St. Anthony's High School (Assolna)

St. Anthony's High School
Name board of St. Anthony's High School
Location
Assolna, Salcete, Goa, India 403701
Coordinates	15°10′51″N73°58′13″E / 15.180836°N 73.970287°E / 15.180836; 73.970287
Information
Type	Aided primary and secondary school [1]
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism [2]
Patron saint(s)	Anthony of Padua
Established	28 August 1964;60 years ago (1964-08-28)
Status	Closed [a]
Trust	St. Anthony's High School Trust
Area trustee	Inacio Almeida Coutinho
School code	30020107502 [3] [b]
Headmaster	Conception Almeida
Staff	8
Teaching staff	5
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	3 to 16
Number of students	30
Student to teacher ratio	6
Language	English
Classrooms	6
Last updated: 31 December 2022

St. Anthony's High School was an aided co-educational school that provided primary and secondary education. It was located in Assolna village, adjacent to Regina Martyrum High School in the Indian coastal state of Goa. The school opened in 1921 and was established on August 28, 1964. However, it has been closed since the 2000s. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

History

The school was opened in 1921 and was later established as a formal institution on August 28, 1964, under a deed of trust. The management of the school was taken over by the St. Anthony's High School Trust. ^[7]

Key people

Headmistresses/Headmasters ^[7]

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1	Jose Pinheiro	??	??	??
2	Irene Ferreira	1981	30th April 1985	3–4 years
3	Conception Almeida	1 May 1985	??	??

Faculty

The school had a faculty of five teaching members and three non-teaching staff, totaling eight personnel. The student-teacher ratio of the school was six-to-one. ^[4]

Amenities

The school had seven blackboards that were used in classrooms. Additionally, it had a library with 429 books and a computer lab that included 12 computers for student use. ^[4]

Achievements

The school had an annual pass percentage of 100%. In the last recorded term exams, 9.09% of the students scored a first-class grade. ^[4]

Notable alumni

• P. G. Kakodkar, Indian career banker ^[8]
• Roque Santana Fernandes, Indian politician and freedom fighter ^[9]

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal
• India portal

• List of schools in Goa
• Education in Goa

Notes

1. according to Assolna #Other landmarks and notable spots, the article mentions the school to have been closed in 2003, this isn't reliable since it lacks inline citations.
2. most likely Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) code

References

1. Assembly, Goa, Daman and Diu (India) Legislative (January 1, 1966). "Debates; Official Report" – via Google Books.
2. "The Catholic Directory of India, 1984". C.B.C.I. Centre. December 30, 1984 – via Google Books.
3. "St. Anthony High school, Assolna, Salcete taluk school | FreeTutorial.In -Find your School". freetutorial.in.
4. "ST. ANTHONY HIGH SCHOOL, SALCETE". www.schoolsworld.in. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
5. Sabha, India Parliament Rajya (2011). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha Secretariat.
6. Directory of Educational Institutions. R. P. Bookwala.
7. Agarwal, A (30 March 1995). "St. Anthony's High School Trust vs State Of Goa and Anr. on 30 March, 1995". Bombay High Court– via indiankanoon.org.
8. Kakodkar, Pandurang Ghanasham (2006). My 40 Years with SBI. Goan Observer. ISBN   978-81-89837-01-3.
9. "164_promember_RoqueFernandes.pdf" (PDF). goavidhansabha.gov.in. 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.