St. Robert's School, Darjeeling
St. Robert's School is a higher secondary school for boys, which is situated in the green milieu of Darjeeling Hill Station, West Bengal, India. It is run by missionaries and is funded by the government.
| St. Robert's Higher Secondary School | |
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 St. Robert's School | |
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13, Doctor Yen Singh Road, Chauk Bazaar Darjeeling , , 734101 India | |
| Coordinates | 27.0460265°N 88.2652397°E |
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| Motto | Ad Maiora Natus Sum (Born for higher things) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Founder | Saint Robert Bellarmine |
| School board | West Bengal State Board |
| Gender | All boys |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Website | www.srsdarjeeling.org |
History
St. Robert's School opened in February 1934 in Halcyon House, Darjeeling. It was successor to St. Francis Xavier's Middle English, started by Rev. Fr. Charles Grant in 1914, on the grounds of Archbishop's House.[1] The name of the school has been kept under the name of great scholar of 15th Century, Saint Robert Bellarmine.
About School
The school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. It has classes from 5 to 12 with sub division in class 11 i.e. Science and Arts.
The motto of the school is (Ad Maiora) which means - "Toward Greater Things". (Note that instead "Ad maiora natus sum" means "I was born for greater things") This school is one of the finest school located in town. Students like Prashant Tamang (Indian Idol), Suderahan Chettri (Former scientist), Prof(Dr) Sunil Pradhan, Kathmandu Uttam Sharma Oli (Engineering student at Australia), Prabin Rai, Sushil Shah (Officier in Indian Navy), Pappu Prasad Saha (MBBS Student in Delhi University), Ricky Barret, Bibek Rai, Tapan Tamang, Sewak Rai(Commissioned Officers in Indian Army), and lots more have studied here. The current headmaster of school is Rev. Fr Michael Singh. Recently it received best school of the GTA by the hands of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.