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{{Infobox school
| name = Don Bosco School, Bandel
| native_name =
| image = Don Bosco Bandel.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| motto = Scientia et cultura
| motto_translation = Knowledge and Service
| address = Avinash Mukherjee Road, [[Sahaganj]]
| region = [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postalcode = 712103
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|22|55|13|N|88|23|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions|Minority Educational Institution]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
| gender = Boys
| system = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
| denomination =
| patron =
| established = 16 January 1978
| sister_school = Auxilium
| school_board = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination|CISCE]]
| oversight = [[Salesians of Don Bosco]]
| principal = Fr. Noby K. George, SDB
| rector = Fr. E.J. Anthony, SDB
| grades = 1 to 12
| chaplain =
| faculty =
| teaching_staff =
| age_range = 6+ to 17+
| students = 2,200 [approx]
| classes =
| campus_size =
| campus_type = Urban
| medium_of_language = English
| houses = Savio (Red), Bosco (Blue), Francis (Yellow), Rua (Green)
| colors = White and Grey {{color box|white}}{{color box|grey}}
| song =
| mascot =
| team_name = Bosconians
| accreditation =
| publication = Hues of hope
| newspaper = Zephyr
| affiliation =
| alumni =
| website = {{URL|www.dbbandel.org}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Don Bosco School, Bandel''' is an [[Single-sex education|all-boys]], [[English (language)|English]] medium school in [[Sahaganj]], [[Hooghly district|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''".

The first [[Don Bosco Thanjavur|Don Bosco Institution]] in India was set up in [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]] by the Salesians in the early 1900s. The school is a Christian Minority Institution, recognized by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India (Vide. F. No. 1508 of 2006, dated 18/01/2007) and Department of Education of the government of West Bengal, and is affiliated to council for the Indian School certificate examination, New Delhi, (School Code WB 085) for the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education Examinations (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

Principal- Fr. Noby K. George ,SDB

==Campus==
Don Bosco Bandel is the largest educational complex in the district Hooghly. It is situated on the banks of the river Hooghly and is adjoining to the [[Bandel Church|Bandel Basilica]], one of the landmarks of West Bengal. The school building comprises multiple wings that house the junior section, the senior section, the auditorium, the library and staff rooms, the assembly hall, the senior and junior AV room, the Seminary Hall, the seminary, physics lab, chemistry lab, biology lab, the school basilica, etc

<gallery>
File:Don Bosco Bandel.JPG|The main school buildings (2013)
File:Bandel Seminary.JPG|The seminary side building
</gallery>

==Aim==

According to the school's prospectus:
<blockquote>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<ref name="Prosp">[http://dbbandel.org/web/images/Prospectus%20Aw.pdf Don Bosco Bandel School Prospectus] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724023028/http://dbbandel.org/web/images/Prospectus%20Aw.pdf |date=24 July 2012 }}</ref></blockquote>

== Curriculum ==
The school follows the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] Board until class 10. For classes 11 and 12, a student must follow the [[Indian School Certificate]] curriculum and may choose to study:

* '''Science''' Stream - [[English language|English]], [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Computer Science]], [[Bengali / Hindi]], and [[Physical Education]].

* '''Commerce''' - [[English language|English]], [[Mathematics]], [[Economics]], [[Principles of Accounts]], [[Structures of Commerce]], [[Business Studies]], [[Bengali / Hindi]] and [[Physical Education]].

* '''Humanities'''- [[English language|English]], [[History]], [[Political Science]], [[Sociology]], [[Economics]], [[Mathematics]], [[Bengali / Hindi]] and [[Physical Education]].

For more information visit https://www.dbbandel.org/curriculum.php

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File:Don Bosco Bandel Twaekwondo Club.JPG|Don Bosco Bandel Taekwondo Club (Juniors)
File:Don Bosco Bandel annual sports 2012.jpg|Leaders making the slow march during annual sports
File:Don Bosco Bandel Rectors and Parents Day.jpg|A stage adaptation of "Joseph and his amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" by the students of Don Bosco Bandel (2012)
</gallery>

==Notable faculty==
* Dasgupta (Bangla)
* Adhikary (Physics)
* Subir Banerjee (Mathematics, Chemistry)
* Geeta Singh (English)
* Gomes (English)
* Tasmin Amin (History)
* Neelanjana Banerjee (Geography)
* Champak Mondal (History)
* N.D. Jacob (Economics)
* Anindya Lahiri (Computer Science)
* Apurba Banerjee (Accounting and Commerce).

==Extracurricular activities==

* Bosco Xprezns is an inter-school fest hosted during July.
* Bosco Quirous is an inter-school quiz competition hosted during July-August.
* The school has also won several inter-school quiz competitions like the Limca book of records, Borunvita quiz contest and the Maggi inter-school quiz competition.

==Sports accolades==
Over the years the school has participated in various inter-school sporting events like athletics, football and cricket championships. Some of the students have represented the District and State teams. Notable sportspersons from the school are Amit Sharma (Cricket - Bengal U 16 & U 19), Rajesh Roychowdhury (Cricket - Bengal U 16, Hooghly district), Mayuk Dasgupta (Cricket - Captain Burdwan University, Vizzy Trophy East Zone, Hooghly district), Ambarish Thakur and Ajit Singh. The school continues to nurture its sporting talent and provide every student with necessary sports infrastructure.

== Club activities ==
The school has various forms of club activities focusing on the extra-curricular activities. These clubs hold activities during the course of the year.

The main clubs operating within the school are:-

* [[Leadership development|Leadership Training]] Service.
* Don Bosco Bandel [[Scouting|Scouts]] Group and [[Cub Scout|Cubs]].
* [[Science]] Club
* [[Social work|Social Service]] Club
* [[Sport|Sports]] Club
* [[The arts|Arts]] Club
* [[wikt:cyber|Cyber]] Club
* [[Quiz]] Club
* Friends Club
* [[Literature|Literary]] Club
* [[Music]] Club
* [[Nature]] Club.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.dbbandel.org/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vaYD2s1u0/ School Anthem]

[[Category:Salesian schools]]
[[Category:Catholic schools in India]]
[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Christian schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in Hooghly district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in West Bengal]]

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