St. Mary's School, Mumbai
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St. Mary's School I.C.S.E. | |
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Nesbit Road, Mazagaon , India | |
Coordinates | 18°58′9.29″N 72°50′9.22″E / 18.9692472°N 72.8358944°ECoordinates: 18°58′9.29″N 72°50′9.22″E / 18.9692472°N 72.8358944°E |
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Type | Private secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Immaculata |
Established | 1864 |
Principal | Ms. Clementine Monteiro |
Faculty | 175 |
Grades | Junior Preparatory to Class 10 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 1680 |
Houses | Ashoka (blue), Gandhi (white), Shivaji (red), Tagore (green) |
Colour(s) | Blue, green, red and white |
Song | St. Mary's Boys! |
Sports | Football, cricket, basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics |
Publication | The School Tie |
Tuition | Rs. 65,000[1] |
Alumni | Old Marians |
Website | www |
St. Mary's School, Mumbai or St. Mary's School I.C.S.E, is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Mazagaon, Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India.[2] Founded by the Jesuits in 1864, the school is affiliated with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE). The school is amongst the oldest, continually running, private schools in India. It is also ranked amongst the top day schools in the country.[3][1]
History[edit]
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E was founded in 1864 by members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The school is located adjacent to St. Anne's Church which was established in 1860. The school began as a Catholic school of education and a military orphanage. Later it opened to the Catholic populace in general, which led to expansion and to the construction of the building that now houses the senior school, whose foundation stone was laid by Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.[4]
In 1933, St. Mary's High School SSC was carved out of St. Mary's School I.C.S.E to offer students the opportunity to focus on completion of the Secondary School Certificate.[5]
In recognition of its contribution in the field of education the Chief Postmaster General for Maharashtra released a special postal cover commemorating the school's 150th anniversary on 7 December 2013.[6]
The school used to confer the degree/diploma of a Cambridge University O level of education, and now confers the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) diploma. The school has four Gothic-style buildings and is divided into Senior School (grades 5 and above) and Junior School (grades 4 and below).
As per Education World's 2018 survey, the school is ranked 3rd nationwide in the category of 'Day School for Boys'.[3]
Students are encouraged in the arts and sports. Many amongst the school's alumni have flourished in theatre, music, and Bollywood.[citation needed]
Principals[edit]
The following individuals have served as principal of the school:
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Fr. Pereira, S.J. | ???? | 1982 | ?? years | |
2 | Fr. Casale, S.J. | 1982 | 1991 | 8–9 years | |
3 | Fr. Joe Saldanha, S.J. | 1991 | 1995 | 3–4 years | [7] |
4 | Fr. Evarist Newnes, S.J. | 1997 | 2009 | 11–12 years | |
5 | Alice Carvalho ni | 2009 | 2011 | 1–2 years | |
6 | Fr. Dr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J. | 2011 | 2015 | 3–4 years | |
7 | Fr. Dr. Francis Swamy, S.J. | 2015 | incumbent | 9–10 years |
Notable alumni[edit]
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- Business and economics
- Dilip Abreu – Princeton economist
- Azim Premji – Chairman of Wipro Limited[8]
- Gautam Singhania – Chairman & MD of the Raymond Group[9]
- Law
- Joseph 'Kaka' Baptista – barrister, unionist, political activist, founder of the Indian Home Rule movement, and Mayor of Bombay[10]
- A. G. Noorani – lawyer, constitutional expert and political commentator[citation needed]
- Homer Pithawalla – leading expert in corporate law and competition law; Professor of Law at Government Law College, Mumbai
- Goolam Essaji Vahanvati – Attorney General of India[8]
- Literature
- Homi K. Bhabha – professor at Harvard University[8]
- Dom Moraes – writer and poet[8]
- Performing arts
- Sooraj Barjatya – Hindi film director[8]
- Tushar Hiranandani – Hindi film director[8]
- Boman Irani – theatre and Bollywood actor[8]
- Arjun Mathur – Bollywood actor
- Zubin Mehta – orchestral conductor[8][11]
- Freddie Mercury – singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the band Queen[8]
- Sorabh Pant – stand-up comedian
- Farukh Sheikh – Bollywood actor
- Kunal Vijaykar – actor and director[8]
- Medicine
- Ritam Chowdhury – physician, epidemiologist, biostatistician, writer, poet, Harvard faculty member
- Tehemton Erach Udwadia – gastroenterologist[12][13]
- Sports
- Shishir Hattangadi – Bombay cricket captain[14]
- Vijay Mohanraj – Ranji Trophy cricketer for Mumbai[15]
- Rehan Poncha – Olympic swimmer (2008 Beijing Summer Olympics), Arjuna Awardee [8]
- Adille Sumariwalla – Olympic sprinter (1980 Moscow Summer Olympics), Arjuna Awardee
- Science
- Vijay Balasubramanian – theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania[16]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HT Top Schools survey: The 10 best schools in Mumbai". 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "St Mary's conquer Don Bosco". Indian Express. 29 September 1998.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Education World India School Rankings 2018-19: Mumbai schools lead in India-wide ranking". 8 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ↑ "St. Mary's High School ICSE". Bombay Jesuits. 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "St. Mary's High School SSC". Bombay Jesuits. 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "Indian Philately Digest : News : November 2013".
- ↑ "Principals". About us. St Mary's School (ICSE). 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 "The incubator of excellence". mid-day. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Best of Two Worlds: Gautam Singhania @ Fifty - Marwar". Marwar. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ Wangchuk, Rinchen Norbu (18 March 2019). "Kaka Baptista: Unsung hero freedom struggle". The Better India. Vikara Services Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ↑ "Zubin Mehta launches St Mary's School 150th year celebrations". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Four Runners profile". Four Runners Healthcare. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Mumbai)". Indian Med Guru. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Pedigree shouldn't be ignored, says Hattangadi". mid-day. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ "Guru with a difference". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ↑ University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences. "Vijay Balasubramanian". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links[edit]
- "IQBAL CHAGLA | Lawyers Update". www.web.lawyersupdate.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Zubin Mehta to launch St Mary's School 150th year celebrations in Mumbai". India Today. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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