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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = St. Edward's School
| image = St-Edwards-School-Shimla-Crest.png
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = St. Edward's School Crest
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| motto = ''Lumen Sequere'' ([[Latin]]: "Follow the Light")
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|9 March 1925}}
| founders = [[Irish Christian Brothers]]
| closed =
| type = [[Convent school]]
| affiliation = CBSE 2008 onwards, ICSE until 2008
| district = [[Shimla district| Shimla]]
| grades =
| president = [[Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop's Message - St. Edward's School|url=https://www.stedwardsshimla.org/bishop_message.aspx|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
| principal = Fr. Anil Wilson Sequeira<ref>{{Cite web|title=Principal's Message - St. Edward's School|url=https://www.stedwardsshimla.org/principal_message.aspx|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
| head of school =
| dean =
| faculty =
| staff = 75
| students = 2000
| enrollment =
| athletics =
| conference =
| colors =
| colours = {{Color box|Darkblue}}{{Color box|DarkGreen}}{{Color box|Gold}} Navy blue, green & yellow
| mascot =
| campus type =
| campus size =
| free_label =
| free_text =
| houses =
{{plainlist|
* St. Luke's House
* St. Mathew's House
* St. John's House
* St. Mark's House
}}
| location = Milsington Estate, [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|31.095321|77.172021|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| information =
| website = {{url|stedwardsshimla.org}}
}}
'''St. Edward's School''' is a premier [[convent school]] located at Milsington Estate, [[Shimla]] (H.P.), India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/st-edward-s-school-in-shimla-is-the-beacon-of-knowledge/story-JkIetNdVRoBoWpfl5EZtMO.html|title=St Edward's School in Shimla is the beacon of knowledge|date=2018-10-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> It is a boys-only [[day school]]. It is widely recognized as one of the best schools in Shimla providing excellent all-round development of students. St. Edward's has been ranked among the top schools in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.educationworld.in/st-edwards-school-shimla/|title=St. Edward's School, Shimla|date=2018-11-16|website=EducationWorld|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> It was initially affiliated to [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] but was changed over to the Central Board of Secondary Education ([[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]) system in 2008. Today the School is managed by Simla Chandigarh Educational Society, under the [[Bishop in the Catholic Church|Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh|Simla Chandigarh Diocese]]. The school offers education from Nursery to Class XII.

== Principals ==
*Fr. Anil Wilson Sequeira, 2014 to Present
*Fr. John Bosco, 2005 to 2014
*Rev. Fr. Ambrose D’Souza, 1991 to 2005
*Lt. Col. E. R. Tullet (Retd), 1987 to 1991
*Rev. Fr. Manuel Mascarenhas, 1984 to 1987
*Rev. Bro. D. E. Hayes, 1982 to 1984
*Rev. Bro. P. G. Tynan, 1978 to 1982
*Rev. Bro. M. A. O. Sullivan, 1972 to 1978
*Rev. Bro. J. B. Mulligan, 1966 to 1972
*Rev. Bro. R. J. Steinmeyer, 1963 to 1966
*Rev. Bro. B. Walsh, 1957 to 1962
*Rev. Bro. W. I. Mckeough, 1951 to 1956
*Rev. Bro. A. O’ Callaghan, 1945 to 1950
*Rev. Bro. J. C. Touhy, 1942 to 1944
*Rev. Bro. P. Barrett, 1936 to 1941
*Rev. Bro. J. C. Dohney, 1935 to 1935
*Rev. Bro. E. Butler, 1929 to 1934
*Rev. Bro. J.C. Doheny, 1925 to 1928<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stedwardsshimla.org/principals.aspx|title=Principals - St. Edward's School, Shimla|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>

==House Club System==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:80%;"
|-
! colspan="3" | House name and Colours
|-
! House
! Colour
! Swatch
|-
|St. John's || Yellow || {{colour box|#fecb00}}
|-
|St. Matthew's || Blue || {{colour box|#091F92}}
|-
|St. Mark's || Red || {{colour box|#c60c30}}
|-
|St. Luke's || Green || {{colour box|#007934}}
|}
All students are placed in one of the four [[House system|houses]]: St. Mark's House, St. Luke's House, St. Matthew's House and St. John's House.<ref>{{Cite web|title="House System and Clubs"|url=https://www.stedwardsshimla.org/house_club_system.aspx|access-date=2021-01-27|website=www.stedwardsshimla.org}}</ref> Each house is led by a captain and a vice-captain, who are responsible for organizing and conducting various co-curricular activities in the school. They are usually chosen on the basis of their academic performance in addition to their participation in [[sport]]s and [[culture|cultural]] activities. Apart from the house captains, there are also a school captain and a vice-captain.

