OBJECTIVES
SESSION
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
CO-CURRICULAR & EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
SCHOOL TRANSPORT
SCHOOL CO-OPERATIVE
SCHOOL UNIFORM
EXAMINATION SYSTEM
Maria's
Day School (MDS), South Howrah, is an English Medium, co-educational Institution,
presently upto Class VIII, following the syllabus of the Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and is likely to be
upgraded to 10th/12th standard in coming years.
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The
School is run by the Kalpana Datta Foundation (KDF), a Charitable
Educational Trust. A Governing Board comprising of distinguished
educationists and public figures are the mainstay of the management
of the school. The Management holds the experience of establishing
and running successfully a number of schools and colleges of repute. |
MDS is located
at Podrah-Chunabhati of Howrah district, connected with roadways, only
3 Kms. away from Vidya Sagar Setu, the marvellous stayed cable bridge
connecting Kolkata, the cultural capital of the country and its sister
city Howrah. It is 8 Kms. from Howrah Station and 2 Kms. from Santragachi
Railway Station. The sprawling campus with exquisite greenary is ideally
suited for educational activities. The eco-friendly ambience with apex
infrastructure and dedicated teaching faculty is the key point of the
school.
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The
School is run by the Kalpana Datta Foundation (KDF), a Charitable
Educational Trust. A Governing Board comprising of distinguished
educationists and public figures are the mainstay of the management
of the school. The Management holds the experience of establishing
and running successfully a number of schools and colleges of repute. |
| i) To cater education at an affordable and reasonable
cost. ii) To expose children to various activities including both indoor and outdoor work. iii) To strengthen positive and creative attitudes. |
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The school
academic session extends from April to March. The academic year consists
of two terms; each term ends with half yearly and annual examinations
respectively. In the first term, two unit tests as well as in the second
term, one unit test is held. Promotion is granted to students on the basis
of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation System of work throughout the
academic year.
Promotion
is refused to a student who does not attend at least 75% of classes held
in one academic year.
Admission is offered
strictly on merit. .
In pre-primary classes, i.e. in Nursery, Higher Nursery and KG classes, admission is carried out on first come first serve basis; No test is taken; but only child's normal development as well as physical alertness is observed. Students are admitted to nursery.
Higher Nursery and KG during the month of Nov./Dec. and also in the month of April/May. The age of admission in Nursery in years is 3 + , Higher Nursery is 4+ and KGis5 + , For the Students in pre-primary classes, i.e. in Nursery, Higher Nursery and KG., promotion to higher classes is allowed twice a year, if found suitable. In this way, the age of a student may be 5+ in class I instead of 6 + , if admitted at 3+ in nursery. This system of admission and promotion prevents loss of year for a student and early promotion for the deserving and capable student to next higher class. From Class I onwards, admission is carried out through admission tests only.
Admission forms are issued in the month- of November-December and tests/interviews are carried out on subsequent dates as notified from time to time.
For admission from Class II onwards, transfer certificate from the school last attended is needed. For all admissions, attested copy of birth certificate of students is required.
In pre-primary classes, i.e. in Nursery, Higher Nursery and KG classes, admission is carried out on first come first serve basis; No test is taken; but only child's normal development as well as physical alertness is observed. Students are admitted to nursery.
Higher Nursery and KG during the month of Nov./Dec. and also in the month of April/May. The age of admission in Nursery in years is 3 + , Higher Nursery is 4+ and KGis5 + , For the Students in pre-primary classes, i.e. in Nursery, Higher Nursery and KG., promotion to higher classes is allowed twice a year, if found suitable. In this way, the age of a student may be 5+ in class I instead of 6 + , if admitted at 3+ in nursery. This system of admission and promotion prevents loss of year for a student and early promotion for the deserving and capable student to next higher class. From Class I onwards, admission is carried out through admission tests only.
Admission forms are issued in the month- of November-December and tests/interviews are carried out on subsequent dates as notified from time to time.
For admission from Class II onwards, transfer certificate from the school last attended is needed. For all admissions, attested copy of birth certificate of students is required.
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Co-curricular activities
include among others, annual sports, scouting, debating, quiz contest,
education tours etc. Extra curricular activities include Art, painting,
outdoor games etc. Annual sports is held every year. |
Students
may avail school transport, School bus plies to commute students. Students
may also avail transport through school vans.
Books, uniform,
stationery, bags and all such items are available from school co-operative
at a reasonable rate.
Boys : Navy
blue terricotton or cotton trousers, white terricotton or cotton shirts,
black derby pattern shoes with laces and white socks, navy blue blazers,
neck-tie.
Girls : Navy blue "A" line skirt and white cotton or terricotton blouses (Class V onwards), Navy blue "A" line tunics upto class IV, black shoes and white socks, navy blue blazers, Neck-tie. Sikh boys are required to wear light blue turbans of phatkas.
Girls : Navy blue "A" line skirt and white cotton or terricotton blouses (Class V onwards), Navy blue "A" line tunics upto class IV, black shoes and white socks, navy blue blazers, Neck-tie. Sikh boys are required to wear light blue turbans of phatkas.
In pre-primary
section, no sharp examination for promotion to higher classes is taken;
but students are graded according to progress.
From Class I onwards, the examination system is based on continuous and comprehensive evaluation system during whole of the academic year.
From Class I onwards, the examination system is based on continuous and comprehensive evaluation system during whole of the academic year.
| Assessment schedule
in an academic year |
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| Type of Assessment | % - age of total weight age in an academic session | Term-wise weightage |
| A) 1st unit test |
10% | 50% |
| B) llnd unit test | 10% | |
| C) Half-yearly exam. | 30% | 50% |
| D) IMrd unit test | 10% | |
| E) Annual exam. | 40% | |
| Marks and Grade
Conversion Table : |
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| %-age marks range | Letter Grade | Definition |
| A) 75-100 |
A | Excellent |
| B) 60-74 | B | Very Good |
| C) 45-59 | C | Good |
| D) 33-34 | D | Average |
| E) 0-32 | E | Poor |
A student
getting grade E in one or two subject(s), is required to take retest in
the concerned subject(s) and is promoted to next higher class only if
the student gets a grade above "E"(A-D) in the concerned subject.
Students getting grade "E" in more than two subjects is not
promoted to the next class.
Students who misses an examination, is not allowed to appear for it at a later date. A student failing in a class for two consecutive years is asked to withdraw.
Students who misses an examination, is not allowed to appear for it at a later date. A student failing in a class for two consecutive years is asked to withdraw.