St. Mary's School, Mumbai

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{{merge from|St. Mary's High School SSC|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox school
| name = St. Mary's School I.C.S.E.
| logo = StMaryMumbai.png
| image = Def04.jpg

| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| motto = {{lang-la|Immaculata}}
| motto_translation =
| address = Nesbit Road, [[Mazagaon]]
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| postalcode =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|58|9.29|N|72|50|9.22|E|display=inline,title|region:IN-MH_type:edu}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]] secondary school
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1864}}
| faculty = 175
| grades = Junior Preparatory to Class 10
| colours = Blue, green, red and white<br/>{{color box|blue}}{{color box|green}}{{color box|red}}{{color box|white}}
| houses = Ashoka (blue), Gandhi (white), Shivaji (red), Tagore (green)
| song = St. Mary's Boys!
| sports = Football, cricket, basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics
| publication = ''The School Tie''
| alumni = Old Marians
| principal = Ms. Clementine Monteiro
| tuition = Rs. 65,000<ref name=top/>
| enrollment = 1680
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]]
| website = {{URL|www.stmarysicse.com}}
| picture =
}}

'''St. Mary's School, Mumbai''' or '''St. Mary's School I.C.S.E''', is a [[Private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] secondary school for boys located in [[Mazagaon]], [[Mumbai]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=St Mary's conquer Don Bosco|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980929/27250824.html |work=[[Indian Express]] |date=29 September 1998 |access-date= }}</ref> Founded by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] in 1864, the school is affiliated with the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE). The school is amongst the oldest, continually running, private schools in India. It is also ranked amongst the top day schools in the country.<ref name="dna lead">{{cite web |title=Education World India School Rankings 2018-19: Mumbai schools lead in India-wide ranking |date=8 September 2018 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-education-world-india-school-rankings-2018-19-mumbai-schools-lead-in-india-wide-ranking-2660503 |accessdate=21 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="top">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/ht-top-schools-survey-the-10-best-schools-in-mumbai/story-o18HrPMf6mOk7rLT5WEWBN.html|title=HT Top Schools survey: The 10 best schools in Mumbai|date=2014-09-03|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en}}</ref>

==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. The school is located 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 led to expansion and 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bombayjesuits.org/ministries/education/st-marys-school-icse |title=St. Mary's High School ICSE |publisher=Bombay Jesuits |date=2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 }}</ref>

In 1933, [[St. Mary's High School SSC]] was carved out of St. Mary's School I.C.S.E to offer students the opportunity to focus on completion of the [[Secondary School Certificate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bombayjesuits.org/ministries/education/st-marys-school-ssc |title=St. Mary's High School SSC |publisher=Bombay Jesuits |date=2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 }}</ref>

In recognition of its contribution in the field of education the Chief Postmaster General for Maharashtra released a special postal cover commemorating the school's 150th anniversary on 7 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianphilately.net/news1113.html|title = Indian Philately Digest : News : November 2013}}</ref>

The school 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).

As per Education World's 2018 survey, the school is ranked 3rd nationwide in the category of 'Day School for Boys'.<ref name="dna lead"/>

Students are encouraged in the arts and sports. Many amongst the school's alumni have flourished in theatre, music, and Bollywood.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

== Principals ==
The following individuals have served as principal of the school:
{| {{Table|sort}}
|-
! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! Notes
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Pereira, S.J. ||align=center|???? ||align=center|1982 ||align=right|?? years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|2}} || Fr. Casale, S.J. ||align=center|1982 ||align=center|1991 ||align=right|{{age in years|1982|1991}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|3}} || Fr. Joe Saldanha, S.J. ||align=center|1991 ||align=center|1995 ||align=right|{{age in years|1991|1995}} years ||rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stmarysicse.com/about-us/ |title=Principals |work=About us |publisher=St Mary's School (ICSE) |date=2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|align=center|{{nts|4}} || Fr. Evarist Newnes, S.J. ||align=center|1997 ||align=center|2009 ||align=right|'''{{age in years|1997|2009}} years'''
|-
|align=center|{{nts|5}} || Alice Carvalho ni ||align=center|2009 ||align=center|2011 ||align=right|{{age in years|2009|2011}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|6}} || Fr. Dr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J. ||align=center|2011 ||align=center|2015 ||align=right|{{age in years|2011|2015}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|7}} || Fr. Dr. Francis Swamy, S.J. ||align=center|2015 ||align=center|''incumbent'' ||align=right|{{age in years|2015}} years
|}

