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{{Infobox school
| name = Don Bosco School, Alaknanda, New Delhi
| established = {{start date and age|1980}}
| founder = Salesians of Don Bosco
| principal = Fr. Davis Maniparamben SDB
}}

'''Don Bosco School''', located in an Alaknanda, [[New Delhi]], [[India]], is an all-boys [[English medium education|English medium school]] imparting education from Kindergarten (Pre-Primary) through 12th grade with a campus spanning 10.37 acres. Established at its current site in as early as 1980, it is run by the one and a half century old organisation The Order of the [[Salesians of Don Bosco]]. It is affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], New Delhi, and the teaching methods adopted include the [[Salesian Preventive System]].It has a large full sized football field, 3 basketball courts, 1 auditorium. The building is divided into 2 parts -
Junior block
Senior block
The school stands in front of a city forest called Jahapanah City Forest. The principal of this school is called a father . There is a special apartment for the fathers in this school which is near the junior building .Christian students have to pay less school fees. In the class, 25% of the students are from economically weaker sections . The fees of the other students is used to educate the poor students. The poor students study with the other students . There are 41-46 students in a class and 1 teacher in a class. There are 4 sections in a grade.

==EducationWorld India Rankings==
===City Wide Ranking===
A rank of Number 1 was achieved in 2013 for the city of New Delhi.<ref>http://www.donboscoschool.in/education%20rank.html</ref>

===Statewide ranking===
The school received an all-time high rating in 2013 of Number 2<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.educationworld.in/institute/don-bosco-school-alaknanda.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330060239/http://www.educationworld.in/institute/don-bosco-school-alaknanda.html |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in its category (All Boys Category) amongst all schools in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

===All India Ranking===
Don Bosco School was ranked at Number 15<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.educationworld.in/rank-school/all-cities/day-school/boys/2013.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403104152/http://www.educationworld.in/rank-school/all-cities/day-school/boys/2013.html |archive-date=3 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> throughout the country in the Year 2013. The rankings for this were based from a pool of over 1.4 million schools around the country.

==Administration==
It is headed by a team of Salesians: Father Davis Maniparamben ([[Principal and Rector (school)]]), Reverend Father Bhushan and Father David . It was headed by Father Babu Varghese for over seven years, and before that Father Binny Issac, Father George and Father Micheal. Until 2013 Reverend Father Joseph ([[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]], Religious Superior and Student Counsellor) was the rector of the school.

==Enrollment==
The maximum student complement is 2,500, but, for quality reasons, this is kept at no more than 2,250 students.`

==School magazine==
The annual school magazine's name is 'Bosconian'. The school's former English teacher, Ms. Uma Nair, headed the prestigious student body called the 'Editorial Board', or popularly as the 'Ed-Board', which is primarily responsible for the creation of the magazine, until retirement. The Editorial Board is headed by an 'Editor' (also called the chief-editor) who supervises a selected group of 'Assistant Editors' (also known as editors). The magazine comprises the four languages – predominantly English, Hindi, Sanskrit and French.

==Library system==
The school has a library with over 1400 books,<ref>http://www.donboscoschool.in/schoolinfo.html</ref> in addition to magazines, periodicals and dailies. Kindles and laptops are provided for advanced reading and educational browsing.

==Sister schools in New Delhi==
Holy Child Auxillium School is a sister institution, run by the nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, also known as the [[Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official|http://www.donboscoschool.in}}

[[Category:Schools in Delhi]]
[[Category:CBSE Delhi]]

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