Various clubs form a central part of holistic learning in the school, namely the [[Culture|cultural]] club, [[science]] and [[mathematics|maths]] club, [[Literature|literary]] club, [[Sport|sports]] club, [[environmentalism|eco]] club and [[yoga]].

==Controversy==
The school landed itself in a controversy in 2012 by not allowing a [[Sikh]] student to wear a [[turban]] in school.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=ShimlaApril 27|first1=Manjeet Sehgal|last2=April 28|first2=2012UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2012 09:22|title=School in Shimla stops Sikh student from wearing turban|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/turban-controversy-shimla-st-edward-school-sikh-students-100395-2012-04-27|access-date=2021-03-22|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-28|title=Shimla missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear turbans|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/shimla-missionary-school-to-allow-sikh-students-to-wear-turbans/story-KwtH4xCgTiivvDQUoy3TgK.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Turban controversy at Shimla school|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/turban-controversy-at-shimla-school-478849|access-date=2021-03-22|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> The issue was settled after the intervention of the government.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shimla school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban|url=https://www.ndtv.com/cities/shimla-school-to-allow-sikh-students-to-wear-full-turban-479235|access-date=2021-03-22|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-28|title=Missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/himachal-pradesh/missionary-school-to-allow-sikh-students-to-wear-full-turban_772267.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Zee News|language=en}}</ref> It was not a big problem but it still marked a spot on the school's history.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 28|first1=Surekha Dhaleta / TNN / Updated|last2=2012|last3=Ist|first3=06:41|title=Sikhs in Shimla threaten stir over turban issue {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sikhs-in-shimla-threaten-stir-over-turban-issue/articleshow/12905557.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-26|title=Turban ban in Shimla convent school?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/turban-ban-in-shimla-convent-school/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
[[File:The_Chief_of_Army_Staff,_General_Bipin_Rawat_calling_on_the_Vice_President,_Shri_M._Hamid_Ansari,_in_New_Delhi_on_January_03,_2017_(1).jpg|alt=|The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017|thumb]]

*[[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]], former Vice President, India<ref name="Vice president of India">{{Cite web|url=http://aligarhmovement.com/aligarians/hamid_ansari|title=Mohammad Hamid Ansari|website=aligarhmovement.com|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090401/himplus.htm#5|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
* [[Bipin Rawat]], Incumbent Chief of Defence Staff of India & former Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2016-01-02|access-date=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/rawat-visits-alma-mater-artrac-772528|title=Rawat visits alma mater, ARTRAC|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
* [[Virbhadra Singh]], former Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh
*[[Kanwar Pal Singh Gill]], ex-DGP, Punjab Police<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/A-time-to-Gill/articleshow/17267689.cms | title=A time to Gill - Times of India}}</ref>
*Reginald Massey, author<ref>{{Cite news|last=Massey|first=Reginald|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/18/kps-gill-obituary|title=KPS Gill obituary|date=2017-06-18|newspaper=the Guardian|access-date=2018-05-01|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]], Judge, Supreme Court of India
* [[Sanjay Karol]], Chief Justice, Patna High Court
* [[Sudhir Kakar]], psychoanalyst and author<ref>{{Cite web|title=Me And My Couch| work= Outlook India Magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/me-and-my-couch/271384|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>
* [[Ashok Sukumaran]], media artist
* [[Anil Wilson]], former Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062657090500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090628094324/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/26/stories/2009062657090500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2009-06-28 | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | title=Anil Wilson passes away| date=2009-06-25}}</ref>
*[[Vijay Kumar Berry]], Maha Vir Chakra recipient
*[[Raj Mohan Vohra]], Maha Vir Chakra recipient and Commander of the Eastern Command, Indian Army
* [[Antony Jameson]], Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aero-comlab.stanford.edu/jameson/biography.html|title=Antony Jameson's Home Page, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics|website=aero-comlab.stanford.edu|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref>
* [[Pratap Bhanu Mehta]], former Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University & former President, Centre for Policy Research
*[[Ashok Chopra]], journalist and author

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.stedwardsshimla.org}}

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1925]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Education in Shimla]]
[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]]
[[Category:Catholic boarding schools in India]]
[[Category:Boarding schools in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Schools in Shimla district]]

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Mvjceng: small improve structure per standard format and cleaned formatting

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