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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
|name           = St. James' School
| name                 = St. James' School
|image           =St james school kolkata logo.jpg
| image                 = St._James'_Logo.jpg
|motto           = Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
| caption              = [[Emblem (heraldry)|Emblem]] of St. James' School (Kolkata)
|motto_translation = For Church and For Country
| motto                 = Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
|established     = 1864
| motto_translation     = For Church and For Country
|type           = [[Private school|Private]]
| established           = {{start date and age|1864}}
|religious_affiliation = [[Church of North India]]  
| type                 = [[Private school|Private]]
|principal       = Mr. Terence Hamilton Ireland
| religious_affiliation = [[Church of North India]]
|headmaster    = Mr. Neville Holt
| principal             = Terence Hamilton Ireland
|headmistress    = Betty Matthews
| address               = 165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014
|address         = 165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014
| city                 = [[Kolkata]]
|city           = [[Kolkata]]
| state                 = [[West Bengal]]
|state           = [[West Bengal]]
| country               = India
|country         = India
| enrollment           = Varies
|enrollment     = Varies
| staff                 = Varies
|staff           = Varies
| campus               = There are currently two branches of St. James' School that are as follows :-
|campus          = [[Urban area|Urban]]
 
|affiliations    = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
Campus 1 - St. James' School, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ( situated in Entally ).
|website         = {{URL|www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com}}
Campus 2 - St. James' School, Behala, West Bengal, India ( situated in Paschim Barisha ).
|nickname       = Jacobeans
| school_board         = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (year 10)<br/>[[Indian School Certificate]] (year 12)
| affiliation          = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
| website               = {{URL|www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com}}
| nickname             = Jacobeans
}}
}}
[[File:St James' School - Kolkata.jpg|thumb|school premises]]
[[File:St James' School - Kolkata.jpg|thumb|school premises]]
'''St. James' School''', [[Kolkata]], [[India]], is a [[Church of North India|CNI]] school, and is one of the oldest and most prestigious [[private school]]s in India. It was founded on July 25th 1864 by [[Bishop Cotton]],<ref name=":0" /> and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. James': a journey from gravel to gold|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/st-james-a-journey-from-gravel-to-gold/cid/1608537|access-date=2020-07-28|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota}}</ref> It is associated with the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and ISC Board of Education.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=St. James' School, Kolkata|url=http://www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com/|title = Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>  
'''St. James' School''', [[Kolkata]], India, is a [[Church of North India|CNI]] school, and is one of the oldest [[private school]]s in India. It was founded on 25 July 1864 by [[Bishop Cotton]],<ref name=":0" /> and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all-boys school<ref>{{Cite web|title=St. James': a journey from gravel to gold|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/st-james-a-journey-from-gravel-to-gold/cid/1608537|access-date=2020-07-28|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota}}</ref> and is associated with the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and ISC Board of Education.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=St. James' School, Kolkata|url=http://www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com/|title = Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>
 
The school has four houses, which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century.
The School has Four Houses which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century.
In 1900, the hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious [[Beighton Cup]] title.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news
 
In 1900, St. James' School won the [[Beighton Cup]].<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news
| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041204/asp/calcutta/story_4080762.asp
| url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041204/asp/calcutta/story_4080762.asp
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121208172753/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041204/asp/calcutta/story_4080762.asp
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 8 December 2012
| title = All hail hockey on history high
| title = All hail hockey on history high
| access-date = 2007-04-13
| access-date   =2007-04-13
| last = O’Brien
| last = O'Brien
| first = Barry
| first = Barry
| work =Eye on Calcutta
| work =Eye on Calcutta
| publisher =The Telegraph, 4 December 2004
| publisher =[[The Telegraph (India)]]
| location=Calcutta, India
| location=Calcutta, India
| date=4 December 2004
| date=4 December 2004
}}</ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)|url=https://www.hockeybengal.org/winners-and-runner-up-details|location=Kolkata|website=hockeybengal.org|publisher=Hockey Bengal|access-date=5 July 2022|archive-date=23 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423035958/https://www.hockeybengal.org/winners-and-runner-up-details}}</ref>
 
