St. Joseph’s School, North Point, Darjeeling is a boys’ boarding school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). It was established in 1888 by Fr Henri Depelchin, a Belgian Jesuit priest. It originally opened at Sunny Bank in Darjeeling town on February 13, 1888 for 18 boarders and seven-day scholars and was subsequently shifted to its present location, North Point, on February 18, 1892. The magnificent edifice that is St. Joseph’s was the brainchild of Brother Eugene Rotsaert and his team of 2000 labourers. This structure, with minor modifications, catered and adapted to the needs of the times and its expanding student body from an initial 193 boys to over 1000 students today.
In those nascent years North Point distinguished itself as a school imparting excellent all-round education in the true spirit of Jesuit or Ignatian pedagogy and attracted an international student clientele. In 1954, 28 nationalities were recorded on its rolls. Among the more accomplished alumni, have been the members of the ruling families of the Himalayan Kingdoms of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. Wealthy families from South East Asia and Africa sent their sons here too. Former billiards world champion, Michael Ferreira, authors like Lawrence Durrell, David Mac Mahon and Stanley Blackfield were other great personalities groomed at St. Joseph’s, North Point, Darjeeling.
The school was ranked as the best boarding school in West Bengal and the fifteenth best boarding school in India in the Education World C-fore Survey 2012.
The school campus offers contemporary facilities catering to every need of the student such as football fields, basketball courts (indoor and outdoor), indoor gymnasium, multi-gym, swimming pool, music rooms, auditoriums, dormitories, canteen, bakery, infirmary, badminton court (indoor) and dining halls, among others.
St. Joseph’s School is affiliated with The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Students follow the curriculum prescribed by the CISCE.
Class X students appear for The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examinations and Class XII students appear for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations held annually.
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SportsAdmission forms for boarders as well as day scholars are available on the school website which must be filled and submitted along with required documents via email. Admission into the school is confirmed only after an online interview with Fr. Principal.
The school won the Caring Minds Award for “A School that cares” in The Telegraph School Award 2019.
According to Education World India Rankings, among India’s Top 10 Boys’ Boarding Schools, St. Joseph’s was ranked number one in West Bengal.
St. Joseph’s School North Point offers boarding facilities on campus. An infirmary is also situated on campus to ensure the health and well-being of boarders and day-scholars.
