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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Hill Grange High School<br />
| image =<br />
| motto = Work is Worship<br />
| established = 1939<br />
| founder = Madame Sophy Kelly<ref>{{cite web|title=Baghdadi Jewish Women in India|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/baghdadi-jewish-women-in-india}}</ref><br />
| closed = 2003<br />
| type = Private<br />
| affiliation = [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]], [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]], [[Secondary School Certificate|SSC]], [[Secondary School Leaving Certificate|SSLC]], [[Junior College]]<br />
| grades = Prep-10th, Junior College<br />
| principal = Sophy Kelly, Reuben Kelly<br />
| faculty = 50<br />
| staff = 35<br />
| enrollment = 800<br />
| sports = Soccer, basketball, swimming, athletics, cricket<br />
| houses = <br />
| location = 13 A [[Peddar Road]], [[Cumballa Hill]], [[Mumbai]] 400026<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18|58|19|N|72|48|37|E}} [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=18.971944,72.810278&spn=0.01,0.01&t=m&q=18.971944,72.810278 View Map]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| website = http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/5867586597/ <br />
}}<br />
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'''Hill Grange High School''' was a private school for boys and girls located on [[Pedder Road]], [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<br />
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==History==<br />
It was founded in 1939 by Madame Sophy Kelly, a prominent member of the [[Indian Jewish]] community. She was a well known personality and was referred to as the queen of Peddar Road. She contributed towards the educational ministry of Maharashtra,<ref>Sophy Kelly, headmistress of the Hill Grange School http://jcpa.org/jl/jl101.htm</ref> and was the school's principal for most of its history.<ref>Sophie Kelly,. Principal of the Hill Grange School in. Bombay http://www.dangoor.com/TheScribe16.pdf</ref><ref>Sophy Kelly (1917–2002) http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/baghdadi-jewish-women-in-india</ref> The school closed in 2003.<br />
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==Early timeline==<br />
*1939 — Founding and establishment of the Hill Grange Nursery and Kindergarten School<br />
*1942 — The establishment of the Hill Grange primary section.<br />
*1943 — The establishment of the lower secondary of the school.<br />
*1956 — Final and complete establishment of the two sections of the Hill Grange High School<br />
**[[Senior Cambridge]]<br />
**[[Secondary School Certificate]]<br />
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== Notable alumni ==<br />
* Business:<br />
** [[Mukesh Ambani]] — Billionaire, Chairman and Managing Director of the Indian conglomerate [[Reliance Industries]]<ref>Mukesh Ambani http://ourhero.in/famous-people/entrepreneurs/mukesh-ambani</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes Billionaires 2023: The Richest People In The World |url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Forbes |language=English}}</ref><br />
** [[Anand Jain]] — Billionaire, Chairman of Jai Corp Limited<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607211451/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2005-01-04/news/27477527_1_reliance-group-mukesh-ambani-anil-ambani Anand Jain]</ref><br />
**[[Pramod Agarwal]]— [[Indian British]] businessman and founder of [[Zamin Ferrous]]<br />
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** [[Anil Ambani]] — Billionaire, Chairman and Managing Director of [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]]<ref>Anil Ambani http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-03/india-business/27853862_1_ipcl-board-anand-jain-anil-ambani {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127004432/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-03/india-business/27853862_1_ipcl-board-anand-jain-anil-ambani |date=27 January 2013 }}</ref><br />
* Entertainment:<br />
** [[Rajesh Khanna]] — Actor, producer<br />
** [[Prem Krishen]] — Actor, producer<br />
** [[Shailender Singh]] — Singer, actor<br />
** [[Neetu Singh]] — Actress<br />
** [[Varsha Bhosle]] — Singer, journalist<br />
** [[Vishal Dadlani]] — Indian Music Director, Singer<br />
** [[Nazneen]] — Actress<ref>Nazneen Bollywood Actress http://cineplot.com/nazneen-interview/</ref><br />
** [[Himesh Reshammiya]] — Indian Music Director, Singer, Actor, Television Producer, Lyricist, Film Producer, Script Writer, and Distributor<ref>Himesh Reshammiya http://www.topsongsmovieslist.com/list-of-himesh-reshammiya-songs {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407052109/http://www.topsongsmovieslist.com/list-of-himesh-reshammiya-songs/ |date=7 April 2012 }}</ref><br />
* Literature:<br />
**[[Ashok K. Banker]] - Author, Screenwriter, Celebrity.<br />
* Others:<br />
** [[Sanjiv Bhatt]] — Indian Police Service<ref>[https://archive.today/20130415214235/http://www.sanjivbhatt.org/?page_id=2 Sanjiv Bhatt]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*Principal Sophie Kelly [https://books.google.com/books?id=kHJccZ92IecC&dq=hill+grange+high++sophie+kelly&pg=PA144 "The Jewish Communities of India: Identity in a Colonial Era"]<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Mumbai topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Private schools in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1943]]<br />
[[Category:1943 establishments in India]]</div>FrancisClement