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{{About|an Indian school|other uses| Our Lady of Perpetual Succor (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox school
{{Infobox school
| name = Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School
| name = '''Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School'''
| logo =
| image =
| motto = Let Your Light Shine
| other_name = OLPS
| address = St. Anthony's Road
| motto = ''Let Your Light Shine''
| region = [[Chembur]]
| type = Public
| established = 1954
| chairman = Fr. Henry Fernandes CSsR
| principal = Sr. Jacintha D’Souza
| students = 2640
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| postcode = 400071
| country = India
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|19|03|19|N|72|54|07|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = Public
| religious_affiliation =
| established = {{Start date and age|1957}}
| founder =
| sister_school = St. Anthony's girls school
| authority =
| session = [[Day school|Day]]
| administrator = Fr. Gregory Noronha CSsr.
| principal = Sr. Jacintha Dsouza
| students = ~ 4,000
| medium_of_language = English
| campus_size =
| campus_type = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| houses = {{unbulleted list| {{color box|#010894}} St. Gerards's|{{color box|#FFFF00}} St. Alphonso's|{{color box|#008001}} St. Clement's|{{color box|#D60000}} St. Anthony's}}
| song =
| other_name = OLPS
| team_name =
| accreditation =
| website = {{URL|www.olpshighschool.org}}
| website = {{URL|www.olpshighschool.org}}
}}
}}


'''Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School''' also known as '''OLPS''', is a boys school<ref>{{cite news |title=A heavy weight in the east |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-Top-Schools/topschools-mumbai/A-heavy-weight-in-the-east/SP-Article1-477584.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=18 November 2009 |accessdate=5 August 2010 }}</ref> [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]], India. The school was established in 1957. It has four houses − St. Gerards's (blue), St. Alphonso's (yellow), St. Clement's, (green), and St. Anthony's (red). The school celebrates its annual feast on 27 June.
'''Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School''', also known as '''OLPS High School''', is a school for boys in [[Chembur]], [[Mumbai]], India. The school celebrates its annual feast on 27 June as the feast of [[Our Lady of Perpetual Help]]. It is one of top schools in [[Chembur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Best Schools in Chembur, Mumbai |url=https://www.zedua.com/blog/best-schools-in-chembur-mumbai/ |work=Zedua |date=18 November 2018 |access-date=5 August 2019 }}</ref>


Dr Sarto Esteves was instrumental in helping the first principal of OLPS, an Irish [[Redemptorist]] to raise funds to set up the first school building and this was the beginning of a long association between the Redemptorists and the Esteves family.<ref>Secular Citizen , 4 February 2013.</ref>
It has alumni across industries including the [[Bollywood]] film industry, cricket, television, music and authors.


== History ==
== History ==
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School was established in 1957. The first batch of students were transferred from the nearby St. Anthony High School, which then became St. Anthony's Girls High School.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School was established in 1954 by the [[Redemptorists]]. The first principal of the school was Fr. Brian McGrath who received support from a parishioner Dr. Sarto Esteves for raising funds for the school building.<ref>{{cite news |title=A GRANDSON REMEMBERS DR SARTO ESTEVES |url=https://www.joaoroqueliteraryjournal.com/nonfiction-1/2019/8/24/a-grandson-remembers-dr-sarto-esteves|date=25 August 2019 |access-date=25 August 2019 }}</ref> [[Our Lady of Perpetual Help]] is the patron of the school.
 
== Infrastructure ==
The school campus hosts contemporary facilities to support the academic and extracurricular pursuits of the students.
 
These include spacious classrooms with audio visual aid, state-of-the-art science and computer laboratories, well stocked library featuring a huge collection of books on various subjects and a canteen for students within the school campus. The school has adequate security within the school premises with well-maintained CCTV cameras.
 
The school also offers a football ground, a quadrangle, facilities for badminton, cricket, basketball and a dome area on the terrace for sapling plantations.
 
The school is adjoining the Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church.
 
== Curriculum and activities ==
 
The school is affiliated to the [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]] for Class One to Tenth Class. It also has [[Kindergarten]] for boys. The medium of instruction is [[English language|English]].
 
