Don Bosco Bandel

Don Bosco School, Bandel is an all-boys, English medium school in Sahaganj, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. It was established in 1978 and run by the Salesians of Don Bosco which is a congregation within the Catholic Church. The school operates under the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. It is one of the international Don Bosco "family of schools".

Don Bosco School, Bandel
Location
Avinash Mukherjee Road, Sahaganj Hooghly West Bengal , 712103 India
Coordinates	22°55′13″N 88°23′45″E
Information
Type	Minority Educational Institution
Motto	Scientia et cultura (Knowledge and Service)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	St John Bosco
Established	16 January 1978 (1978-01-16)
Sister school	Auxilium Convent School, Bandel
School board	CISCE
Oversight	Salesians of Don Bosco
Rector	Fr. Anil Kumar Toppo, SDB
Principal	Fr. Siby Joseph Vadakel, SDB
Teaching staff	60[approx]
Grades	Nursery to 12
Gender	Boys
Age range	6+ to 17+
Number of students	2,200 [approx]
Education system	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Language	English
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Savio (Red), Bosco (Blue), Francis (Yellow), Rua (Green)
Colors	White & Grey
Song	Don Bosco School Anthem
Team name	Bosconians
Publication	Hues of hope
Newspaper	Zephyr
Website	www.dbbandel.org

The main school buildings (2013)

Extracurricular activities

• Bosco Xprezns is an inter-school fest hosted during July. There are events of dance,music,quiz,sports,painting, debate,drama, and many more that comes you to excel in your own field of specialization.
• Bosco Quirous is an inter-school quiz competition hosted during July–August.Conducted by the Quiz Club.
• Bosco Bizcon is an inter-school business fest organized by Don Bosco School, Bandel. It brings together students from various schools in Hooghly, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata to compete in events focused on business, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The fest includes activities like stock market trading, product presentations, and debate competitions. Organised by the Commerce Department.
• Bosco Eureka is an intra-school education event organised in October–November every year. This event is associated with Science. Some of the various events are Quizzes, Science Exhibition, Powerpoint Presentation etc. Conducted by Science Club.
• Rectors And Parents Day for Junior Section or Senior Section are held every year alternately in November–December.
• Sports day for Junior Section or Senior Section is held every year alternately in November–December.
• Bagless days are held once in every two months in which students can enjoy . There are various sports as well as educational events .
• Bosco Olympics is an intra-school sports event held every year in July- August. Sections of same class compete to win Best Section Award in events like Football, Cricket, Handball, Volleyball, Basketball, Tug of War, Badminton etc. Conducted by the Sports Club.
• Bosco Math wiz is an inter-school Maths event organised by the Maths Club.

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  The main school buildings (2013)
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  The seminary side building

Aim

According to the school's prospectus:

The aim of the institution is to impart sound value based education by forming in the boys habits of piety, virtue, discipline and self-reliance during the years of their studies^[1]

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  Don Bosco Bandel Taekwondo Club (Juniors)
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  Leaders making the slow march during annual sports
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  A stage adaptation of "Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by the students of Don Bosco Bandel (2012)