==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=April 2021}}
;Business and economics
* [[Dilip Abreu]] – Princeton economist
* [[Azim Premji]] – Chairman of Wipro Limited<ref name=":0" />
* [[Gautam Singhania]] – Chairman & MD of the Raymond Group<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marwar.com/cover-story/the-best-of-two-worlds-gautam-singhania-fifty.html|title=The Best of Two Worlds: Gautam Singhania @ Fifty - Marwar|date=2015-10-14|work=Marwar|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

;Law
* [[Joseph Baptista|Joseph 'Kaka' Baptista]] – barrister, unionist, political activist, founder of the Indian Home Rule movement, and Mayor of Bombay<ref>{{cite web |author=Wangchuk, Rinchen Norbu |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/175279/kaka-baptista-unsung-hero-freedom-struggle-india/ |title=Kaka Baptista: Unsung hero freedom struggle |work=The Better India |publisher=Vikara Services Pvt Ltd |date=18 March 2019 |access-date=3 May 2021 }}</ref>
* [[A. G. Noorani]] – lawyer, constitutional expert and political commentator{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}
* [[Homer Pithawalla]] – leading expert in corporate law and competition law; Professor of Law at Government Law College, Mumbai
* [[Goolam Essaji Vahanvati]] – Attorney General of India<ref name=":0" />

;Literature
* [[Homi K. Bhabha]] – professor at Harvard University<ref name=":0" />
* [[Dom Moraes]] – writer and poet<ref name=":0" />

;Performing arts
* [[Sooraj Barjatya]] – Hindi film director<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-incubator-of-excellence/15091077|title=The incubator of excellence|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Tushar Hiranandani]] – Hindi film director<ref name=":0" />
* [[Boman Irani]] – theatre and Bollywood actor<ref name=":0" />
* [[Arjun Mathur]] – Bollywood actor
* [[Zubin Mehta]] – orchestral conductor<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/zubin-mehta-launches-st-mary-s-school-150th-year-celebrations-113091100814_1.html|title=Zubin Mehta launches St Mary's School 150th year celebrations|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2013-09-11|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref>
* [[Freddie Mercury]] – singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the band Queen<ref name=":0" />
* [[Sorabh Pant]] – stand-up comedian
* [[Farukh Sheikh]] – Bollywood actor
* [[Kunal Vijaykar]] – actor and director<ref name=":0" />

;Medicine
* [[Ritam Chowdhury]] – physician, epidemiologist, biostatistician, writer, poet, Harvard faculty member
* [[Tehemton Erach Udwadia]] – gastroenterologist<ref name="Four Runners profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com/dr-tehemton-erach-udwadia-general-surgeon-mumbai-india.html | title=Four Runners profile | publisher=Four Runners Healthcare | date=2015 | accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref><ref name="Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Mumbai)">{{cite web | url=http://www.indianmedguru.com/general-surgery-tehemton-erach-udwadia-breachcandy-hospital-india.html | title=Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Mumbai) | publisher=Indian Med Guru | date=2015 | accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref>

;Sports
* [[Shishir Hattangadi]] – Bombay cricket captain<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/pedigree-shouldnt-be-ignored-says-hattangadi/124683|title=Pedigree shouldn't be ignored, says Hattangadi|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Vijay Mohanraj]] – Ranji Trophy cricketer for Mumbai<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/guru-with-a-difference/article1412610.ece|title=Guru with a difference|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Rehan Poncha]] – Olympic swimmer (2008 Beijing Summer Olympics), Arjuna Awardee <ref name=":0" />
* [[Adille Sumariwalla]] – Olympic sprinter (1980 Moscow Summer Olympics), Arjuna Awardee

;Science
* [[Vijay Balasubramanian]] – theoretical physicist and professor at the [[University of Pennsylvania]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~vbalasub/public-html/Home.html|title=Vijay Balasubramanian|last=University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences|access-date=July 8, 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Schools|Catholicism|India}}}}
* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]
* [[List of schools in Mumbai]]
* [[Violence against Christians in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.web.lawyersupdate.co.in/legal-luminaries/iqbal-chagla/|title=IQBAL CHAGLA {{!}} Lawyers Update|website=www.web.lawyersupdate.co.in|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/zubin-mehta-to-launch-st-marys-school-150th-year-celebrations-in-mumbai-210290-2013-09-08|title=Zubin Mehta to launch St Mary's School 150th year celebrations in Mumbai|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-20}}

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