The students are grouped into four houses: [[Gerard Majella|St. Gerard]] (Blue); [[Alphonsus Liguori|St. Alphonsus]] (Yellow); [[Clement Mary Hofbauer|St. Clement]] (Green); and [[Anthony of Padua|St. Anthony]] (Red).
 
Sports activities include [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[basketball]], and [[volleyball]]. OLPS students have consistently excelled in sporting events.
 
The school band has won many competitions across [[Mumbai]].
 
== Staff ==
The school is administered by the manager Fr. Henry Fernandes CSsR for both primary and secondary sections.
 
===Secondary section===
* Head Mistress - Sr. Jacintha D’Souza
* Assistant Head Master - Santosh Souz
* Supervisor - Rani Johnson
 
===Primary section===
* Head Mistress - Sr. Therese Madtha


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
* [[Anil Kapoor]], actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anil Kapoor is Indian Actor |url=http://movies.rightcelebrity.com/anil-kapoor-is-indian-actor/723 |work=Right Cinema |date=5 April 2009 |accessdate=5 August 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Anil Kapoor]], actor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anil Kapoor gets nostalgic about Chembur |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/anil-kapoor-gets-nostalgic-about-chembur/articleshow/16043537.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=14 August 2010 |access-date=15 August 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Eijaz Khan]], television and film actor{{cn|date=April 2016}}
* [[Eijaz Khan]], television and film actor{{cn|date=April 2016}}
* [[Armaan Kohli]], Indian actor
* [[Armaan Kohli]], actor
* [[Shankar Mahadevan]], music composer and singer<ref name="times13">{{Cite web | title = Aamir almost entirely ignores reputation: Ram Sampath | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/news-interviews/39924686_1_carnatic-music-dk-pattammal-ms-subbulakshmi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130615031921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/news-interviews/39924686_1_carnatic-music-dk-pattammal-ms-subbulakshmi | url-status = dead | archive-date = 15 June 2013 | date = 12 June 2013 | work = [[The Times of India]] | accessdate = 2 July 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Shankar Mahadevan]], music composer and singer<ref name="times13">{{Cite web | title = Aamir almost entirely ignores reputation: Ram Sampath | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/news-interviews/39924686_1_carnatic-music-dk-pattammal-ms-subbulakshmi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130615031921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-12/news-interviews/39924686_1_carnatic-music-dk-pattammal-ms-subbulakshmi | url-status = dead | archive-date = 15 June 2013 | date = 12 June 2013 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 2 July 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Suru Nayak]], Test cricketer {{cn|date=April 2016}}
* [[Suru Nayak]], test cricketer {{cn|date=April 2016}}
* [[Devdutt Pattanaik]], author, mythologist, and leadership consultant<ref>{{Cite web | title = Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik | url = http://www.alrasub.com/interview-with-devdutt-pathanaik/ }}</ref>
* [[Devdutt Pattanaik]], author, mythologist, and leadership consultant<ref>{{Cite web | title = Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik | url = http://www.alrasub.com/interview-with-devdutt-pathanaik/ }}</ref>
* [[Ram Sampath]], music composer<ref name="times13"/>
* [[Ram Sampath]], music composer<ref name="times13"/>
* [[Aditya Tare]], cricketer playing for [[Mumbai Indians]]{{cn|date=April 2016}}
* [[Aditya Tare]], cricketer for [[Mumbai Indians]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket on the pitch, football off it: Aditya Tare worships Arsenal |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/cricket-on-the-pitch-football-off-it-aditya-tare-worships-arsenal/articleshow/51249513.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=4 March 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Ajay Jayaram]], badminton player<ref>{{cite news|title=Ajay Jayaram, from nearly man to a comeback man |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/ajay-jayaram-storms-into-korea-open-final/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of educational institutions in Mumbai#Schools|List of schools in Mumbai]]
* [[List of educational institutions in Mumbai#Schools|List of schools in Mumbai]]
* [[Chembur]]
* [[Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer]] (The Redemptorists, founders of the school)


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.redemptorists.co.uk/who-we-are/redemptorist-saints.html Redemptorist Saints and Blessed]


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