Don Bosco School, Park Circus
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Don Bosco School, Park Circus, located at 23, Darga Road, Kolkata
, India
, is an all-boys English medium school imparting education from first through twelfth grade. Established in 1958, it is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco
, which is a minority institution within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
board.
The motto of the institution is Virtus et Scientia, meaning "Virtue and Knowledge".
St Dominic Savio
is the patron saint of the school.
DBPC uses the house system
to foster a sense of competition and belonging. The four houses are Savio
(red), Bosco (blue), Francis
(yellow), and Rua
(green). All activities in the school are organized according to the houses.
The Student Council comprises a select best who are the school leaders and student representatives.
and ISC
examinations. In the academic year 2008-2009, the students secured a school average of 85.87% in the ICSE
examinations and 87.38% in the ISC
examinations, which is the highest in the city (Kolkata), and one of the highest in the country. In the academic year 2010-2011, the students secured a school average of 85.24% in the ICSE examination and 88.12% in the ISC examination, which is also the highest in Kolkata and one of the highest in the country.
There is a games room where students can play games like carrom
and chess
.
The school offers coaching classes for basketball, cricket, football, table tennis and karate.
The school has teams for rowing, golf, squash, tennis, badminton and swimming.
Don Bosco also hosts one of the best fests of Kolkata, Bosco Fest.
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, is an all-boys English medium school imparting education from first through twelfth grade. Established in 1958, it is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco
Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
, which is a minority institution within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
board.
The motto of the institution is Virtus et Scientia, meaning "Virtue and Knowledge".
History
The school started on 31 January 1957 and completed 50 years in 2007.St Dominic Savio
Dominic Savio
Dominic Savio was an Italian adolescent student of Saint John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy....
is the patron saint of the school.
Rectors
- Rev. Fr. Charles Dyer (1957-1959)
- Rev. Fr. Anthony Dorob (1959-1965)
- Rev. Fr. Rozario Stroscio (1965-1966)
- Rev. Fr. Nicholas Logroi (1966-1968)
- Rev. Fr. Attilio Colussi (1968-1974)
- Rev. Fr. Patrick Sheehy (1974-1980)
- Rev. Fr. T. P. George (1980-1986)
- Rev. Fr. P. P. Verkey (1986-1989)
- Rev. Fr. E. V. Chacko (1989-1992)
- Rev. Fr. Pulickal (1992-1995)
- Rev. Fr. M. A. Joseph (1995-2001)
- Rev. Fr. T. V. Jacob (2001-2007)
- Rev. Fr. Siby Joseph Vadakel (2007–present)
DBPC uses the house system
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
to foster a sense of competition and belonging. The four houses are Savio
Dominic Savio
Dominic Savio was an Italian adolescent student of Saint John Bosco. He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14, possibly from pleurisy....
(red), Bosco (blue), Francis
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales was Bishop of Geneva and is a Roman Catholic saint. He worked to convert Protestants back to Catholicism, and was an accomplished preacher...
(yellow), and Rua
Michael Rua
Blessed Michael Rua was an Italian Catholic activist, a friend of Don Bosco and co-founder and first Rector Major of the Salesians.The last of nine children, he entered Don Bosco’s Oratory in 1852...
(green). All activities in the school are organized according to the houses.
The Student Council comprises a select best who are the school leaders and student representatives.
Academics
The school has been consistently performing well in the ICSEIndian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
and ISC
Indian School Certificate
The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
examinations. In the academic year 2008-2009, the students secured a school average of 85.87% in the ICSE
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
examinations and 87.38% in the ISC
Indian School Certificate
The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....
examinations, which is the highest in the city (Kolkata), and one of the highest in the country. In the academic year 2010-2011, the students secured a school average of 85.24% in the ICSE examination and 88.12% in the ISC examination, which is also the highest in Kolkata and one of the highest in the country.
Athletics
Don Bosco sports have coaching classes for each sport, the coaching classes are free for the players on the school team. The sports are:- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
is the most popular sport in Don Bosco. There are two basketball courts. The school U-19 team is ranked at No. 6 out of all teams (state and school level) throughout India . A yearly tournament called the 'Bosco Challenge Shield' is held in October–November. Don Bosco had never lost the tournament for 26 years till 2007. The team won back the Bosco Challenge Shield in 2009.
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is a popular sport. Players play on the state teams.
- Football: over the past decade the football team has won several Inter School Catholic Schools and Inter Anglo Indian Schools Tournaments. A yearly tournament was started in the school from the 2007-2008 school year.
- Table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
is popular during winter and is one of the newer sports introduced in the school. - DebateDebateDebate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
In keeping with the traditions of the school, debating and public speaking have also been taken to new heights under the guidance of Mr. Anupam Banerjee and Mr. Barry Antunis.
There is a games room where students can play games like carrom
Carrom
Carrom is a family of tabletop games with gameplay that lies somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is known by many names around the world, including carrum, couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta and finger billiards...
and chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
.
The school offers coaching classes for basketball, cricket, football, table tennis and karate.
