DON BOSCO SCHOOL, GUMLA
12December2011


DON BOSCO SCHOOL, GUMLA

Diocese of Gumla
St. John Bosco – 2000

Historical Perspective

Don Bosco (co-ed English Medium), Gumla was blessed and inaugurated on 1st November 2000. The mission of this centre comprises a Co-educational English Medium School with boarding for boys and girls, a Mass Centre, with socio-personal development of women and children of the area. The Charles Borrromeo sisters run Monterssori classes and development programmes for the local women and children.

Don Bosco School

It was a commitment that the province made at its inception, in response to the invitation of the Bishop to the Salesians to start an English Medium school in Gumla. He wanted that we also organize eventually a youth centre to take care of the youth of the neighbourhood.

There was already a plot of land in Gumla, which was available for the school. The initial works with regard to the land and the building of the compound wall were carried out by Fr. Joseph Varappilly (V.P) and Fr. John Kakkuzhy (K.J.). They used to come from Kereng periodically to supervise the work. After that, Fr. Jose Koorappallil (Jose Mathew), busy as he was with his duties as Assistant Parish Priest and in-charge of CCF at Kereng, generously accepted the responsibility of supervising the building work at Gumla.

The Solemn Blessing and Inauguration of the Don Bosco (Co-educational, English Medium) school took place on 1st November 2000. It was blessed by Bishop Michael Minj of Gumla and inaugurated by Fr. K.A. Joseph, the Provincial. Since, the building of the boarding was completed first, the classes began there. The foundation stone for the new school building was laid on 8th December 2002. The sprawling new school building is complete now and the classes are being held there. The High School with its labs, library etc was completed in 2010 and affiliation was granted by the ICSE Council for three years.

Services

School

Within a short period of time, Don has made a name for itself. At present there are 750 students, mostly belonging to lower middle class of society.

Hostel

The Hostel came into existence in 2006 with 48 students. The number has increased now up to 80. Sisters are running a separate hostel for girls.

Salesian Staff

Fr. V.P. Jose                     -        Rector
Fr. Melchoir Tirkey         -       Principal
Br. Joseph Kandulna       -       Hostel In-Charge

Contact

Don Bosco School
Bosco Nagar, Bhamni
P. B. No. 10, Gumla P.O.
Jharkhand 835 207

06524 – 290 803   -    School
072503 39044       -    Hostel In-Charge


Provincial Speaks

The Province of Good Shepherd, New Delhi, has completed just 11 years. Our strength is 14 regular houses and 10 presences with 160 confreres. The geographical area under our care is very vast : 12 states and one Union Territory, where the youth in significant numbers are illiterate and poor, and the total Catholic population is a mere 0.4% that is 2 million.

We are aware that, with our present limited human and material resources, we may not be able to reach out to big numbers, but, as mother Teresa would say, we believe that, though we are but a drop in the ocean, still, if that drop is not there, the ocean is not full. We do wish to make a difference where we are present by being ‘Salt and Light’. We interpret the location of the Provincial House in the capital of the nation as a God-given exposure demanding great vocational responsibility. We feel indeed like the biblical ‘city on the mountain tip’ called to bear witness to Don Bosco and his spirit in an authentic way.