The Assembly of God Church School

The Assembly of God Church School was established in 1963 by late Rev.(Dr.) D.Mark Buntain, who saw the need to provide a good education to 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-C

The Assembly of God Church Educational Programme in West Bengal now comprises 18 Educational Institutions and Training Colleges.

The Senior School also includes the National Open School Section which enrolls students for the Bridge/ Foundation, Secondary and Senior Secondary courses. This begun in 1993 and granted affiliation by the National Open School, New Delhi in 1994.

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 School is co-educational.

ACADEMICS

The subjects taught under ICSE syllabus include English, Vernacular, Environmental Education, History, Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry etc. In addition to this, the students have to participate in Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and Community Services.

The subjects taught under ISC syllabus include English, Vernacular, Environmental Education, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, etc. In addition to this, students must take part in Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and Community Services.

The subjects offered in Class XI are as follows:

Humanities: Compulsory English, Vernacular, Literature in English/History/ Art, Home Economics/Computer Science/Business Studies, Geography, Economics.

Sciences: Compulsory English, Vernacular, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology/Computer Science.

Commerce: Compulsory English, Vernacular, Commerce, Accounts, Economics, Business Mathematics/Computer Science/Business Studies.

Trivia

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 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.

The Assembly of God Church School is organized by The Assemblies of God of North India, which is a registered Society under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, is recognized by the Department of Education, Government of West Bengal and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.