==Notable alumni==
*[[Arjun Atwal]], Golfer
*[[Pritam]], Bollywood music director
*[[Sanjeev Sanyal]], economist and environmentalist
*[[Somnath Bharadwaj]], theoretical physicist
*[[Rohit K. Dasgupta]], academic and UK politician
*[[Sujoy Ghosh]], filmmaker
*[[Rajesh Gopakumar]], theoretical physicist
*[[Murtaza Lodhgar]], Ranji trophy cricketer
*[[Sagar Daryani]], CEO & Co-Founder of Wow! Momo Foods<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sagar Daryani|url=https://nrai.org/sagar-daryani/}}</ref>
*[[Nakul Dewan]], Senior Advocate & Barrister<ref>https://twentyessex.com/people/nakul-dewan/</ref>
*[[Jayant Goenka]], Director- Emami Group
*[[Dr. Indranil Basu Ray]], Eminent doctor
*[[Projjol Banerjea]], Founder- Zeotap
*[[Nandan Mall]], Founder- Hulladeck Recycling
*[[Aditya Ladsaria]], Co-Founder- Chaibreak
*[[Anirudh Poddar]], Co-Founder- Chaibreak
*[[Armaan Sood]], Co-Founder- Sleepy Owl Coffee
*[[Navkaran Singh Bagga]], Founder- Akvo Atmpsheric Water Systems
*[[Dr. Sourav Chatterjee]], Renowned Mathematician
*[[Anish Daryani]], Founder & President Director at M&C Saatchi Indonesia
*[[Debashish Chaudhuri]], Indian symphonic conductor of Western classical music
*[[Souvik Sengupta]], Founder Infra.Market
*[[Ashish Dhawan]], Private Equity Investor
*[[Vaibhav Singh]], Founder- Leap Finance


==See also==
== Notable alumni ==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]
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* [[Arjun Atwal]], Indian professional [[golfer]]
* [[Somnath Bharadwaj]], Indian [[theoretical physicist]]
* [[Sourav Chatterjee]], Indian [[Mathematician]], Professor at [[Stanford University]]
* [[Ashish Dhawan]], Indian [[philanthropist]] and former [[private equity investor]]
* [[Ujaan Ganguly]], Indian actor
* [[Sujoy Ghosh]], Indian actor, [[film director]], [[Film producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]]
* [[Rajesh Gopakumar]], Indian [[theoretical physicist]]
* [[Kiyan Nassiri]], Indian [[Footballer]]
* [[Pritam]], Indian [[composer]], singer and music producer
* [[Sanjeev Sanyal]], Indian [[economist]], [[popular historian]] and author


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://stjamesschoolkolkata.com Official website]
* {{official website|http://stjamesschoolkolkata.com}}


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Latest revision as of 00:19, 8 May 2026

For other schools with the same name, see St. James School (disambiguation).
St. James' School
Emblem of St. James' School (Kolkata)
Address
165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014

Kolkata
,
West Bengal

India
Information
TypePrivate
MottoPro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
(For Church and For Country)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of North India
Established1864; 162 years ago (1864)
School boardIndian Certificate of Secondary Education (year 10)
Indian School Certificate (year 12)
PrincipalTerence Hamilton Ireland
StaffVaries
EnrollmentVaries
CampusThere are currently two branches of St. James' School that are as follows :-

Campus 1 - St. James' School, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ( situated in Entally ).

Campus 2 - St. James' School, Behala, West Bengal, India ( situated in Paschim Barisha ).
NicknameJacobeans
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Websitewww.stjamesschoolkolkata.com
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school premises

St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on 25 July 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all-boys school[2] and is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education.[1] The school has four houses, which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century. In 1900, the hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious Beighton Cup title.[3][4]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "St. James': a journey from gravel to gold". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 13 April 2007.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)". hockeybengal.org. Kolkata: Hockey Bengal. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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