St John De Britto Anglo-Indian High School

St John De Britto A.I.B.H.School
Motto
(Lead Kindly Light)
Established 15 January 1945
Type State aided Higher school
Founder Benedictine Fathers
Location Elphinstone Road
Cochin
Kerala
682001
India
Coordinates: 9°57′47″N 76°14′24″E / 9.963006°N 76.239924°E / 9.963006; 76.239924
Staff 20
Capacity 1000
Gender Boys
Ages 4–16
Colours      Navy and      White
School before renovation of Gate in 2015

[1]St. John De Britto Anglo-Indian High School is a secondary school in Fort Cochin, Kerala, India.[2] The school is named after John de Brito, a 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr.

Letter from President of India on Silver jubilee year

The school started operation in the year 1945 and celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 1970

Formation and History

St John de Britto"s AIHS was started on 15 January 1945, a Monday, by Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Das Noves, with 7 staff members and 91 pupils on the rolls. The school timing was from 10:30 am to 5:05 pm.

The Benedictine Fathers who managed the school handed over charge to the Bishop of the Diocese. They had to leave the country on 30-11-1953 as their Visas were not extended by the Govt.

Medium of education and certification

Since it was a school formed for the minority community of Anglo Indians, the medium of education was English and it was strictly followed till it was transferred to the board of secondary education of Government of Kerala.

Britto Boys Passout with tenth Grade Certificate of Secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC). The first batch of students who passed out with SSLC was the 1986 Batch students, till 1985 the tenth grade passout was granted Certificate from the Madras Syllabus.

Academic achievement during the years.

Total Number of students for SSLC in 2013 179 (passout 177) 2013 Results

Promotional video[3]

Government Aid and Activities

The State Government provides lunch for the students.[4]

Sport

The school won the overall championship in wrestling at the district mini games held at Muvattupuzha, in January 2009.[5]

News Makers (Music)

K. J. Yesudas: Former Student of the School (born January 10, 1940) is an Indian Carnatic musician and Malayalam Film Play back singer.

Anil Johnson: music director for many malayalam movies and advertisements


Carl Frenais :His four piece band ‘Carl & The Reda Mafia’ has been selected to play the opening set for a Bon Jovi concert at the famous du Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 1, 2015 News in The Hindu

Alumni Activity

The 1986 batch passout students had contributed a water cooler and also reconstructed the gate of the school

There was 3 get together of the 1986 batchmates two in Dubai and one in Cochin in the year 2015

Alumni meet in Dec, 2015[6]

Alumni meet in June, 2011 [7]

References

  1. "govt listed school" (PDF).
  2. "ST.JOHN DE BRITTO A.I.H.SCHOOL". India On A Page. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. Benedict Raphael (2015-02-11), St.John De Britto's Anglo-Indian High School Fort Kochi, retrieved 2016-03-10
  4. Stanley, Sim. "Aid in trouble". Manorama News. Manorama News. Retrieved Thursday 10 March 2016 07:58 AM IST... Read more at: http://www.manoramanews.com/news/breaking-news/government-school-midday-meal-issues-10.html. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. "Today's Paper » FEATURES » YOUNG WORLD". The Hindu. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  6. Wilson Cherukodath (2016-02-12), Britto Mega Meet 1986 batch - 26th December 2015, retrieved 2016-02-21
  7. Alumni meet in June, 2011
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