St. Robert's School, Darjeeling


St. Robert's School is a higher secondary school for boys, which is situated in the green milieu of Darjeeling Hill Station, West Bengal, India. It is run by missionaries and is funded by the government.

History

St. Robert's School opened in February 1934 in Halcyon House, Darjeeling. It was successor to St. Francis Xavier's Middle English, started by Rev. Fr. Charles Grant in 1914, on the grounds of Archbishop's House. The name of the school has been kept under the name of great scholar of 15th Century, Saint Robert Bellarmine.

About School

The school is affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. It has classes from 5 to 12 with sub division in class 11 i.e. Science and Arts.
The motto of the school is which means - "Toward Greater Things".
This school is one of the finest school located in town. Students like Prashant Tamang , Suderahan Chettri, Prof Sunil Pradhan, Kathmandu Uttam Sharma Oli, Prabin Rai, Sushil Shah, Pappu Prasad Saha, Ricky Barret, Bibek Rai, Tapan Tamang, Sewak Rai, and lots more have studied here.
The current headmaster of school is Rev. Fr Michael Singh. Recently it received best school of the GTA by the hands of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.