Don Bosco School, Bandel

What Don Bosco School, Bandel does

Don Bosco School Bandel is a private, non-profit Christian minority educational institution located in Bandel, Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. Founded in January 1978, it operates as an all-boys English-medium school affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), delivering ICSE curriculum at the secondary level and ISC at the higher secondary level from Nursery through Class 12. The institution is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco (Kolkata Province) and applies the Salesian Preventive System of education, a pedagogical framework centered on Reason, Religion, and Loving-Kindness that originated with Saint John Bosco in 19th-century Turin.

The school currently enrolls 2,200 students supported by 72 teaching staff and 31 non-teaching staff across junior and senior sections, an auditorium, library, assembly hall, A.V. room, and seminary facilities. Academic outcomes are a documented strength: ICSE and ISC toppers have scored 97%+ annually from 2019 through 2026, with multiple 99%+ scores including a 99.25% ISC topper in 2026 and a 99.20% ICSE topper with national third rank in 2019. Co-curricular programming is branded under the BOSCO event umbrella (LITERARIA, EUREKA, MATHS WIZ, BIZCON, QUIROUS, STAV, XPREZNS) covering literary, scientific, and business competitions, with extracurricular participation in CISCE National Swimming, Sub-Junior National Football, and Rajya Puraskar scouting awards in 2025.

Revenue is generated through recurring monthly tuition fees, collected between the 5th and 20th of each month via the eduqfix online payment gateway, with admissions processed through an online form. The school has no parent-company equity relationship other than its religious affiliation with the global Salesian Society, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed financial figures. The institution holds Christian Minority Institution recognition from the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (Government of India, 2007), CISCE affiliation since 1978, and recognition from the West Bengal Education Department.

Name

Don Bosco School, Bandel

Legal name

Don Bosco School, Bandel

Website

https://dbbandel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Don Bosco School Bandel is a non-profit Christian minority all-boys English-medium K-12 school in Hooghly, West Bengal, founded in 1978 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, serving 2,200 students through ICSE/ISC curricula and generating revenue from recurring monthly tuition fees.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bandel, Hooghly

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: School generates revenue through monthly tuition fees paid by students. Fees are collected between the 5th and 20th of every month through an online payment portal (Eduqfix).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Don Bosco School, Bandel provides English-medium K-12 education to boys from Nursery through Class 12, delivering the CISCE curriculum (ICSE for Classes 1-10 and ISC for Classes 11-12). Instruction is structured around the Salesian Preventive System founded on Reason, Religion and Loving-Kindness and pairs academic coursework with a structured co-curricular program (literary, scientific, sports, scouts and inter-school events under the BOSCO series). The school is administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco Kolkata Province and operates from a single Bandel campus serving approximately 2,200 students.

Product overview

Don Bosco School Bandel operates as a single, unified educational institution offering K-12 schooling services. The core product is its ICSE/ISC curriculum-based education for Catholic and Anglo-Indian boys from Nursery through Class 12. Supporting modules include an online fee payment system (via eduqfix), online admission form processing, and a periodic newsletter (DBB News Letter) documenting school activities. The school also offers extensive co-curricular programs through named events like BOSCO LITERARIA, BOSCO EUREKA, BOSCO MATHS WIZ, BOSCO BIZCON, BOSCO QUIROUS, BOSCOSTAV, and BOSCO XPREZNS.

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Products and services

• K-12 Education Services (ICSE/ISC Curriculum) Comprehensive English-medium schooling for boys from Nursery to Class 12, following the CISCE curriculum with ICSE examinations at Class 10 and ISC at Class 12. Instruction is grounded in the Salesian Preventive System (Reason, Religion, Loving-Kindness) and is offered on a single Bandel campus serving Catholic, Anglo-Indian, and non-Catholic boys. Families subscribe on a recurring monthly tuition basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.25% ISC 2026 topper score (Abhijnan Sadhukhan)
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Don Bosco School Bandel is affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi (school code wb 085) for Indian Certificate for Secondary Education Examinations (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISC). The school is recognized by the Education Department of the Government of West Bengal and the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions.
• Salesians of Don Bosco (Kolkata Province)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978The Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata Province founded and administers Don Bosco School Bandel. The Salesian Society is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite religious institute founded by Saint John Bosco, with headquarters in Rome, Italy. It has more than 17,000 members in 2,711 houses worldwide, making it the third-largest missionary organization in the world.
• National Commission for Minority Educational InstitutionscoreOthersThe school is recognized as a Christian Minority Institution by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India (vide. F. No. 1508 of 2006, dated 18/01/2007).
• St. John's School BandelminorOthersPart of the Don Bosco educational complex in Bandel along with St. John's School Bandel (Bengali medium school affiliated to West Bengal State Board) and Bandel Basilica. The Salesians of Don Bosco Kolkata province manages all three institutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata: Catholic boys' K-12 school in Kolkata with similar CISCE curriculum and heritage positioning. Comparable in target demographic (English-medium boys from Catholic families), pricing tier, and co-curricular programming.
• St. John's School, Bandel: Sibling institution on the same Don Bosco Bandel educational complex, administered by the Salesians of Don Bosco Kolkata Province. Bengali-medium school affiliated to West Bengal State Board, offering direct comparability in governance, faculty pool, and campus infrastructure.
• South Point High School, Kolkata: One of the largest private K-12 schools in India, English-medium CISCE affiliated, located in south Kolkata. Comparable as a high-volume private boys' school competing for similar aspirational Hooghly-region parents at a comparable fee tier.
• St. Xavier's Institution, Panihati: Catholic minority boys' school in the greater Kolkata/Hooghly area operated by the Jesuits. Comparable as a value-based, English-medium K-12 institution with similar admissions ethos and board-exam outcomes focus.
• Don Bosco School, Liluah: Salesian of Don Bosco school in Howrah, operating under the same religious order governance and pedagogical framework. Comparable in curriculum (CISCE affiliation), co-curricular structure, and target demographic as a boys' English-medium Catholic institution.
• St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata: Historic Jesuit boys' K-12 school in central Kolkata, one of India's oldest Catholic schools. Comparable as a premium English-medium boys' institution with strong academic reputation and heritage brand.
• Loreto Convent, Entally: Loreto order Catholic K-12 school in Kolkata serving a similar English-medium, value-based demographic. Closest analog among girls' schools for pedagogical philosophy and target parent segment.
• La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata: One of India's premier heritage boys' schools, English-medium K-12 with strong academic and co-curricular record. Comparable as a premium-priced boys' institution in the Kolkata/Hooghly region competing for similar aspirational parents.
• St. James' School, Kolkata: Heritage Catholic boys' K-12 school in Kolkata operating in the same English-medium CISCE segment. Comparable on admissions selectivity, topper track record, and parent demographics.
• Don Bosco School, Park Circus: Flagship Salesian school in Kolkata, larger in scale but operating under identical Salesian preventive system and CISCE affiliation. Direct peer on governance, curriculum, and value proposition with urban positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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