St. Xaviers School, Pakyong

St. Xavier's School, Pakyong is a co-educational English medium and a private school in Pakyong, a small town in the Eastern district of the North Indian state of Sikkim. A Christians for the minority class, it is owned and governed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Darjeeling-Sikkim. The school aims to provide students with such training so as to make them judge the right values and respect every human being. The school aims at the overall growth of the student so that apart from being good professional they can also become good citizens. The St. Xavier's School ranked as one of the top two schools in Sikkim during the nineties.

Courses offered

The school offers English as a medium of instruction for the students and Lepcha, Tibetan, Hindi and Nepali as the second language. It is affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi for class X and XII examinations. For classes XI and XII, the school offer science and humanities streams only.

Admission procedure

To gain admission all the candidates have to sit for an entrance examination in English and mathematics.

Student facilities

The school offers the following facilities to its students: Co-curricular activities: The school aims at the holistic development of the student and thereby provides them with NCC, Scouts, Elocution, Quiz, etc.

Sports: Coaches offer training to students in various sports including badminton, table tennis, cricket, football, basketball, throw ball, athletics and volleyball.

Hostel: The school has separate boys and girls hostels for accommodation. Admission into hostel is granted only after admission to the school.

Coordinates: 27°14′37″N 88°36′08″E / 27.2437°N 88.6023°E