3 Best Primary Schools in Kolkata

“St. James' School is affiliated with the CISCE and administers the ICSE and ISC examinations. Here at St. James' School, each class is under a single teacher who teaches all the subjects and interacts with the pupils to enhance their academic performance. St. James' School gives two pre-board examinations to help pupils improve academically before their examination. Pupils who have excelled in academics and extracurricular activities can become Middle School Leaders to guide their juniors. They arrange educational field trips once a year to a particular place. Once a week, the pupils go to the school library, where a sizable book collection is available to cater to every pupil's needs. St. James' School has one of the largest playgrounds in Kolkata, India. St. James' Junior School pupils have their sports on a different day.”

Read more

“Don Bosco School aims to impart sound value-based education by teaching the boys piety, virtue, discipline, and self-reliance during their studies. The school is an English Medium Anglo-Indian School for Catholic boys administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco (Northern India). They seek to form the young, through education, into men of character, competence, conscience, compassion, commitment and without discrimination, who will foster uprightness. Don Bosco High School celebrates farewell, annual day, and events. The school's perfect blend of experienced and young staff members facilitates learners in understanding the importance of education from diverse perspectives. The emphasis on learning is fun-based, and therefore, learners develop an interest in the teaching and learning environment within the school with utmost ease.”

Read more

“Carmel Primary School aims at the education of the Catholic community around and extends its services to members of all other communities to the extent possible. The medium of instruction is Bengali, English or Hindi is the second language. It began as a Primary School consisting of Lower and Upper Kindergarten and classes I-IV with English as a medium of instruction. The school stands for academic excellence, love of God and service of people as modelled on Jesus Christ, with a view to training students to be good citizens, committed to God and Country. The school forbids all private tuition. A student should be able to progress in her work as a result of good teaching-learning in the school.”

Read more