St. Patrick’s School was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1891. The Congregation of Christian Brothers, established by Edmund Ignatius Rice, is a Catholic society from Ireland that has undertaken missionary and educational work worldwide. St. Patrick’s School, Asansol, is one of the Christian Brothers’ Schools in India. For a brief span during the Second World War, the administration of the School was under the Jesuit Mission of Patna and the school was shifted to Kurji.

The school has three sections for each class from KG – 10 and two sections for 11 and 12. There are about 1,800 students enrolled in the school. The school follows the 10+2 Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations curriculum which includes the national ICSE examination at the end of Class 10, and the ISC Science examination at the end of Class 12. The school enjoys considerable recognition for academic excellence, having produced many state and national rankers. Moreover, the school prides itself in its co-curricular achievements, with the students excelling in various fields.

St. Patrick’s was originally a fully residential school. It started admitting day scholars later and finally closed the hostel completely in 1984. The school has enrolled girls in Classes 11 and 12 since 2009.

The school spans across a large area in Asansol, with buildings, fields, a swimming pool, various laboratories in different streams, an auditorium, a huge pond and acres of virgin wooded areas on the G. T. Road. It is one of the major tourist destinations of Asansol: a must-see for anyone who visits this place.