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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 school kolkata logo.jpg
|motto           = Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
|motto                 = Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
|motto_translation = For Church and For Country
|motto_translation     = For Church and For Country
|established     = 1864
|established           = 1864
|type           = [[Private school|Private]]
|type                 = [[Private school|Private]]
|religious_affiliation = [[Church of North India]]  
|religious_affiliation = [[Church of North India]]
|principal       = Mr. Terence Hamilton Ireland
|principal             = Terence Hamilton Ireland
|headmaster   = Mr. Neville Holt
|headmaster           = Neville Holt
|headmistress   = Betty Matthews  
|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         = [[Urban area|Urban]]
|campus               = Urban
|affiliations   = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
|affiliations         = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
|website         = {{URL|www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com}}
|website               = {{URL|www.stjamesschoolkolkata.com}}
|nickname       = Jacobeans
|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 and [[private school]]s in India.  It was founded on July 25, 1864 by [[Bishop Cotton]],<ref name=":0" /> and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in 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> 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>


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, St. James' School won the [[Beighton Cup]].<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
| 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
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}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
== Notable alumni ==
*[[Arjun Atwal]], Golfer
{{unreferenced section|date=July 2021}}
*[[Pritam]], Bollywood music director
*[[Somnath Bharadwaj]] - Batch 1983 - Astro Physicist IIT Kharagpur
*[[Sanjeev Sanyal]], economist and environmentalist
*[[Rajesh Gopakumar]] - Batch 1987 - Theoretical Physicist and Director of the [[International_Centre_for_Theoretical_Sciences|ICTS]]
*[[Somnath Bharadwaj]], theoretical physicist
*[[Sanjeev Sanyal]] - Batch 1989 - Principal Economic Advisor to Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Environmentalist.
*[[Rohit K. Dasgupta]], academic and UK politician
*[[Pritam]] - Batch 1990 - Bollywood Music Director.
*[[Sujoy Ghosh]], filmmaker
*[[Arjun Atwal]] - Batch 1992 - Pro Golfer, member of PGA.
*[[Rajesh Gopakumar]], theoretical physicist
*[[Debashish Chaudhuri]] - Batch 1994 - Indian Symphonic Conductor of Western Classical Music
*[[Murtaza Lodhgar]], Ranji trophy cricketer
*[[Murtaza Lodhgar]] - Batch 1995 - Ranji Trophy Cricketer and Coach for Bengal.
*[[Sagar Daryani]], CEO & Co-Founder of Wow! Momo Foods<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sagar Daryani|url=https://nrai.org/sagar-daryani/}}</ref>
*[[Sujoy Ghosh]] - Till Std IV - Filmmaker, National Award Winner.
*[[Nakul Dewan]], Senior Advocate & Barrister<ref>https://twentyessex.com/people/nakul-dewan/</ref>
*[[Rohit K. Dasgupta]], Academic and UK Politician (Labour Party)
*[[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
*[[Ashish Dhawan]], Private Equity Investor
*[[Vaibhav Singh]], Founder- Leap Finance
==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:17, 27 August 2021

For other schools with the same name, see St. James School (disambiguation).
St. James' School
File:St james school kolkata logo.jpg
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
PrincipalTerence Hamilton Ireland
HeadmistressBetty Matthews
HeadmasterNeville Holt
StaffVaries
EnrollmentVaries
CampusUrban
NicknameJacobeans
AffiliationsCouncil 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 and private schools in India. It was founded on July 25, 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in 2014. It is an all boys school.[2] It 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, St. James' School won the Beighton Cup.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  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, 4 December 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2007.

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