Don Bosco School (Alaknanda, New Delhi)
| Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Established | 1980 |
| Founder | Salesians of Don Bosco |
| Principal | Fr. Babu Varghese SDB |
Don Bosco School, located in an Alaknanda, New Delhi, India, is an all-boys English medium school imparting education from Kindergarten (Pre-Primary) through 12th grade with a campus spanning 10.37 acres. Established at its current site in as early as 1980, it is run by the one and a half century old organisation The Order of the Salesians of Don Bosco. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and the teaching methods adopted include the Salesian Preventive System.
EducationWorld India Rankings
City Wide Ranking
A rank of Number 1 [1] was achieved in 2013 for the city of New Delhi.
State Wide Ranking
The school received an all-time high rating in 2013 of Number 2[2] in its category (All Boys Category) amongst all schools in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
All India Ranking
Don Bosco School was ranked at Number 15[3] throughout the country in the Year 2013. The rankings for this were based from a pool of over 1.4 million schools around the country.
Administration
It is headed by a team of Salesians: Father Babu Varghese (principal), Reverend Father Bhushan and Fr.Gerry. It was headed by Father Binny Issac for over nine years, and before that Father George and Father Micheal. Until 2013 Reverend Father Joseph (Rector, Religious Superior and Student Counsellor) was the rector of the school.
Enrollment
The maximum student complement is 2,500, but, for quality reasons, this is kept at no more than 2,250 students.`
School Magazine
The annual school magazine's name is 'Bosconian'. The school's former English teacher, Ms. Uma Nair, headed the prestigious student body called the 'Editorial Board', or popularly as the 'Ed-Board', which is primarily responsible for the creation of the magazine, until retirement. The Editorial Board is headed by an 'Editor' (also called the chief-editor) who supervises a selected group of 'Assistant Editors' (also known as editors). The magazine comprises the four languages – predominantly English, Hindi, Sanskrit and French.
Library System
The school has an extensive library with over 1400 books,[4] in addition to magazines, periodicals and dailies.
Sister Schools in New Delhi
Holy Child Auxillium School is a sister institution, run by the nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco.