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{{Infobox school
| name = St. Xavier's Boys' Academy<br> Mumbai
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| logo = XavBoysAcaMumbai.png
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| caption = St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai
| motto = {{nowrap|{{langx|la|Tenebras illuminare et vias dirigere}}}}
| motto_translation = To enlighten darkness and direct paths
| address =
| city = Marine Lines, [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| province =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|56|9|N|72|49|41|E|display=title,inline|region:IN-MH_type:edu}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary school
| language = [[English language|English medium]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic church|Catholicism]]
| denomination = [[Jesuit]]s
| patron = [[St Francis Xavier]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1957|06}}
| founder = Fr. Agnel Sologran, SJ
| status =
| dean =
| administrator = Fr. Arul John Bosco SJ
| rector =
| director =
| principal = Fr. Arul John Bosco SJ
| headmaster =
| staff =
| teaching_staff = 37
| grades = [[K-12 (education)|PreK-10]]
| gender = [[Single-sex education|Boys]]
| enrollment = {{circa|900}}
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| nickname = SXBA
| national_ranking =
| publication = ''Academy Boys' Chronicle''
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| affiliations =
| accreditation = [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education]]

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| houses = {{ubl|{{colour box|yellow}}  Kabir|{{colour box|red}}  Nehru|{{colour box|green}}  Tagore|{{colour box|blue}}  Tilak}}
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'''St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai''' ('''SXBA''') is a [[Private school|private]] primary and secondary school for boys located in Marine Lines, [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The school was established by the [[Jesuit]]s in June 1957 and caters to students enrolled from Jr Kg through 10.<ref name=":2"/> The school is accredited by the [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary Education]] to prepare students for their [[Secondary School Certificate]] (SSC) Examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myprivatetutor.com/schools/mumbai/st.-xavier's-boys-academy,-marine-lines|title=St. Xavier's Boys Academy, Marine Lines - Indian(CBSE) School in Mumbai - MyPrivateTutor.com|website=www.myprivatetutor.com|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref> SXBA accepts boys of all communities, castes, or creeds.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxba.org/|title=St. Xavier's Boys' Academy|website=www.sxba.org|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref>

==History ==

Following are the years and all the events that were newly introduced in SXBA in the past:<ref>{{cite book |title=Academy Boys' Chronicle |publisher=St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai |date=2017 |isbn= |location=Mumbai, India |page= }}</ref>

* June 1957 - St. Xavier's Boys' Academy school was established. The founder of this school was Fr. Agnel Sologran SJ and the first principal was Fr. Eudel Palomera
* 6 December 1957 - 1st inspection of the academy by Inspector Save
* 10 December 1957 - 1st picnic to the [[National park]] by train
* 22 December 1957 - 1st Christmas party on the terrace of the academy with fancy dress, games, refreshments, gifts
* 5 March 1958 - 1st Annual Sports Day at [[Brabourne Stadium]]
* 8 and 9 March 1958 - 1st Parents' Day Celebrations (then called Academy Day)
* 4 March 1958 - The academy's 1st long excursion to [[Kashmir]] and [[North India]]
* 6 August 1958 - The lift starts functioning, but was for parents and visitors, not students{{clarify|date=February 2025}}
* 17 January 1959 - 1st social gathering for parents, teachers and students in 3 groups, according to standards
* 26 September 1959 - 1st 'Dress As You Like Day' introduced in the school. One day in a month set aside for this
* 12 March 1960 - The academy is recognised as a full-fledged high school for standards 5th to 11th
* 29 August 1960 - 1st Medical Inspection in the academy - strong advice of the doctor{{clarify|date=February 2025}}
* 23 December 1960 - Standards 9 introduces the Christmas Tableau - moving scenes of the Nativity of [[Jesus]]
* 4 January 1961 - 1st farewell party of the first batch of S.S.C. students
* 5 June 1961 - 1st S.S.C. results received by the academy. All students in the English medium were declared successful and in the first grade.
* 15 July 1961 - Fr. Palomera says, "It is Election Day - for the first time in the Academy, Captains and Vice Captains are elected in a truly democratic manner"
* September 1961 - The Drama and Music club combine to broadcast in [[All India Radio]], the half-hour show on the Wonderland Programme
* 11 October 1961 - The academy joins the Harris Shield Cricket Tournament
* 1 September 1962 - 1st quiz for the Higher classes on current events and general knowledge
* 20 July 1963 - A swimming club started functioning
* 1975-1976 - 1st and the last H.S.C. batches of Science and Commerce. Fr. Netto said
* 1984 - After the S.S.C. students exams, a batch of S.S.C. students went an adventure led by Pramod Kasliwal and trekked to the [[Himalayas]]

== Management ==
=== Principals ===
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The following individuals have served as principals of the academy.

{| {{Table|sort}}
|-
! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Eudel Palomera, SJ ||align=center|1957 ||align=center|1966 ||align=right|{{age in years|1957|1966}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Lancy Rodricks, SJ ||align=center|1966 ||align=center|1969 ||align=right|{{age in years|1966|1969}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Ernest Netto, SJ ||align=center|1969 ||align=center|1971 ||align=right|{{age in years|1969|1971}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Ernest Netto, SJ ||align=center|1974 ||align=center|1981 ||align=right|{{age in years|1974|1981}} years
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Preema Noronha ||align=center|2011 ||align=center|2023 ||align=right|{{age in years|2011|2023}} years
|}
<ref>https://news.sxba.in/041-bapsa-pays-tribute-to-a-beloved-principal-fr-ernest-netto-s-j</ref>

=== Managers ===
The following individuals have served as managers of the academy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sxba.in/about-us/managers |title=About us: Managers |publisher=St Francis Xavier's Boys' Academy |date=2020 |access-date=4 May 2021 }}</ref>
{| {{Table|sort}}
|-
! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office || Notes
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. Edmund Carasco, SJ ||align=center|2001 ||align=center|2002 ||align=right|{{age in years|2001|2002}} years || Manager and principal
|-
|align=center|{{nts|2}} || Fr. Herman Castelino, SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2007|06}} ||align=center|{{end date|2008|06}} ||align=right|{{age in years|2007|2008}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|3}} || Fr. Joe Saldanha, SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2008|06}} ||align=center|{{end date|2009|08}} ||align=right|{{age in years|2008|2009}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|4}} || Fr. Lawrie Ferrao, SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2009|08}} ||align=center|{{end date|2010|05}} ||align=right|{{age in years|2009|2010}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|5}} || Fr. John Misquitta, SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2010|06}} ||align=center|{{end date|2011|06}} ||align=right|{{age in years|2010|2011}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|6}} || Fr. Blaise D'Souza, SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2011|06}} ||align=center|''Incumbent'' ||align=right|{{age in years|2011}} years ||
|-
| align=center|{{nts|6}} || Fr. Arul John Bosco SJ ||align=center|{{start date|2023|11}} ||align=center|''2023–present'' ||align=right|{{age in years|2023}} years ||
|}

==School houses ==
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All students from standards 5th to 10th are assigned into various [[House system|houses]] as part of the house system. There are four houses:

*{{colour box|yellow}} Kabir house (yellow) - named after [[Kabir]], a Hindu saint
*{{colour box|green}} Tagore house (green) - named after [[Rabindranath Tagore]], an Indian poet, writer and freedom fighter
*{{colour box|red}} Nehru house (red) - named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], India's 1st prime minister and a freedom fighter
*{{colour box|blue}} Tilak house (blue) - named after [[Balgangadhar Tilak]], an Indian freedom fighter and teacher

The houses are given to boys once they reach 5th standard, and the house remains the same until the 10th standard.

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*https://www.sxba.in
*https://sites.google.com/site/sxbasite/news/may-day

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