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With three sections for each class/grade from 1-10, three kindergarten sections KG-A, KG-B and KG-C, and two sections for 11-12(11-A/11-B and 12-A/12-B), there are about 1,500 students enrolled in the school. The school follows the 10+2 Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations curriculum which includes the national ICSE exam at the end of Class 10, and the ISC exam at the end of Class 12.
St. Vincent's was originally a fully residential school. It started admitting day scholars later, and finally closed the hostel completely in 1994. The school is one of the largest landowners in Asansol, with buildings, fields and wooded areas on prime real estate. The school has a swimming pool, the only institution to have one. It runs summer swimming camps during the school's summer vacations, open to children from all schools.
The school is one of the largest landowners in Asansol, with buildings, fields, a pond, buildings for the technical department, former residencies, A school for the mentally and physically challenged children "Asha Niketan" and acres of virgin wooded areas bordering like the residential colony, Hill View, an oldage home, etc.
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