Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School

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Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School
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Façade of the school, 2020
Location
Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School
Behind Our Lady of Hope Church, Chinchinim, Goa, India

403715
Coordinates 15°12′43″N73°58′42″E / 15.212068°N 73.978441°E / 15.212068; 73.978441
Information
Type Private aided higher secondary school
MottoEducate & Illuminate
Religious affiliation(s) Catholicism
Denomination Jesuits
Patron saint(s) Our Lady of Hope [lower-alpha 1]
Established1996;28 years ago (1996)
School boardGoa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Porvorim
School code30020106006 [lower-alpha 2]
ManagerFr. Alex John D’souza
PrincipalMelba Vas
Staff37
Teaching staff26
Grades 11th to 12th
Gender Co-educational
Age range16–18
Classes offered
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeRural
Sports Football
Feeder toMount Mary's High School, Chinchinim, Goa, India
Affiliations
Website mountmaryhss.com
Last updated: 30 July 2023

Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School is a private aided co-educational higher secondary school located within Chinchinim in the Indian coastal state of Goa. It was established in 1996 and is affiliated to Department of Education, Goa and Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. [1] The school also serves as a sub-centre of the Navelim main centre in the HSSC exams. [2]

Contents

Key people

Managers

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in office
1Fr. Antonio Francisco de Santa Rita Ataide [3] 1 June 19961 June 19982 years
2Fr. Jorge Pazzi Fernandes [4] 1 January 19981 January 20057 years
3Fr. Geraldo Aleixo Antonio da Costa [5] 1 January 20051 June 20072 years and 5 months
4Fr. J Armando A C da Gama e Souza [6] 1 June 2007 ?? ??
5Fr. Jose Antonio da Costa [7] 1 June 2014 [8] [lower-alpha 4] 9 May 2021 [9] 6 years 11 months 9 days
6Fr. Alex John D’souza9 May 2021incumbent2 years and counting

Principals

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in office
1Trevor Vaz Barretto [10] 15 May 20133 January 20228 years, 7 months and 20 days
2Melba Vas ??incumbent ??

Infrastructure

On 2 February 2019, South Zilla Panchayat proposed works of over ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹2.5 croreorUS$300,000 in 2023) to build infrastructure and improve the condition of education institutes in the district that included government schools, aided schools and private schools. Out of which ₹588,892 (equivalent to ₹730,000orUS$8,800 in 2023) was sanctioned to build a badminton court for Ameya Higher Secondary School, Curti and to construct a retaining wall at Mount Mary Higher Secondary School. [11]

Sports

The school competes at inter-school, taluka and state level football competitions. On 16 August 2013, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School beat Bethany Convent High School, Sao Jose de Areal by a 4–2 victory via a tie-breaker to qualify in the second round of Salcete Taluka under-17 Subroto Mukherjee inter-school football tournament at Carmel college ground, Nuvem. [12]

On 12 July 2014, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School defeated St. Xavier's High School by a 3–1 victory via a tie-breaker in the Salcete Taluka under-17 Subroto Mukerjee inter-school football tournament which was organized by Directorate of Sports And Youth Affairs (DYSA) at Mandopa ground, Navelim. [13] The tournament was participated by over 35 schools and higher secondary schools from all over the state. [14]

On 2 October 2014, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School were among the 8 schools that managed to win two out of their three games in the under-19 all-Goa inter-higher secondary school football league, organized by DSYA in association with Goa Football Association and Goa Football Development Council. They also managed to tie against Gauncar Higher Secondary School, Raia in a goalless match. [15] The tournament ended with Alston Mendes being the highest scorer of the tournament. [16]

On 17 December 2015, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary and High School, Chinchinim organised the match to commemorate and honour St.Joseph Vaz between Rosary High School, Navelim and St.Xaviers High School, Velim where the latter lost by a 2–1 defeat in All Goa Inter-School Under 17 Invitational Football Tournament held at Chinchinim Church ground. [17]

