St. Anne's High School, Bandra

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St. Anne's High School is located in Pali Hill area of Bandra, Mumbai, India, under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai.

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St. Anne's High School
St. Anne’s high School, Pali Hill Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400050
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St. Anne’s high School, Pali Hill

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400050

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TypePrivate secondary school
Motto“Valiant and Resolute”
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1960;64 years ago (1960)
PrincipalMrs. Marilyn Fernandes
Grades1-10
HousesRed, Yellow, Blue, Green

St. Anne's High School was opened on June 1, 1960, with Fr Theophilus Lobo as Rector and Fr Joe D. Pereira as Principal. The number of pupils was 17 girls and 33 boys, which has now increased to 1,450 students.

History

The school building was inaugurated and blessed by Valerian Cardinal Gracias on 31 May 1960. Some of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Auxilium Convent, with Rev Sister Superior, Bertha, attended the function held in the evening. There was a speech by the Cardinal followed by a few items of song and dance performed by the parishioners. The parish priest, Rev. Fr Theophilus Lobo, due to whose labours the building owed its existence, gave the concluding speech.

The school started as a co-educational school, initially with Standards I-III and students, mostly parish children. With a view to establishing a convent school at Bandra, the superiors had appointed two sisters from Auxilium Convent, Sr Zita and Sr Regina, to teach in the parish school at Pali Hill.

The new school opened its first academic year on 13 June 1960 with classes, Std. I, II, III (and lower and upper kindergartens which began functioning later). Half-day classes were held till the end of June, as the building was yet incomplete.

Initially St Anne's High School was run as day school but when admissions increased greatly, the school was run in shifts.

Following the inauguration of St. Anne's High School, every year new classes were added till the first batch of four SSC students appeared for the SSC Board Examination in 1966. The school secured cent percent results that year.

In Fr Trevor's initiatives included vocational guidance and counselling, the Scouts and Guides, and other extra curricular activities like field sports, elocution, dramatics, music and competitions, excursions and camps. American Peace Corp helpers who conducted classes in social values and ethics.

The newsletter was The Lion's Roar.

After Msgr Malcolm Mendonca became principal, the school building was raised, the present basement, the hall above, and the school office above the church extension, were built. Funds for the construction were collected by way of cultural programmes, fetes and raffles organised by the parish and the school. Msgr Malcolm Mendonca served until his transfer in 1982. Msgr Zachary D'souza took over as manager while Ms Greta Alvares continued as Headmistress. The school participated in inter-school competitions for elocution, science projects, teaching-aids exhibitions and sports events.

The school was made a center for S.S.C Maharashtra State Board Examinations. A laboratory and library were added.

Ms Congita Fernandes retired in 2002 after serving St. Anne's for 40 years.

The school today

The school has a laboratory and an audio-visual room for the students. The computer section is managed by three teachers to instruct students from Std I to Std X.

Houses

The School has four houses: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Each house has a Captain and an assistant Captain. The school has a Head Boy and a Head Girl who are in charge of the Captains and the assistant Captains. There are two Sports Captains. The school also introduced the concept of Leaders who would support the captains. There was also a head leader which was appointed.

Examination results

On June 1, 1966, The day the SSC examination was declared, the first batch of SSC students graduated with flying colours. The first SSC batch was in 1966 and they achieved a 100 per cent result. This was followed by 100 percent in 1967 and 1968 as well. However St Anne's had to wait for a long time to achieve the same success that they had achieved in 1966 to 1968 the wait took them 35 years until 2003, when St Anne's again achieved a cent percent result. The school achieved a cent percent result the following year in 2004. The same success the school achieved in 2014, after the ten years of waiting.

School holidays

The school remains closed on most Bank Holidays and on St. Anne's Feast Day which is on 26 July where there is a function organised by the school for the children. The summer vacation starts in May and ends in June. The school also celebrates the Indian Festival Diwali and Christmas. The school has a function on Teacher's Day and Children's Day.

Notable alumni

Principals

NameYears as Principal
Fr Joe D. Pereira1960–1961
Fr Trevor D'souza1961–1970
Mrs Greta Alvares1961–1985
Msgr Malcolm Mendonca1970–1982
Fr Vernon Aguiar1985–1987
Fr Diago Pereira1987–1993
Fr George Athaide1993–1999
Mr Jacob Thomas1999–2003
Sr Eliza Joseph, B.A.,B.Ed.2004- 2011
Ms Maria Parmar2011–2017
Ms Marilyn Fernandes (Head Teacher)2017(Correspondent)

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