Don Bosco School Itanagar is a Catholic institution affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It was established by the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in February 1993 primarily for the education of Catholic children and children belonging to the weaker sections of society. Don Bosco School belongs to a minority community and enjoys the safeguards enshrined in the Constitution of India. A brief history of Don Bosco School, Itanagar
Beginning a school in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, was a long-standing dream. The breakthrough came when, in July 1992, the possibility of acquiring land (the present Auxilium College Girls Hostel) at Daath, Jully, near Holy Trinity Church became a reality. Don Bosco School was inaugurated on February 11th, 1993, by the Minister of Civil Supplies, Mr. There were about 30 students enrolled, most of whom were boarders. In October 1994, forty bighas of land (the present Don Bosco College) were negotiated to establish a centre where a link road to Itanagar was expected to be constructed. It was decided to establish the school there as the previous land was too small. The foundation stone of the new Don Bosco School was laid on the new land by Chief Minister Gegong Apang and blessed by Bishop Robert Kerketta of Tezpur on August 17th, 1995. The construction work for the school was difficult as it involved a lot of levelling work. Providentially, a new plot of plain land was available at Jully Hokah, and the construction of the school began at the new site in 1997. In 1998, classes III to V were conducted at the new site while K.G. to Class II were conducted at the old site in Daath, Jully. The new school building was inaugurated on August 16th, 2001, by Shri Mukut Mithi, the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh. After affiliation with CBSE in 2005, the first batch of students appeared for their CBSE examinations in March 2007. The previous four batches from 2002 to 2006 had taken the CBSE examinations at the Government Higher Secondary School, Itanagar. In 2001, Don Bosco School made 8 further strides with the approval of the CBSE to open the Higher Secondary Section in Arts and Commerce. With the number of students increasing, the foundation stone for the schoolโs new block was laid by Fr. Guangdiat Nicholas on April 30th, 2017. The school is working towards opening the science stream from the next academic session 2021-22 onwards. It is hoped that Don Bosco School, Itanagar, will be able to respond adequately to the needs of young people and be an agent for the fulfilment of their dreams and aspirations and will lead us to a closer affinity to the vision dear to our founder โ St. John Bosco.
