St. Edward's School, Shimla

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St. Edward's School
Schola S. Eduardi
St-Edwards-School-Shimla-Crest.png
School crest
Address
St. Edward's School, Shimla
Milsington Estate, Cart Road

Shimla
,
Himachal Pradesh
171001

India
Coordinates 31°05′43″N77°10′19″E / 31.095321°N 77.172021°E / 31.095321; 77.172021
Information
Type Convent school
Motto Latin: Lumen Sequere
("Follow the Light")
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Edward [1]
Established9 March 1925;99 years ago (9 March 1925)
Founders Irish Christian Brothers
School district Shimla
Oversight Simla Chandigarh Diocese
President Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas [2]
PrincipalFr. Anil Wilson Sequeira [3]
Staff75 [4]
GradesNursery - Class XII
Gender Boys
Number of studentsApprox. 2000
LanguageEnglish
Campus size15,909 m2 (171,240 sq ft) [5]
Campus type Urban
Houses
  • St. Luke's House
  • St. Mathew's House
  • St. John's House
  • St. Mark's House
Colour(s)   
Navy blue, green & yellow
Rival Bishop Cotton School
Accreditation AISSCE
AISSE
YearbookThe Edwardian Voices [6]
Tuition₹52,660 - ₹58,200 [7]
Affiliation CBSE 2008 onwards
CISCE until 2008
Alumni Old Edwardians
Website stedwardsshimla.org

St. Edward's School is a premier convent school located at Milsington Estate, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. [8] It is a boys-only day school. St. Edward's has been ranked among the top schools in India. [9] It was initially affiliated to CISCE but was changed over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system in 2008. Today the School is managed by Simla Chandigarh Educational Society, under the Bishop of Simla Chandigarh Diocese. [10] The school offers education from Nursery to Class XII.

Contents

Principals

Principals [11]
  • Fr. Anil Wilson Sequeira, Present
  • Fr. John Bosco, 2005 to 2014
  • Rev. Fr. Ambrose D’Souza, 1991 to 2005
  • Lt. Col. E. R. Tullet (Retd), 1987 to 1991
  • Rev. Fr. Manuel Mascarenhas, 1984 to 1987
  • Rev. Bro. D. E. Hayes, 1982 to 1984
  • Rev. Bro. P. G. Tynan, 1978 to 1982
  • Rev. Bro. M. A. O. Sullivan, 1972 to 1978
  • Rev. Bro. J. B. Mulligan, 1966 to 1972
  • Rev. Bro. R. J. Steinmeyer, 1963 to 1966
  • Rev. Bro. B. Walsh, 1957 to 1962
  • Rev. Bro. W. I. Mckeough, 1951 to 1956
  • Rev. Bro. A. O’ Callaghan, 1945 to 1950
  • Rev. Bro. J. C. Touhy, 1942 to 1944
  • Rev. Bro. P. Barrett, 1936 to 1941
  • Rev. Bro. J. C. Dohney, 1935 to 1935
  • Rev. Bro. E. Butler, 1929 to 1934
  • Rev. Bro. J.C. Doheny, 1925 to 1928

House Club System

House name and colour [12]
HouseMottoColourSwatch
St. John'sSure and SteadfastYellow 
St. Matthew'sTo Dare is to DoBlue 
St. Mark'sLearn Leap LeadRed 
St. Luke'sDeeds not WordsGreen 

All students are placed in one of the four houses named after the Four Evangelists: St. Mark's House, St. Luke's House, St. Matthew's House and St. John's House. Each house is led by a captain and a vice-captain, who are responsible for organizing and conducting various co-curricular activities in the school. They are usually chosen on the basis of their academic performance in addition to their participation in sports and cultural activities. Apart from the house captains, there are also a school captain and a vice-captain. [13] Other members of the school cabinet includes school reporter, sports captain and vice-captain, activity captain and vice-captain and school editors. [14]

Various clubs form a central part of holistic learning in the school, namely the cultural club, science and maths club, literary club, sports club, eco club and yoga.

Controversy

The school landed itself in a controversy in 2012 by not allowing a Sikh student to wear a turban in school. [15] [16] [17] The issue was settled after the intervention of the government. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Notable alumni

The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017 The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017 (1).jpg
The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017

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