Rockvale academy

ROCKVALE ACADEMY
Rockvale Academy is located in the hill town of Kalimpong, in the district of Darjeeling, India. It is one of the most prominent co-educational institutions in the district of Darjeeling. It was founded by Late Mr. B.B. Pradhan in 1984. The institute celebrated its silver jubilee in 2009. English is used as the medium of instruction.
Rockvale Academy is affiliated to the I.C.S.E. and I.S.C. Board, New Delhi, and offers prescribed course in Arts and Commerce at the +2 level. It has classes from nursery to XII. It is a member of the AHLIS (Association of Heads of Listed ICSE Schools of Darjeeling District) which has a strength of 28 schools from the district of Darjeeling and neighbouring Sikkim.
The school management has also taken an initiative to provide students the opportunity to avail education at graduate level by opening the B.B.Pradhan College of Management Studies.
The school offers boarding facilities to both boys and girls who come from as far as Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand.
HISTORY
The institution was established in the year 1984 by Late Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Pradhan (born 1938).An ordinary man, with an extra ordinary vision discovered a plot of land for sale in the 9th mile area of Kalimpong. The initial plan was to set up a hotel. This is made obvious by the smaller rooms in the main building . However, he was persuaded by his closest friends to set up an educational institution. The core group of friends comprised of Mr. Ganga Raj Tamang, Mr. David Washington, Mr. Rajendra Choudhary, Mr. Dasgupta and Mr. P.Dutta.
The school opened for the first time on 11th March 1984 with just over a thirty students.
The school was granted permanent affiliation to the ICSE Board in the year 1992 and became an examination centre in the year 1998. It was the first privately owned school in Kalimpong to be awarded the permanent affiliation.
The school introduced the +2 level in the year 1997. The B.B. Pradhan Management College was established in the year 2003. It is affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University and offers courses in B.B.A., B.C.A, B.H.M and B.Sc (IT).
In 2008, Rockvale Academy was chosen as an IELTS centre by the British Council.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Pradhan was awarded the prestigious ‘Bharat Excellence Award’ in the year 1997 for his services to the society. He is also the recipient of the Glory of India and Gold Medal Award from the Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi.
He is the recipient of the International Order of Merit, the first Indian Citizen to do so. He held the post of the DIRECTOR until his untimely demise in the year 2002.
MOTTO
The motto of the school is ‘OPTIMA THULE’ which stands for "Aim for the Highest".
SCHOOL SONG
The school song is titled ‘WINGS OF AN EAGLE’. It was composed by Mr. S.Rasaily and Mr. Y. Ghatani. The nepali version is titled ‘GYAAN KO BATTI’. It was written by Late Mr. B.B. Pradhan and the tune was given by Late Mr. Gyan Lopchan.
INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONS
There are four houses in the school.
EMERALD(Green)
RUBY(Red)
SAPPHIRE(Blue)
TOPAZ(Yellow)
Various inter-house competitions like Volleyball, Table Tennis,Basketball and Badminton tournaments are held round the year. Co-curricular activities like elocution, debates, quizzes, spell bee and extempore are held regularly.
The house which collects the maximum points at the end of the academic session is declared as the CHAMPION HOUSE for that year.
SILVER JUBILEE
The school celebrated its silver jubilee in the year 2009.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Apart from the main building at 9th mile, Kalimpong, the school is also constructing a Sports Complex and Rockvale International Hostel at Chiboo Busty, Kalimpong.
PRINCIPAL and HEADS
Mrs. Carol Freese was the founding principal of the school. Capt. Prakash Mani Pradhan is the current Head Master of the school. He has held that post since 1997.

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