 to 7 * Upper DivisionClasses 8 and 10 * Senior DivisionClasses 11 and 12 The Primary division has eight captains, the lower division has eight head boys, the upper division has eight prefects, the senior division has eight beadles. The student fraternity is led by the School Captain and the School Vice-Captain. These are the student representatives and leaders of the school from both the boarding and day scholar sections of the school, appointed on leadership, academic, and sportsmanship abilities. Also all the classes in the school have two monitors, one from the boarding section and other one from day scholar section.

House system

The school has four houses: #Depelchin House (Red) #Fallon House (Blue) #Laenen House (Yellow) #O'Neil House (Green)

Publications

The school has a number of publications, which include the ''North Point Weekly'', the ''Among Ourselves'' (monthly), and the ''North Point Annual'' (yearly).

School rankings

In 2020, St. Joseph's School, North Point ranked second among boarding schools in Darjeeling and West Bengal and, in 2021, eleventh in India according to the Education-World India School Rankings. The school has consistently been regarded as among the best boarding schools in

Notable alumni

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References

External links

School Website
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