Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner

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Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner
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Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner
Nagar Road, Sangamner, Ahmednagar
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422 605

India
Coordinates 19°34′23″N74°12′56″E / 19.57306°N 74.21556°E / 19.57306; 74.21556
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Other nameDnyanmata School[ citation needed ]
Type Private primary and secondary school
Motto Marathi: Ujalo Dnyanadeepa Antari
(Let the light of wisdom shine forth within)
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Jesuits
Established1948;76 years ago (1948)
Founder
PrincipalFr. Peter Khandagale, SJ
Grades K-12
Gender Co-educational
Language

Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner, sometimes known as Dnyanmata School,[ citation needed ] is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Sangamner, in the Ahmednagar district, of the state of Maharashtra, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1948 initially as a primary school and has since expanded to a secondary school through to a junior college.

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History

The school was originally conceived in the line of the gymnasium with classical education in Latin and Greek, in Marathi medium. In 1948 a building was completed and the school opened. With the addition of 40 acres (16 ha), agriculture was added to its offerings and 29 acres (12 ha) are under cultivation. The junior college opened in 1976. In 1993 an English-medium school was added, on separate premises up to standard VII. [1]

Dnyanmata is a member of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools. [2]

The school facilities include a chapel, science laboratories, a multipurpose hall (named in memory of Fr. Thiel), an audio-visual classroom for 10th & 12th standards, a free Spoken English Class, an AV-lab for a multisensory approach to learning, an “Easy Access Library”, and a compound wall to protect the campus from encroachment. [3] Other facilities include boarding facilities and separate facilities for both Marathi and English-medium through VII Standard.[ citation needed ]

Principals

The following individuals have served as principal of the school: [4]

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in office
1Fr. Rudolph Schoch, SJ194819523–4 years
2Fr. John Baptist Thief, SJ1952196613–14 years
3Fr. John Santos, SJ196619725–6 years
4Fr. Edmund D’Souza, SJ197219818–9 years
5Fr. Bertram Rozario, SJ198119864–5 years
6Fr. Rajendra Gabriel, SJ198619914–5 years
7Fr. Thomas Salve, SJ199119986–7 years
8Fr. Mario Fernandes, SJ199820023–4 years
9Fr. Ovid Pereira, SJ200220030–1 years
10Fr. Ratnakar Dushing, SJ200320040–1 years
11Fr. Robert Das, SJ200420127–8 years
12Fr. Francis Patekar, SJ201220163–4 years
13Fr. Peter Khandagale, SJ2016incumbent7–8 years

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