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| name = Holy Child School<br />
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| caption = The High School building view in HCS Campus<br />
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| address = Mohitnagar<br />
| city = Jalpaiguri<br />
| state = [[West Bengal]]<br />
| postcode = 735101<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.5346212|N|88.693909|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| established = {{Start date|1973}}<br />
| founder = St. Bartolomea Capitanio and St. Vincenza Gerosa<br />
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| school_board = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]<br />
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'''Holy Child School''' is the oldest known English-medium school in [[Jalpaiguri City]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. It has classes from [[Kindergarten]], [Prep.], Class I up to Class XII and is affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination]], [[New Delhi]]. It is located at Shiristala Avenue on the [[Jalpaiguri]]-[[Siliguri]] Road leading to [[National Highway 31D (India)(old numbering)|National Highway 31(D)]] which connects the city of [[Jalpaiguri]] with the rest of the country by road(s).<br />
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==Origin==<br />
'''Holy Child School''' in Jalpaiguri was opened in February 1973. It is a girls' school where the boys are accommodated according to the need and decision of the governing body.<ref>hcs.sccg.in/about_us.php</ref><br />
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==Nature==<br />
The school is an unaided [[Christians|Christian]] minority school. It includes classes from KG to XII.The medium of instruction is [[English language|English]] with [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] being offered as second and third languages respectively. The course that is followed is the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|I.C.S.E]] 10-year course and from 2004 [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] science and commerce is introduced.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Education in India]]<br />
*[[List of schools in India]]<br />
*[[Education in West Bengal]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/hcsjpg Holy Child School Facebook site]<br />
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[[Category:Christian schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Primary schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Education in Jalpaiguri]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1973]]<br />
[[Category:1973 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
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