Session 2026, the Year of Gratitude, began on February 10, 2026, as we welcomed our boys back home and motivated our staff through an Orientation Programme led by Br. Jose, Vice Principal of Salesian College, and Fr. Silas, Parish Priest of St. Mary’s, Kurseong.
14th Shotokan Karate
2026-01-11
The 14th SHOTOKAN BENGAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP concluded on January 11, 2026, Alamahan Indoor Stadium, Dasnagar Howrah, West Bengal. Led by Coach Mark Mani Mukhia, the team delivered a stellar performance, securing a significant medal haul across various categories. The participants competed in both Kata and Kumite events, spanning sub-junior, cadet, and senior divisions. Notable victories included multiple Gold and Silver medals, contributing to the team's high ranking in the overall standings and showcasing the technical excellence developed under Coach Mukhia’s leadership. Total 14 Gold, 6 Silver and 14 Bronze medals were won by the team.
(As reported by Escort Teacher, Sir Richard Lepcha)
CONGRATULATIONS, Sir Mark Mani Mukhia & our TEAM.
Nature Camp 2025
2025-12-15
15 students of SRS attended a three days School Nature Camp & Educational Excursion to Bunkulung between 15th-17th December.
The Nature Camp was organized by the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) under it's Place Based Education (PBE) project.
From SRS 13 Green Scouts along with 2 senior class XI students participated in the camp. In addition 14 students from Panchabati H.Sec. School also participated in the event.
The event highlighted the philosophy behind the PBE initiative in Nature Education providing a forum for the young participants to interact with each other and learn about Nature and their environment.
Mr. Yougesh Tamang, Project Associate, Education & PBE (ATREE) introduced the objectives and activities under PBE and also imparted his knowledge on resource mapping and spoke about the importance of nature education in the present day.
Dr. Saibal Sengupta who was the resource person for the camp introduced the participants to the world of birds, the basics of birding and in addition also made technical presentations on Biogeography of Darjeeling, Biodiversity of the Eastern Himalaya with specific focus on the Kanchenjunga Landscape (KL). Dr. Saibal also briefed the youngsters about butterfly diversity of the region and techniques of photographing butterflies and odonates.
Early morning group birding sessions, exposure visits to community managed farms, pisciculture units, pineapple orchards and apiary farms kept the children busy and engaged in learning.
While the early morning trips aimed at polishing birding skills and documentation the daytime was a mix of technical sessions coupled with butterfly photography and resource mapping and preparing posters for presentation. The event culminated with each group of students making an oral poster presentation on what they had learned & experienced at the camp and how they would take the message home. In the evenings the children gathered around a campfire and took part in cultural singing and dance.
The participating students, teachers and resource persons are all grateful to the Community at Bunkulung, in particular the Bunkulung Apiary &Agro Beneficiary Committee who provided accommodation and fooding for everyone.
All participants were presented with certificates by Mr. Yougesh Tamang (ATREE) who had planned the event meticulously and had a key role in its grand success.
GTA Chief's Visit
2025-11-18
Official Visit by the Honourable Chief Executive of the GTA, Shri ANIT THAPA.
The Robertian Family was honoured to receive the Chief Executive of the GTA and other dignitaries related to the Department of Education, GTA today afternoon.
A short programme was organised to mark the occasion. Shri Anit Thapa, in his brief address to the Senior School, shared his wisdom filled with life lessons and advice for the boys. He also reiterated his commitment to begin construction of the Basketball Court & Lounge Area for the guardians as soon as the Academic Session ends this year.
With deepest gratitude to Shri Anit Thapa and the GTA, 🙏
Science Exhibition @RKSP
2025-11-08
Venue: RKSP Boys' School
Event: Inter-School Science Exhibition and Competition
Team Mentors: Sirs AnilSunam & RabinChhetri
The IR Spectroscopy Project in the Peer- Choicing Category won the 1st Prize. The Team comprised of Joyce Lama, Rasagya Gurung and Himanshu Rai, Class 11 Science.
