St. Vincent's High School

St. Vincent's High School
"To Dare and Do and Win"
Location
Pune, Maharashtra India
Information
Type	Jesuit, private, all boys
Established	1867 (1867)
Principal	Fr. Andrew Fernandes, S.J
Number of students	3500-4000
Campus	Pune, Maharashtra, India
School color(s)	Cream
Website	stvincentspune

School Playground

Satellite view of campus

Old campus

St. Vincent's High School is an English-medium school founded in 1867, located in the Indian city of Pune and named after Vincent de Paul, a seventeenth-century saint known for his love for the poor and the downtrodden.^[1] The school, which is recognized by the Government of Maharashtra, prepares pupils for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std. X) and for the Higher Secondary Certificate examination (Std. XII).

It is owned by the Poona Catholic Educational Association and managed by the Poona Jesuit School's Society, which belong to the Christian Religious Minority group, and therefore it enjoys the rights and privileges guaranteed by Article 30 (I) of the Constitution of India. It is considered one of the best schools in Pune.^[2] It is currently ranked at #9 all across India.^[3] The Society of Jesus, to which the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers belong, is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Active in the field of education throughout the world since its origin, the Society runs 179 high schools and 98 colleges in India, in which young people of every social class, community, and linguistic group are educated through the medium of both English and the regional languages.

Present

St. Vincent's High School imparts English-medium education from Std.I to Std.X. The St. Vincent's Junior College prepares students for the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination. The St. Xavier's pre-primary school prepares children to study English. Admissions are competitive, based on merit.The plans on making an Olympic sized swimming pool in the campus has been achieved.The massive school football ground is just the exact size of a real football field along with a stadium to suit the audiences.

Achievements

An image of the Limca Book of Records held by St. Vincent's

St. Vincent's has the notable record of winning the PSAA's (Poona Schools Athletics Association) Annual Athletics Championship for 60 consecutive years as of February 6, 2007. This achievement was recorded as a national record in the Limca Book of Records.^[4]

Principals

Year	Principals
1867	Fr. Joseph Brunner, S.J.
1872	Fr. Henry Depelchin, S.J.
1873	Fr. Henry Schumacher, S.J.
1879	Fr. George Weniger, S.J.
1880	Fr. Ignatius Kunzler, S.J.
1881	Fr. Jusoph Nuckle, S.J.
1883	Fr. William Althoff, S.J.
1886	Fr. Bernard Beider-Linden, S.J.
1887	Fr. Ferdinand Hillenkamp, S.J.
1889	Fr. Kilian Hahn, S.J.
1890	Fr. Joseph Willy, S.J.
1895	Fr. Julius Mayr, S.J.
1903	Fr. Killian Hahn, S.J.
1908	Fr. William Windhausen, S.J.
1914	Fr. Francis X. Larbolette, S.J.
1915	Fr. Ernest Hoogewerf, S.J.
1915	Fr. Peter Alborghetti, S.J.
1916	Fr. Thomas Baret (USA), S.J.
1916	Fr. John Lauder, S.J.
1918	Fr. Charles Ghezzi, S.J.
1929	Fr. Maximillan Riklin, S.J.
1950	Fr. Anton Rehm, S.J.
1955	Fr. William Clement, S.J.
1957	Fr. Rudolf Schoch, S.J.
1966	Fr. Edmund D'Souza, S.J.
1967	Fr. Romauld D'Souza S.J.
1973	Fr. Rudolf Schoch, S.J.
1977	Fr. Edmund D'Souza, S.J.
1983	Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
1993	Fr. Bertie Rozario, S.J.
1998	Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
2003	Fr. Mario Fernandes, S.J.
Present	Fr. Andrew Fernandes, S.J.

Notable alumni

Meher Baba graduated from St. Vincent's High School in 1911. Baha
Banoo Jehangir Coyaji was the first female to pass the matriculate exam from St Vincent's, an all-boys school, in 1933. Voba Times
Thomas Kailath, a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, the first Indian student to obtain a doctorate in Electrical Engineering at MIT and a recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor,the Padma Bhushan, and the US National Medal of Science.
Ebrahim Alkazi theatre director and Padma Vibhushan.^[5]
Mohammed Hamid (Fakih), Information Officer from 1950 to 1955 at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington and from 1955 to 1962 at the Pakistan Mission to the UN in New York, later a manager at Pakistan International Airlines in New York (1962-1968) and at Olympic Airways in New York (1971-1978).

Gallery

Backside of St. Vincent's building
Father Osch's Hall
Father's House at St. Vincent's
Main Building
Main Building
Heritage Office Building
Camp Heritage Main Building
Maggi canteen
Outdoor basketball court
Huge Ground at St Vincent's
St. Vincent's School, Camp Pune
Small gate
Twin trees before Gulati Hall

References

↑ "Directorate General Defence Estates".
↑ "India Ranker". Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "India Ranking Boys School".
↑ Limca
↑ "Theatre is revelation (Interview)". The Hindu. Feb 24, 2008.

External links

Official website
Vincents Old Boys Association (VOBA) Official alumni organization
VincentiDabitur.com Website for ex-Vincentians

Coordinates: 18°30′45.9″N 73°52′30.0″E / 18.512750°N 73.875000°E / 18.512750; 73.875000

Jesuit Secondary Schools of India

St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad Loyola Public School, Loyola Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Loyola High School, Vinukonda St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet Loyola High School, Hindupur Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Xavier's High School, Darsi St. John's High School, Amalapuram Loyola Medium School, Amalapuram Loyola High School, Krishnapuram Loyola High School, K.D. Peta St. Xavier's High School, Patna St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's School St. Xavier's School, Rohini Saint Britto High School, Mapusa Loyola High School, Margao St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St John's Middle School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro De Nobili school, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad De Nobili School, CMRI, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Mugma, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Maithon, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sindri, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sijua DeNobili School CTPS, Bokaro, Chandrapura De Nobili School, Bhuli, Dhanbad St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian High School, Bangalore St. Paul's School, Belgaum St. Aloysius College, Mangalore St. Xavier's CBSE school, Manvi, Raichur, Raichur Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram AKJM Public School, Kanjirappally, Kottayam Campion School Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School, Pune St. Xavier's High School, Fort, Mumbai St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Mumbai ICSE, Mumbai St. Mary's High School (SSC), Mumbai St Mary's School Sangamner, Ahmednagar St. Vincent's High School, Pune Campion School, Mumbai St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St.Joseph's School, Kendrapara Loyola School, Sankhabhanga, Baripada St.Xavier's School, Rutungia, Kandhamal Loyola School, Pajikeri, Kandhamal St. Xavier's School, Jaipur Saint Xavier's School, Neota St. Xavier's School, Mahua, Rajasthan St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Behror Loyola Academy CBSE school, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Xavier's High School, Tuticorin St.Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Hr. Sec. School, Thoothukudi Loyola Hr. Sec. School, Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram District De Britto Hr Sec School, Devakottai St. Arulanandar Higher Secondary School, Oriyur Carmel Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil St. Joseph's College Hr. Sec. School, Tiruchirapalli St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Haldia St. Xavier's School, Shahebgunj St. Xavier's School, Burdwan

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