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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = St. Britto High School, Mapusa<br />
| native_name =<br />
| other_name = {{ubl|St. Britto|St. Britto's}}<br />
| former_name = Sacred Heart High School<br />
| logo = BrittoHSIndia.jpg<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption = <br />
| motto = {{langx|la|Facta Non Verb}}<br />
| motto_translation = Deed, not words<br />
| location = [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|15|35|34|N|73|48|42|E|display=title,inline|type:edu_region:IN-GA}}<br />
| type = [[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary school<br />
| grades = 1-10<br />
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]]<br />
| patron = St. [[John de Britto]]<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1946|06|22|df=y}}<br />
| school_number = <br />
| principal = Fr. Bazil Vago, SJ <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbshse.net/#/recognized-institutes-details|title=GBSHSE - eforms}}</ref><br />
| staff = 42 teachers<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.stbritto.com}}<br />
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic|Catholicism]]<br />
| denomination = [[Jesuits]]<br />
| viceprincipal = <br />
| authority = Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary <br />
}}<br />
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'''St. Britto High School, Mapusa'''. commonly known as '''St. Britto''' or '''St. Britto's''', is a [[private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] kindergarten, primary and secondary school for boys located in [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]], on the west coast of [[India]]. It was founded in 1946 and is run by the [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits). It is all-boys and includes nursery till grade ten.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/st-brittos-hs/30010200209|title=St Brittos Hs School, Mapusa, North Goa - Goa|website=iCBSE|language=en|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref> In 2017 all 142 graduates passed the secondary exam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/.../SSC-Result-Booklet-March-2017.pdf|title=[PDF]GOA SSC result booklet - Government of Goa|access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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[[Indo-Portuguese]] historian Dr. [[Teotonio de Souza]], part of the school's staff in the 1970s, says this was the third institution set up by the Jesuits in Goa. Its founding was assisted by Valentino Pinto, a wine-merchant of Mapusa. Initially, the school was called Sacred Heart High School. Its original owner faced difficulties in staffing and running it, and handed it over to the Jesuits on 22 June 1946, in [[Portugal|Portuguese]]-ruled Goa. Dom Caetano Menezes, the owner of St. Mary's school nearby, also handed over his institution to the Jesuits. The school's name was changed to '''St. Britto High School''' on 18 May 1948.<br />
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==Early days==<br />
Dr. Teotonio R. de Souza suggests that the reputation of the Jesuits in Goa had been on the rise with their management of Theotonio High School, owned by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman|Goa Archdiocese]].<br />
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Fr. Sylvester D'Souza was the first principal of the schools taken over, and both were initially co-educational. The Jesuits transferred the girls from the schools to the [[Apostolic Carmel]] (AC) nuns, already active in education in Goa, who went on to form the [[St. Mary's Convent High School, Goa|St. Mary's Convent High School]], also at Mapusa along the Altinho hilltop where St. Britto is itself located.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com/mission|title=Stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|website=www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref><br />
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Initially, St Britto's functioned from the Bardez Gymkhana site. Priests running the school and boarders rented houses atop the hill, an inconvenient arrangement especially during Goa's torrential monsoons. The new site of the school was purchased from Cipriano da Cunha Gomes. The Goa Archdiocese assisted construction with a loan. Fr. Ubaldo de Sá, of [[Moira, Goa|Moira]], is credited with the construction.<br />
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The school's large facade dominates the town of Mapusa from a distance.<ref>{{Citation|last=Sankalpkanyalkar|title=English: View of Mapusa circle|date=2015-05-08|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapusa_circle.jpg|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref><br />
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==Coat of arms ==<br />
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The School Coat of Arms is divided thus:<br>At the top, against a field of blue, is the monogram of the [[Society of Jesus]], in a golden sun: IHS (the Greek shortform for the name of [[Jesus]]), surmounted by a cross. Below that, against a field of golden yellow, are the palms of martyrdom, which pay tribute to the Patron of the School, St. [[John de Britto]]. A red chevron separates the lamp of learning (to dispel darkness and ignorance) at the bottom of the coat of arms. At the bottom is the school motto, "''Facta non Verba''" on the scroll below the coat of arms, which means ''Deeds Not Words''.<br />
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==Activities and sports==<br />
The school has a Consumer Club and Eco Club, but emphasizes seasonal events and celebrations in which the whole school participates: Swachha Bharat Day, St. Ignatius day, Goa Liberation Day, and Christmas festivities including a carol competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com/extra-curricular-activities|title=Stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|website=www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref><br />
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Intramural sports include football,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/dempo-sc-renew-partnership-st-brittos-high-school/|title=Dempo SC renew partnership with St Britto's High School|website=www.navhindtimes.in|date=12 September 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref> table tennis, badminton, chess, and basketball. Students are also trained after school hours in cricket, basketball, [[kabaddi]], touch rugby, throw ball, net ball, [[sepak takraw]], and boxing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com/sports|title=Stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|website=www.stbrittohighschoolmapusa.com|access-date=2017-09-08}}</ref><br />
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==Headmasters== <br />
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* Fr.Sylvester D'Souza, SJ 1946–1949<br />
* Fr.Irineu Lobo, SJ 1949–1950<br />
* Fr.Edward V D'Souza, SJ 1950–1951<br />
* Fr.Peter Mendonça, SJ 1951–1952<br />
* Fr.Edward V D'Souza 1952–1962<br />
* Fr.Lino D'Souza, SJ 1962–1964<br />
* Fr.Mario C de Meyrelles, SJ 1964–1973 {{pad|5ex}} <br />
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* Fr.Teotonio de Sales, SJ 1973–1976<br />
* Fr.Vincent Gomes Catao, SJ 1976–1982<br />
* Fr.Anil Soares, SJ 1982–1988<br />
* Fr.Joe Palliparambil, SJ 1988–1990<br />
* Fr.Abraham Painumkal, SJ 1990–1999<br />
* Fr.Apollo Cardozo, SJ 1999–2011<br />
* Fr.Cedric Fernandes: 2011–2020<br />
* Fr. Simon L de Melo, SJ 2020–2024<br />
* Fr. Basil Vago, SJ 2024 - Present<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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* [[Francis D'Souza (politician)|Francis D'Souza]]{{spaced endash}} former Deputy Chief Minister of Goa and Member of the Legislative Assembly.<br />
* [[Roy de Souza]]{{spaced endash}}director of Resicom Builders.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.brittos-oba.com/ Britto's Old Boys' Association website]<br />
* [http://brittos.pbwiki.com/ Britto alumni webpage]<br />
* [http://www.goajesuits.in The Goa Jesuit Province of the Society of Jesus] - The Jesuits in Goa<br />
* [http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-August/047688.html Memoirs of a Britto boy]<br />
* [http://www.google.co.in/search?q=St+Britto+Mapusa&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial Britto links on Google.com]<br />
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