The other two Teams too performed commendably.
Congratulations to all the participants 👏👏👏
Palaayan
2025-10-17
In-house production - 2025
Palaayan - The journey of Dreams
Challenge Shield 2025
2025-09-25
St. Robert's Challenge Shield
THE FINAL
Chief Guest: Shri URGEN LAMA (Mini), Former Footballer, Kalimpong
3rd (Bronze Medal) Match: SRS BLUE Vs ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL.
St. Michael's defeated SRS to clinch the 3rd place with a sterling display of total football. They out-witted the strong tactical challenge from SRS to come out victorious by a 1-0 margin.
MoM: PRIYONCES SUNDAS, St. Michael's
Exhibition Match: St. Teresa's School defeated St. Philomena's School, Kalimpong 6-5 in the penalty shoot out after a goalless draw during full-time. SRS witnessed an exciting and entertaining display of what girls are capable of. Given a chance, they are capable of giving our senior boys a run fortheirmoney!
The Final: As expected, the Tournament favourites, BLOOMDALE ACADEMY, Rimbick defeated SRS Yellow by a 2-0 margin. Although our boys tried their best to plug the gaps and upset the neat one-touch play of the Bloomdale boys, they failed to contain the superior attacking play of Bloomdale.
MoM: ANIRUDH BHUJEL , SRS Yellow
Awardees:
1. Highest Scorer: SAKSHAM LIMBU, Burnersbeg High School
2. Goalkeeper of the Tournament: ANKIT CHHETRI, SRS BLUE
3. Defender of the Tournament: SACHIN RAI, Bloomdale Academy
4. Player of the Tournament: MOUSHAM RAI, Bloomdale Academy
Referees of the Tournament:
SATYADIP THAPA
SATYAM THAPA
SAHIL SUBBA
FRANCIS RAI
PRIYANJAL GURUNG
ISHANT PRADHAN
Our Sponsors:
1. BIMALESWARI BOOK STORE
2. NEW DELHI STORE
3. MOTHER TERESA SEWING COMPANY
4. SRS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
5. SUPPLIERS = GAUTAM TAMANG & YOGESH AGARWAL
Special Gratitude:
1. ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL for their wonderful Band display.
2. SUNRISE SCHOOL for their beautiful Cultural Dance.
3. HEADMISTRESSES, ST. TERESA'S SCHOOL & ST. PHILOMENA'S SCHOOL for bringing the Football girls to our School.
4. MEDIA PARTNERS for covering our Tournament.
5. Sir FAIYAZ S. ANSARI for sponsoring Cakes for the Finalists & for the Cash Award to the Player of the Final.
6. NARESH AGARWAL for sponsoring Cash Prizes for the Winner & Runner-Up.
Media Partners:
1. NB NewsSports
2. Sahitya Pradhan & Hamro Darjeeling News
3. Himalaya Darpan
4. DTV
Thank you, also to all our Volunteer Teachers & Students for your unstinted support for the Tournament. Without your support, the 6th edition of the SRS Challenge Shield would not have been a grand success. 🙏🙏🙏
School Day 2025
2025-09-17
SCHOOL DAY CELEBRATION, as per the SRS Tradition:
The day began with a celebratory Holy Mass at 7am in the newly inaugurated School Chapel. The main celebrant was the Chief Guest for the day, Rev. Fr. PAUL D'SOUZA, Director, Hayden Hall Institute.
Thereafter, a prayer service was held in the School Auditorium in the presence of Ex-Teachers, Ex-students, Alumni members, the Staff, the students, Managing Committee members, and well-wishers of the School.
This was followed by the Meritorious students' Award ceremony which included special Awards for our Madhyamik and HS Toppers.
