Goethals Memorial School
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Kurseong, West Bengal India |
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| Type | Independent all-boys day and boarding secondary school |
| Motto |
Latin: Omnia Bene Facere English: 'Do All Things Well' |
| Established | 1907 |
| Founder | Christian Brothers |
| Headmaster | Br. Robert Fernandes |
| Grades | Class I-XII |
| Enrolment | Class II-VI |
| Number of students | 900+ |
| Campus | Kurseong |
| Colour(s) | Sky blue and dark blue |
| Sports | Football, basketball, cricket, volleyball, netball, hockey, track and field, billiards, badminton, table tennis |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers, ICSE |
| Website | Official Website |
Goethals Memorial School is a boarding school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India. It is set in a forest 5 km (3 miles) from Kurseong between Siliguri and Darjeeling at an altitude of 1674 meters (5500 feet) above sea level. The school was founded in 1907, and is named after Jesuit Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata), Paul Goethals. The land for the school was donated by the Maharaja of Bardhaman.
Goethals attracts students from West Bengal, Bihar, north-eastern Indian states, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. It follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum, and has classes from standard 3 to 10.
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.
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.
The first prospectus had in view the affiliation of the School to the Shibpur Engineering College, Calcutta. However, the Sub Overseer Course did not fit with the needs of the pupils and was dropped in favour of the Cambridge Locals. The Cambridge Exams continued until the 1970s when the school switched to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education curriculum.
One of the last functions to be performed by Archbishop Paul Goethals, 1st Archbishop of Calcutta, was the blessing and laying of the foundation stone on 12 April of the St. Xavier's Chapel, Calcutta. Shortly after that he was ordered by his doctors to return to Belgium in the hope that his indifferent health might improve. However, it was soon obvious that he would not survive very long, and when he realized this he determined to return to Calcutta and die among the people for whom he had laboured. He returned to his diocese and lived for some months in his residence in 12 Park Street, Calcutta, until he died on 4 July 1901. He was succeeded by another Jesuit, Brice Meuleman.
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