Welcome to School of Excellence
BOOK LIST 2020
- CLASS I
- CLASS II
- CLASS III
- CLASS IV
- CLASS V
- CLASS VI
- CLASS VII
- CLASS VIII
- CLASS IX
- CLASS X
- CLASS XI(ARTS/SC)
- CLASS XII(ARTS/SC)
GOETHALS MEMORIAL SCHOOL
On the death of Paul Goethals, Archbishop of Calcutta, in July 1901 the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta commemorated his memory by the establishment of an educational institution for boys in Kurseong (Darjeeling Dist., West Bengal). In February 1907 classes started in the building erected by the first Principal, Br. M.S. O'Brien (1907-1914). The number of boys in residence was 110. The official opening took place on 30 April 1907. Lt. General, Sir Andrew Fraser formally opened the school. There were 110 boys in school on the opening day. The first prospectus had in view the affiliation of the School to the Shibpur Engineering College, Calcutta. .
ADMIT CARD ICSE-2020
ALL ICSE EXAMINEES ARE TO COLLECT THEIR ADMIT CARD ON 26TH FEB 2020 AT 12:00 NOON
FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THEY ARE TO COME IN SCHOOL UNIFORM WITH PROPER HAIRCUT.
ADMISSIONS
2020
Tentative Date of Admission Test for the academic year 2020
Day Scholar (Class I to VIII)
1.August 2019
25th Aug. 2019 (Sunday)
2.September 2019
8th Sept. 2019 (Sunday)
October 2019
20th Oct. 2019 (Sunday)
Boarders (Class III to VIII)
3. October 2019
20th Oct. 2019 (Sunday)
4. November 2019
10th Nov. 2019 (Sunday)
5. December 2019
8th Dec. 2019 (Sunday)
15th Dec. 2019 (Sunday)
Admission test will be taken on the following subjects:
1. English Language and
2. Mathematics
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (30 min each)
Parents may choose the date of admission as per their convenience.
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION FORM AND THE PROSPECTUS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE AND ALSO @ www.gms.edu.in
from 12th July 2019 onwards.
Application Form download[click]
Dear Parents,
We Thank Mr. Das Gupta for his years service as Child Protection Officer since 2013. The new Child Protection Officer is Mrs. Minu Mangar.
The Mobile Number of the Protection Officer is 911 6622 006. Kindly note
1. This is not a Personal number but the Official Number of the Protection Officer.
2.Legal necessities compel us to accept only written complaints on the WhatsApp. No verbal communications will be entertained.
3. Similarly anonymous messages will be treated as junk mail and those numbers will be blocked.
4. Please keep your written complaints to ONLY Protection / Safety issues of your child. For all the other complaints kindly meet the Principal along with your child.
5.We will endeavour to respond to all your messages within 48 hours, during office timings – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Thanking you for your cooperation in your child’s welfare,
Br. T. Samuel
NOTICE
Principal Message
I was very much surprised to learn that in a small town like Kurseong there are eighteen I.C.S.E. Schools – so many that the I.C.S.E. Council itself had to break us up into two zones for effective administration. That set me thinking – what is so special about Goethals – about an Edmund Rice Institution that sets us apart from the rest. When our Founder, Edmund Rice, started the Congregation of Christian Brothers, he was convinced that the best way to transform society is by moulding the minds of the youth and to this end, the best tool was Education. He did not come to this conclusion overnight; but it was something that he chewed on, wrestled with for over twenty years. Edmund’s wife died when he was in his early twenties. He started his first school when he was in his mid-forties...... Read more