Blessings to all our Staff and students, our Alumni, and our well-wishers for St. Robert's Feast Day. 🙏
Coach Chrispin Chettri
2025-08-27
It was a proud privilege for us to welcome Sir CRISPIN CHETTRI (Head Coach, Indian Women's Football Team) among us today.
He was instrumental in guiding the National Team to the AFC Asia Cup, 2026.
Despite his success as a professional Player and as a Coach at the highest level in India, he is a simple and humble person with zero arrogance that success sometimes brings. He spent over two-and-a-half hours in the School interacting with our boys and with the teachers.
The School remains grateful and indebted to him for the invaluable wisdom, the suggestions, the motivation, and the advice that he shared with our boys. 🙏
We wish him and Team India the very best for the Asia Cup in Australia during March, 2026.👌👍
Today's event also marked the official launch of the 6th edition of St. Robert Challenge Shield Inter School Junior Football Tournament that kicks off in September.
Nepali Debate 2025
2025-08-08
Inter-House Debate Competition (2025)
Junior Category
Winner: Green House
Runner-up: Blue House
Best Speaker: Anupam Thakuri
Senior Category
Winner: Yellow House
Runner-up: Red House
Best Speaker: Sahil Chettri
Judges:
1. Dr. Rajkumar Chettri — Professor, Nepali (Postgraduate Department), Government College, Darjeeling
2. Mahendra Pradhan — Former Teacher, St. Joseph’s School, Darjeeling; currently General Secretary of the Nepali Sahitya Sammelan
Organized by: Nepali Academy
Coordinators: Jogen Darnal and Roshan Rai
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to all the participants and especially to the mentors of the Nepali Academy 🙏🙏🙏
Judged by: Sirs NishalRai (Dept of Physics, SJC, Darjeeling); DiwakarThatal (Dept of History, Southfield College, Darjeeling); BinodPradhan (Dept of English, SouthfieldCollege, Darjeeling)
Witnessed by: Invitee Schools: NDA, Turnbull, Nepali Girls, RKSP, St.Teresa's, Loreto, St. Michael's, St. Joseph's. Also witnessed by our boys and their guardians.
Congratulations to our dear boys for their sacrifice and dedicated effort towards making this year's exhibition a great success.
Thank you to their respective guides too. Without you, this Event wouldn't have been grander than previous years.
The Scope of this Exhibition will be wider in future editions. We hope that we shall receive similar enthusiasm from our boys and their guides. 🙏
Congratulations everyone 👏
Chess tournament 2025
2025-07-18
The Inter-House Chess Tournament that started on 26th June with 112 participants culminated today with the Finals in 4 Categories and 8 Finalists.
The Finals of these budding Masters of the game was inauguration by Rev. Fr. Sanjok Rai in the presence of Sri Raja Lama, Coordinator, and senior teachers. The Event was organised, managed, and sponsored by Sri Rajeev Gurung, Senior teacher and coordinator of the SRS Chess Club.
Congratulations to all the participants, winners, and to the Chess Club Motivator, Shri Rajeev Gurung Sir. 🙏🙏🙏
Bhanu Jayanti 2025
2025-07-13
The 211th Bhanu Jayanti celebration by St. Robert's.
Photos of the celebration in the School Hall on Friday 11th July; at Chowrasta on Sunday 13th July; and the felicitation of the participants on Friday 18th July.
Kudos to our hard-working volunteers and to the mentor, Sir Jogen Darnal 🙏
DHR Joyride
2025-04-10
DHR Joyride for SRS students
28 students of St. Robert's School enjoyed a joyride from Darjeeling Railway Station to Ghoom and back. The joyride was organised by the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway free of cost. The students boarded the train from Darjeeling station at 7:00 am today and after it's departure at 7:15 the train took them to Batasia loop where it stopped for 15 minutes. It then proceeded towards Ghum station where the students were allowed to visit the DHR Heritage Museum located above the station building. Mr. Mingma Sherpa, an ex SRS student and currently train manager DHR explained to the students the history and significance of the photos and other objects displayed at the DHR museum.
