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God bless our
School, for this we humbly pray,
May we be good
at home, at school, at play,
Help us to
learn and study hard each day,
God bless our
School, God bless our School.
We thank Thee
Lord for Thou hast heard our prayer,
For all our
boys and girls in Thy great care,
Now grant that
we may ever thankful be,
For our grand
School, we thank Thee Lord.
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“Building a better India by building
better boys and girls."
Rev. Dr.D.Mark Buntain
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In 1963 the late Rev.(Dr.) D.Mark Buntain saw the need to provide a good education to the many children who did not have any school they could attend.
The Assembly of God Church School, Calcutta, opened its doors on 20th January 1964 with 230 students and 16 teaching staff. Mr. James
Elloy, the then Deputy Secretary of Education, presided at the opening.
In the beginning there was only the front portion of the school building at Royd Street on a site formerly used for grazing cattle. At the back was an
aluminum Quonset hut used as a nursery class.
 From June 1986, the Secondary School and Junior College sections were housed at the Buntain Education
Centre, 125/1, Park Street while the Junior School Section (Nursery- Class 6) remained at 18/1, Royd Street, Calcutta-16. A separate Afternoon Session, which opened in June 1987, also functions from these premises (Nursery-Class 8).
 A small green van was once used to transport the students, but today the school fleet comprises five large buses and two mini-buses.
When the School was opened in 1964 the children were provided with biscuits and milk. Today there is a feeding programme for over 25,000 school children.
The School was first recognised as a private Primary School in 1965, as a Middle School in 1967, as a Junior High School in 1969 and then as a High School in 1970 by the Department of Education, West Bengal. Soon after, the School received affiliation to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi and sent up its first batch of 35 students for the ISC Examination in 1970.
PRINCIPALS: 1964-2009
Mrs. G. D. Shaw
(Founder Principal) |
1964-1973 |
| Rev. Dr. Ronald Shaw |
1973-1978 |
| Mr. A. K. Malvea |
1979-1987 |
| Rev. Dr. A. S. Raj |
1987-1988 |
| Miss V. C. Subaiya |
1988-1991 |
| Mr. L. W. Hartnett |
1991-2002 |
| Miss. A. Kurian |
2002-2010 |
| Mr. Victor Singh |
2010 |
Mrs. G. D. Shaw and Mrs. H. Buntain also served as Principals to fill in when the need arose.
A Special Unit for children with Dyslexia and other learning disabilities was opened in September 1992. This caters in a small way to special needs of these children and attempts to help them rejoin the main stream of education.
The Senior School also includes the National Open School Section which enrolls students for the Bridge/ Foundation, Secondary and Senior Secondary courses. This was begun in 1993 and granted affiliation by the National Open School, New Delhi in 1994.
 The Assembly of God Church Educational Programme in West Bengal now comprises 18 Educational Institutions and Training Colleges. |
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The purposes of The Assembly of God Church School are to
provide a high standard of education under Christian leadership of The Assembly
of God Church for Christian children and children of all communities,
recognising and maintaining that the guiding principle of the governing
character and discipline of the School shall be based on Christian teaching.
The School shall, at the discretion of the Board of
Management, and as it is able, endeavour to make education available to those
children whose parents cannot otherwise afford to send them to School.
For selection of students this is the motive of the school-
that all under-privileged children shall always have the preference of admission
and assistance.
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We have three branch schools - Tollygunge, Haldia and Purulia
The Assembly of God Church School, Tollygunge |
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Tollygunge was bought for a Boys Home, Rev. Dr R Shaw the then Principal
of A.G. Church School sawthe need for a school in this area. The school
at Tollygunge was opened by the Late Rev Dr Mark Buntain and the Late
Mrs GD Shaw on 19th January, 1978 with 120 children. Their first batch
of ICSE students went up in 1987. In the year 1998 the school was
upgraded to ISC with a Commerce section. The student strength stands at
871 and they have 27 teaching staff, 6 office staff, maintenance staff.
Mr. JH Majumdar is now the Principal. |
The Assembly of God Church School, Tollygunge
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The Assembly of God Church School, Haldia
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The Assembly of God Church School, Haldia |
In 1984, Haldia Educational
Society approached the Late Rev Dr Mark Buntain and Dr Mrs H Buntain to
take charge of the administration of their school and they agreed to do
the same. In January 1988, The Assembly of God Church took the entire
responsibility of the school's administration. Mr Conrad Das was the
first Headmaster of the school and is at present Principal of the
school. The school has grown from Class III to the +2 (ISC) level in
1998. The Haldia School is now aiming at starting a Commerce stream from
this year. The school has a total strength of 473 students (260 boys and
213 girls) with 25 teaching and 7 non-teaching staff. |
The Assembly of God Church School,
Purulia. |
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2nd April, 1984 under the leadership of Dr R Shaw and other officials of
A.G. Church, Kolkata. Mrs Shikha Roychowdhury was the headmistress and
classes started from April 16, 1984. The first batch of 13 students
appeared in the ICSE Class X examinations from A.G. Asansol. The school
obtained recognistion on 1st December 1992 and Mr FrankFreese was
appointed as headmaster. In 1993 the school was affiliated to the
Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. The first batch of AISSE
(Class X) appeared from Sainik School, Purulia. In 1994, the new school
building was started. In April 1995, the school was upgraded to Class
XII with Science and Commerce streams and Mr Frank Freese was appointed
as first Principal of Purulia school. The Lower Nursery Block and New
School building was constructed in 1995. Mr. Conrad Das served as
Principal for a short time. In 1999 and 2000 the Humanities stream was introduced.
Mrs Maria Norman joined the school as Principal from 14th November 2001.
The school has a total student strength of 1346 (600 girls and 746
boys), 46 teaching staff, 9 office staff, 18 IV grade staff and 5
computer staff. |
The Assembly of God Church School, Purulia. |
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The Assembly of God Church School is organised by The
Assemblies of God of North India, which is a registered Society under the West
Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, is recognised by the Department of
Education, Government of West Bengal and is affiliated to the Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
The School is co-educational.
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The School prepares its children mainly for the
I.C.S.E.
and I.S.C. Examinations of the Council for the Indian School Certificate
Examination, New Delhi.
However, the school has also been granted accreditation
by the National Open School, New Delhi for the opening of a Study Centre from
May 1994 for Foundation, Secondary and Senior Secondary Examinations. The first
batches were examined in November 1994 and May 1995.
The Principal reserves the right not to present any child
for the above examinations if, after the preliminary examination, such a child
does not meet the required criteria. Parents and guardians undertake, on the
admission of their children, to abide by the decision of the Principal.
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The girls and boys of the School are attached to one of the
four Houses:
| Buntain
House (Gold) |
Greenaway
House (Green) |
| Through
Perseverance To The Highest Point |
I
Am Born For Greater Things |
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| Hogan
House (Blue) |
Greisen
House (Red) |
| Live
Right, Work Hard, Play Fair |
Gentle
In Manner, Resolute In Deed |
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The Assembly of God
Church School
Senior School (Classes VII - XII)
Buntain Education Centre
125/1, Park Street, Kolkata - 700017
Telephone: (33) 2229-2723
/ -8288 /-8289 Email:
mail@agschool.in
Web: www.agschool.in
Junior School Section
(Nursery- Class 6)
18/1, Royd Street,
Kolkata-700 016. |
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