Welland Gouldsmith School

Welland Gouldsmith SChool
Location
Plot No. 1, I/5, Block – E, Baishnabghata, Patuli Township Kolkata – 700 094 288 BEPIN BEHARI GANGULY STREET, KOLKATA – 700012 Kolkata, West Bengal India
Information
Type	Private
Motto	“NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA”
Established	1869
Principal	Dr. (ms) G.R Hart
Staff	60
Enrollment	Varies
Campus	Urban
Nickname	Wellander
Affiliations	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Website	www.wgskolkata.com

Welland Gouldsmith School (WGS) is a primary, secondary and senior secondary school in Kolkata, West Bengal. WGS has two branches, one at Bowbazar and the other at Patuli. The Bowbazar branch was established in 1869 and the patuli branch in 2004. The Bowbazar branch is a Girls school while the Patuli branch is a co-educational school. Both of the schools are affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi with I.C.S.E. at the class X level and I.S.C. at the class XII level comprising three streams viz. Science, Commerce, Humanities.The school’s motto is "NISI DOMINUS FRUSTRA"

History

Reverend Joseph Welland, M.A.of Trinity Dublin was responsible for starting the Old Church Day School in 1876. He had collected Rs.6000/- and with a Government grant of Rs.20,000/- the Welland Memorial Hall was purchased and the School moved into its premises in 1884.

In the year 1890 Reverend Herbert Gouldsmith M.A. Oxford took over the responsibility of the Old Mission Church. In November 1891 he began the Free Day School in addition to the Welland School for paying students.

With generous contributions from the H. Kiernandeer who had gifted his property and Rs.40,000/- to the Free Day School – the school grew.

In the year 1900 the school settled into its new quarters at 288 Bepin Behari Ganguly Street where it is still flourishing today.

In 1936 the Welland School was combined with the Gouldsmith Free School to be called the Welland Gouldsmith School.

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