The school has teams for rowing, golf, squash, tennis, badminton and swimming.
Facilities
The school has science laboratories and two computer laboratories. Facilities for sports include two basketball courts, a table tennis room, a skating rink and a football ground. The school has an auditorium with Dolby Digital Surround compatible sound system and JBL acoustics. The school has two Audio-Visual Rooms.Don Bosco also hosts one of the best fests of Kolkata, Bosco Fest.
Groups and Associations
- The Dramatic Group encourages student participation in drama and theatre.
- The CyberCyberCyber may refer to:* Cyber-, a common prefix* Cybergoth* CDC Cyber, a range of mainframe computers* Cyber Acoustics, a brand of computer hardware* Cyber Missionary* Cybersex * Cyberitis * Cyber...
Space Group is the computer science group fostering an interest in Computer Science and Information Technology. The best programmers of the city are in this group. - Boy Scouts is an international movement for young boys. The scouts were National Champions in the 10th National Boscoree held at Chennai in 2006 and will retain the title till 2010.
- MediaMedia studiesMedia studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
and Cultural Group organizes cultural events and provides a platform to the students to showcase their talents in fields like debates, elocution, extempore speech and music. - Leadership Training Service helps the student to develop leadership skills through activities.
- Young Christian Students upholds the vision of Cardinal Joseph Cardijn.
- Interact Group is an international social service organization at the secondary school level. The Interact movement of the school functions under the guidance of its parent body, Rotary Club of Metropolitan East, Dist. 3290. The purpose of Interact is to provide opportunity for the youth to work together, foster leadership, friendship, international understanding and goodwill. The group is a subsidiary of Rotary InternationalRotary InternationalRotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
. - QuizQuizA quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...
Group promotes the extra-curricular activity of quizzing. - SavioSavioSavio can mean:* Savio , an Italian river* Savio, sector of Kerava town in Finland, and a railway station located in the sector* Savio, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Escobar Partido, Argentina...
promotes sports and games. Savio organizes intra-school and inter-school tournaments during the academic year. - PhilatelyPhilatelyPhilately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...
and NumismaticsNumismaticsNumismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes the broader study of money and other payment media used to resolve debts and the...
Group develops the hobby of stamp and coin collection. - ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
Group. which promotes interest in Scientific Research. - NatureNatureNature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
Group, the group with an outlook to save nature.
Head Boys
- Rishabh Khaitan (2011-2012)
- Piyush Daga (2010-2011)
- Raunak Rajpuria (2009-2010)
- Nishant Joseph Chacko (2008-2009)
- Rahul Das (2007-2008)
- Anshuman Didwania (2006-2007)
- Kunal Lunawat (2005-2006)
- Muftah Ahsan Siddiqi (2004-2005)
- Avik Basu (2003-2004)
- Chiraag Mehta (2002-2003)
- Apratim Kr Mitra (2001-2002)
- Kunal Sharma (2000-2001)
- Sritanu Chatterjee (1999-2000)
- Roshan Dutt (1997-1998)
- Alokesh Banerjee (1985-1986)
Notable alumni
- Rakesh GangwalRakesh GangwalRakesh Gangwal is a former CEO and Chairman of US Airways Group. From June 2003 to August 2007, Mr. Gangwal was the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Worldspan Technologies, Inc., a provider of travel technology and information services to the travel and transportation industry....
, President, US AirwaysUS AirwaysUS Airways, Inc. is a major airline based in the U.S. city of Tempe, Arizona. The airline is an operating unit of US Airways Group and is the sixth largest airline by traffic and eighth largest by market value in the country.... - Sanjeev Agrawal, Head of Marketing, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
; CEO of Aloqa; Vice President at MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
; - Amitabha Ghosh, only Asian scientist on NASA's Mars RoverMars RoverA Mars rover is an automated motor vehicle which propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars after landing.Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to...
mission - Samit BasuSamit BasuSamit Basu is the author of five novels: The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, the three parts of The GameWorld Trilogy, a fantasy trilogy published by Penguin Books, India, Terror on the Titanic a YA novel published by Scholastic India, and Turbulence, a...
, author of the GameWorld trilogy which includes The Simoqin PropheciesThe Simoqin PropheciesThe Simoqin Prophecies is a fantasy novel in English written by Indian author Samit Basu, and is the first novel in the GameWorld trilogy...
, The Manticore's SecretThe Manticore's SecretThe Manticore's Secret is the second novel in Indian fantasy author Samit Basu's GameWorld trilogy.-Heroes and characters:* Myrdak, of the house of Aegos, a ravian warrior....
and The Unwaba Revelations. - Neel Mukherjee, UK-based critic and author of Past Continuous which won the Vodafone Crossword Book AwardVodafone Crossword Book AwardVodafone Crossword Book Award is an Indian book award sponsored by Vodafone and Crossword Bookstores. It is India's biggest private sector award. The Award was instituted in 1998 with the intention of competing with The Booker Prize, Commonwealth Writers' Prize or The Pulitzer Prize.The award...
for Best Fiction of 2008