St Augustine's Day School
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St. Augustine's Day School was established in Kolkata
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...

, in 1971. The principal is C.R Gasper and the Head Master D. Gomes. It has three branches:
  • Kolkata
    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...

  • Barrackpore
    Barrackpore
    Barrackpore or Barrackpur is headquarters of Barrackpore subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The town was a military and administrative center under British rule, and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century...

  • Shyamnagar
    Shyamnagar, West Bengal
    Shyamnagar is a town in the district of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Its considered as one of the major development hubs in the district. Its situated around 30 km away from Kolkata.-Geography:...


Academic

The school has good results in both 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...

and ISC. In 2008 the school had 16 ICSE students who scored above 90%. The highest percentage was 97.4%, the second highest in West Bengal. In ISC, 6 students scored above 90% with the highest being 95%.In 2009 ICSE 22 students got 90% with the highest being 96.2% and 4 students got 90% in ISC with the highest being 93%.

Co-curricular activities

  • Quiz Club
  • Social Service
  • Scouts
  • Physical Training
  • Debate Club
  • Western Music
  • LTS
  • Music Club
  • Nature Club
  • Computer Club and other social programs.

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