Accompanied by Dr. Saibal Sengupta and Mr. Jeason Lepcha, the students had a fun filled outing riding the 144 years old Heritage train. The train brought them back to Darjeeling station at 8:50 am, after which the students went back to school to attend their classes.
Thank you, DHR for providing this opportunity to our boys. I'm sure they will cherish memories of this Heritage ride. 🙏
Farewell & Silver Salute
2025-04-04
Today was a special day for the Robertian Family, a day in honour of two great pillars of our School: Sir RAJESH THAPA (Retiree) & Shri SUDEN T. LEPCHA (Jubilarian).
We celebrated the selfless and dedicated service of Retired Teacher and Coordinator, Sir Rajesh Thapa (1994-2024). We bid farewell but you remain in our hearts and the soul of SRS for eternity. Your contribution in moulding and building St. Robert's and its children shall never be forgotten.
We also celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Shri Suden T. Lepcha (1999-2024), who quietly, diligently, and efficiently oils the machine that runs the mammoth that is SRS. Without his expert hands, the School would be severely handicapped.
We bow down to you both, with folded hands, for your immense contribution to the School.
With gratitude and prayers for your good health and peace of mind,
The Headmaster, Staff, and Students. 🙏🙏🙏
World Earth Day 2025
2025-04-02
4 students of Class 8 visited the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park to attend a seminar on renewable energy as part of World Earth Day 2025.
Accompanied by Dr. Saibal Sengupta, these students participated in an interactive session with the Director, PNHZ Park and his education team.
They learned about how PNHZ Park has, over the years become self reliant in terms of renewable energy through the use of rainwater harvesting and solar energy initiatives.
The students had a fun-filled tour of the zoo. We thank Dr. Basavraj, the Director and his education team for inviting us and giving our students this wonderful opportunity on Earth Day.
Chapel & Auditorium
2025-03-25
Time: 6.:45am
Blessings and formal inauguration of the New Auditorium and the New Chapel.
A Mass led by the Bishop, Rt. Rev. Stephen Lepcha was held to bless the brand new John Mary Vianney Chapel, the refurbished School Hall, and the entire School building.
On behalf of the Robertian Family, we are extremely grateful to Bishop Stephen Lepcha for taking time out of his very hectic schedule to be with us. Heartfelt gratitude also to our patrons, our well-wishers, our students, and the entire Robertian fraternity for your selfless effort to bring fruition to the dream that we had conceived of.🙏🙏 🙏
Nature Club Activites 2025
2025-03-20
March 20: World Sparrow Day
Students of the Nature Club observed World Sparrow Day with a short story telling session in the school assembly. Jigme Sherab Sherpa of Class 6B narrated a short story about a Sparrow called Pipit. Other Nature Club students from Class 8D made a poster presentation highlighting the three different species of Sparrows found in Darjeeling and the urgent need to conserve them and their habitat.
March 20: Outdoor exposure visit for students of Class 5 and 6
As part of their English II Project work, students of Class 5B were taken out of the class room by their English teacher and note down ten Nouns, ten Adjectives and ten Verbs from their natural surroundings. In addition they also had to draw a sketch of whatever they saw and liked most.
While Class 5B did the outdoor exercise around the Bishop's House forest, the students of Class 6A and B were taken to the Lloyd Botanical Garden.
March 21: World Forest Day
Students of Class 8C and 8D were taken to the Lloyd Botanical Garden where a brief talk on the importance of Forests was given by Saibal Sir following which the boys were allowed to observe nature first hand. They were also asked to note Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives in Nature and draw a sketch of what they liked most.
These visits were planned in order to give the children a feel of the outdoors and to connect with nature. They enjoyed the brief but fun filled outdoor trip fully. Thanks are due to the Headmaster who permitted the students to be taken out and to the Range Officer, Lloyd Botanical Garden who allowed the use of the Park premises for these visits.
