'This year 1866 may be taken as marking an epoch in the history of Darjeeling ........the Hill Cart road was completed. From this time dates the first attempt to make the hills the home of European Education in India.'
With the clearing of forests, laying of railway tracks,planting of tea came education.Under the gaze of the colonizers Darjeeling was born and with it the concept of a modern English township.

   Strategically located in the crossroads of AsioMongloid cultures, Darjeeling provided a respite for the colonizerism their march of empire building. They came to rule and conquer but decided to stay. The scenic splendour, the conducive surroundings, climatic temper and the rich cultural concourse caught the been advocating the establishing of Hill schools for Europeans and his efforts were supported by Lord Canning who pointed out in a celebrated minte how the domiciled English and Eurasians woul if neglected become profiteers ......'.From the first, mission aries emerged as pioneers in the field of education . Foremost among them being Rev.William Macfarlane of the Church f Scotland .This was 1869. A Highlanders a system of education based on that of which he himself was an admirable product. This colonizers invested a certain amount of exoticism to Darjeeling - and this is mainly to be seen in its educational system -English, imported and elitist.

Courtesy :Ms. Ghosh, St. Joseph's College