On 19 December 2015, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary and High School, Chinchinim organised the quarter-finals qualifying match between Our Lady of Health High School, Cuncolim and Our Lady of Rosary's High School, Fatorda where the latter lost by a 6–0 defeat in the St Joseph Vaz Cup 2015-16 held at Chinchinim Church ground. [18]

On 3 May 2017, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School lost to Rosary Higher Secondary School, Navelim by a 3–2 defeat in the OORJA-CAPFs U-19 Football Talent Hunt Tournament in the girls’ category. [19]

On 20 July 2017, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School lost to Our Lady of Succor High School, Nagoa-Verna by a 6–4 defeat via a tie-breaker in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup U-17 football tournament, organised at the Astro turf ground, Fatorda. [20]

On 10 October 2017, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School lost to Rosary Higher Secondary School, Navelim by a 6–0 defeat in the senior boys league match of the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports football tournament, at the Ambelim football ground. [21]

On 16 August 2019, Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School beat Navy Children Higher Secondary School, Vasco by a 3–0 victory of the U-19 boys zone inter-higher secondary school football tournament, which was organised by DSYA, at Astroturf ground, Fatorda. [22] On 27 August 2019, they lost to Fr Agnel Higher Secondary School, Verna by a 2–0 defeat in the pre-quarter finals match. [23]

Co-curricular activities

11th grade vocational students during practicals at the laboratory, 2019 Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School, CRM Students 2020.jpg
11th grade vocational students during practicals at the laboratory, 2019

On 7 August 2014, the school organised a multilingual singing competition (English, Konkani and Hindi), judged by Agustinho Themudo, Rohan Goes and Ms Wahida. [24]

On 12 August 2017, the school organised a Van Mahotsav programme which was participated by Goa Forward Party leader and then-Goa Legislative Assembly cabinet minister, Vijai Sardesai in the presence of then-parish priest, Fr. Jose Antonio da Costa. Sardesai recommended that an unutilised agriculture farm could be used to promote floriculture. [25]

Alumni achievements

On 16 May 2016, Muhammad Arafat Shaik died from drowning in the river along with councillor of Margao Municipal Council, Ashlesha Naik in the Khandepar river at Vagurbem-Sonarbag. He had stood first in the state by securing 92.6% in the vocational stream (catering and restaurant management course) at the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) exams. Shaik was the son of Mount Mary's Higher Secondary School faculty member, Sadika M. Ali. [26]

In 2020 HSSC exams, Sarah Liza Fernandes topped in Secretarial Practice in the state by securing 99% marks. [27]

2021 Arson

On 20 February 2021, the then-principal of the school, Trevor Vaz Barretto's car was set on fire at around 2:50 am, he alleged that four miscreants came on two motorcycles and set the fire with an explosive substance. [28]

On 24 February 2021, Fatorda police arrested a Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) member of the same school as a suspect in the case of setting fire to the vehicle. The police inspector incharge, Kapil Nayak later confirmed that there was no explosive substance used in this case, on the basis of a CCTV footage. Nayak further stated that there was no lead about the other individuals involved since the suspect didn't buldge any details. The Fire Department later concluded the investigation stating that it was a short circuit and not an attempt. [28]

On 3 May 2021, the Higher Secondary Principals' Forum (HSPF) wrote a letter to the Superintendent of Police, South Goa (SP) pleading to take strict action against the culprits for setting on fire of Barretto's car. The forum president, Damodar Panchwadkar and executive members, Walter Cabral and Bruno Carvalho met the SP to discuss about the case. They also alleged that the police force had taken the issue for "granted" and to date no strict action has been taken against the culprits involved in the act. SP Pankaj Kumar Gupta, IPS, assured the principals that the individuals responsible for the crime are brought to light. [29]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ the school's patron is Our Lady of Hope, since its parent church is Our Lady of Hope Church, Chinchinim as per
  2. ↑ Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) code
  3. ↑ stands for catering and restaurant management.
  4. ↑ announcement was made in the month of May, the term of catholic priests usually start in June as it did in this case.

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