Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College

Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College

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Location
Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400703
India
Coordinates 19°4′36.7″N 72°59′37.28″E / 19.076861°N 72.9936889°E / 19.076861; 72.9936889Coordinates: 19°4′36.7″N 72°59′37.28″E / 19.076861°N 72.9936889°E / 19.076861; 72.9936889
Information
Type Private, Coeducational, Day School
Established 1982
Founder Fr. Orlando, Fr. Almeida
School board Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE)
School district Thane district
Principal Snighdha Roy
Grades KG–12
Enrollment 5000 (approx)
Average class size 60
Medium of language English, Marathi
Campus type Suburban
Houses Red, Green, Blue, Yellow
Color(s)

Beige and Brown

        
Sports Football, Basketball, Hockey, Throwball, Chess, Swimming , Tennis, Table Tennis
Nickname Agnels
Yearbook Agnel Clarion
Affiliation Agnel Ashram
Website http://www.agnelhamara.net

Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Jr. College also known as 'Agnels', is a private school in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India.Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School was established in the year 1982 in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, with the objective of providing comprehensive education to students up to Higher Secondary Certificate Examination. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Education.

Overview

Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Jr. College is a part of the Father Agnel Ashram's family of educational institutions spread across India. It is a co-educational day school with around 5400 students studying in its two campuses, both located in Vashi. It is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE).

History

Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School was established in 1982 in the imposing School Building constructed by CIDCO in Sector 9A, Vashi, with the objective of providing comprehensive education from Nursery to Secondary Certificate Examination to children of all classes and communities from Navi Mumbai area. The School provides education, both, in Academic and Technical streams in Secondary Standards (VIII to X). At present, this is one of the few schools that prepare students for S.S.C. (Technical) Examination.

In the newly approved pattern of technical and vocational training by the Directorate of Technical Training, Maharashtra, the Technical S.S.C. is equivalent to the First Year of I.T.I. From 1986, we have Fr. AgneI Multipurpose Junior College. This College has Science-cum-vocational subjects (Electronics and Computer Science) and Biology and Commerce at XIth and XIIth levels.

Current Status

At present, the Institution has two school buildings in two different plots in Sector 9A and Sector 10A, jointly measuring about four acres of land. These buildings-cum-plots have been acquired from CIDCO at the approximate cost of Rupees One Crore. The School (English and Marathi Sections) has been recognised by the Government and is affiliated to the S.S.C. Board, Pune. Presently it is having over 4,700 students.

Academics

Initially when the school was established only classes from kindergarten to 7th standard were operational. Gradually, more classes were introduced. The school now has full-time classes from kindergarten right up to standard 12 (Jr. College).

Besides the mandatory subjects prescribed by MSBSHSE, Fr. Agnel School also has optional courses for Sanskrit and technical subjects like carpentry, electrical maintenance, welding etc. These courses are a unique selling point of this school among other secondary schools in and around Navi Mumbai.

Fr. Agnel is often in news for academic achievements[1][2][3] by its students.

Clubs

Fr. Agnel has a number of extra-curricular student clubs. Most notable among those are the Astronomy club[4] and the Nature club.[5]

Sports

Sports Facilities at Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School

Fr. Agnel claims to have best of best sports facilities among schools in India. It is the first school in India to set up a first class-sport costliest artificial turf ground.[6] The sports facility also includes indoor Table Tennis, indoor shooting range, swimming pool, basketball court and badminton court. The Fr. Agnel Stadium (football stadium) has a capacity of around 5,000.

Fr.Agnel Gymkhana have a Senior football team which plays in Super Division MDFA, Mumbai . The football team had been formed again in April 2004. Agnels had a famous football team in 1996-97-98 but they dismantled the team due to unknown reasons . Since 2004 the team is functioning again and doing really well by gaining back to back promotions from 3rd to 2nd to 1st and now super division in 2011. The major credit goes to the management which includes Coach:Jerome Dias, Manager:Harinder Singh Mall (Intem coach : Peter Ochanda). The facilities which are world class has played a major part in the success of the FR.Agnel's Gymkhana team. [7]

Lt coach Dilip Desai had led the Fr. Agnels Chess team in several National and International competitions for the last 20 years. Agnels Chess team have consistently come 1st in popular inter school Mumbai tournaments like Bournvita and Parle-G. Students have represented Maharashtra and won in U-19 Girls and Boys National Chess Championship organized by Sports Association of India and received Indian Government Scholarships for their performance from 2001 onwards. Many students have also played Commonwealth games and rated Chess tournaments under AICF (All India Chess Federation).

Since 2010, swimming training has been made compulsory for all students. Students from Fr. Agnel have won many accolades in various sports at district, state and national level.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

In Football, Fr. Agnel is accredited with first residential FIFA-AIFF Academy in India,[14]

In the past, Fr. Agnel has hosted many national-level tournaments like Indian National Basketball Tournament. In 2010, it hosted the 61st Basketball Junior Nationals tournament.[15]

Other extra-curricular activities

Fr. Agnel has a compulsory course in Scouts & Guides training for students in standards 8th, 9th and 10th. As a part of the training, students are taken to overnight camps to places in and around Navi Mumbai, like Karnala, Dahanu etc.

Besides, the school also organizes optional trips for students during summer break and Diwali vacations. Over the years, trips have been organized to Lakshadweep Islands, Mauritius, Dubai, Egypt, Kenya, France, Italy, Turkey,Singapore

etc.

See also

References

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