St. Mary's School, Mumbai
| St. Mary's School I.C.S.E., Mumbai | |
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Nesbit Road, Mazgaon Mumbai – 400010 Maharashtra, India (Map) | |
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| Type | Private school - secondary level |
| Established | 1864 |
| Administrator | Fr. Leslie Rebello, S.J |
| Principal | Fr.Francis Swamy, S.J |
| Faculty | 154 |
| Grades | Junior Preparatory to Class 10 |
| Enrollment | 1680 boys |
| Houses | Tagore (green), Shivaji (red), Gandhi (white), Ashoka (blue) |
| Colour(s) | Blue Green Red White |
| Sports | Cricket, football, basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics, aerobics |
| Publication | The School Tie Magazine |
| Tuition | Rs. 43,000[1] |
| Website | stmarysicse |
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E is a Jesuit secondary school located on Nesbit Road, Mazagaon, in the city of Mumbai, India. The school is affiliated with Bombay's Church of St. Anne, which is adjacent to the school.[2]
St. Mary's is an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) affiliate. Having been founded in the year 1864, it is also amongst the oldest, continually running, private schools in India. The School is therefore one of the most established institutions of preference for education and holistic development for children in the city.[1]
History
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E was founded in 1864 by members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. It lies adjacent to St. Anne's Church which was established in 1860. The school began as a Catholic school of education and a military orphanage. Later it opened to the Catholic populace in general, which meant it had to expand. This led to the construction of the building that now houses the senior school, whose foundation stone was laid by Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.
On 7 December 2013, the post office produced a stamp to commemorate the school's 150th anniversary.
It used to confer the degree/diploma of a Cambridge University O level of education, and now confers the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) diploma. The school has four Gothic-style buildings and is divided into Senior School (grades 5 and above) and Junior School (grades 4 and below).
It is rated[3] as one of the top schools of the country. Students are encouraged in the arts and many amongst the school's alumni have flourished in theatre, music, and Bollywood.
Principals
- 1991–1995: Fr. Joe Saldanha, S.J. (late)
- 1995: Fr. Joe Diabrio
- 1995-2009: Fr. Evarist Newnes, S.J.
- 2009–2011: Alice Carvalho (1st lady Principal)
- 2011-2015: Dr. Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
- 2015–current: Dr. Fr. Fransis Swamy, S.J
Notable alumni
Performing arts
- Zubin Mehta[4] - conductor and music director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra [5]
- Boman Irani[4] - Theatre and Bollywood actor
- Sooraj Barjatya[4] - Hindi film director
- Kunal Vijaykar[4] - Actor and director
- Freddie Mercury[4] - Singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the band, "Queen"
Law
- Goolam Essaji Vahanvati[4] - Attorney General of India
- Iqbal Chagla - Senior Advocate
- Justice Bakhtawar Lentin - Former Judge, Bombay High Court
- Rohan Shah - Managing Partner of Economic Laws Practice (ELP)
Literature
- Homi K. Bhabha[4] - the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language, and the Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University
- Dom Moraes[4] - Writer and poet
Business
- Azim Premji[4] - Chairman of Wipro Limited
Sports
- Vijay Mohanraj[6] - Former Ranji Trophy cricketer for Mumbai
- Shishir Hattangadi[7] - Former Bombay cricket captain
- Rehan Poncha[4] - Olympian swimmer (2008 Beijing Olympics)
- Adille Sumariwalla - Olympian Athlete (1980 Moscow Olympics)
Medicine
- Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Born 1934) Gastroenterologist, Dr. B. C. Roy Award (2000), Padma Shri (2006), Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2006)[8][9]
See also
References
- 1 2 Top Ten
- ↑ "St Mary's conquer Don Bosco". Indian Express. September 29, 1998.
- ↑ "India's Best Day Schools" (PDF). EducationWorld.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Excellence
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/zubin-mehta-launches-st-mary-s-school-150th-year-celebrations-113091100814_1.html
- ↑ Guru
- ↑ Pegigree
- ↑ "Four Runners profile". Four Runners Healthcare. 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Mumbai)". Indian Med Guru. 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
Coordinates: 18°35′20″N 72°30′22″E / 18.589°N 72.506°E