St. Augustine's School (Kalimpong)

St. Augustine's School
Address
8th Mile, L.B. Road, Kalimpong Khasmahal Kalimpong , West Bengal , 734301 India
Coordinates	27.0632819°N 88.4528913°E / 27.0632819; 88.4528913
Information
Motto	"Per Ardua Ad Astra" ("Through Hard Work to the Stars")
Established	1945
School district	Kalimpong
Principal	Fr. Jerad Lepcha
Colour(s)
Affiliation	Council for the Indian School Certificate Education, New Delhi

St. Augustine's School is an Anglo-Indian School in the hill station town of Kalimpong in West Bengal, India, established in 1945.

About

St. Augustine's is a minority Christian School established and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling. The school is under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Darjeeling, who is also the President of the Governing Body. The school conducts classes from Lower Kindergarten to Class XII and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Education in New Delhi. The school is recognized by the Department of Education of the Government of West Bengal.

Notable Alumni

• Adrian Pradhan, lead vocalist of Nepalese rock band 1974 AD
• Bipul Chettri, Indian singer-songwriter
• Sonam Sherpa, lead guitarist of Indian rock band Parikrama.
• Members of Indian folk rock band Gauley Bhai, viz. Veecheet Dhakal, Anudwatt Dhakal and Siddhant Mani Chettri

See also

• Education in India
• List of schools in India
• Education in West Bengal

External links

• St. Augustine's School Kalimpong official site