St. Francis' College

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St. Francis' College
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St. Francis' College
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TypeUnaided Anglo-Indian school
MottoPax-et Bonum ("Peace and all good [be with you].")
Established1885
PrincipalRev. Fr. Rajesh V. D’Souza
Staff150 excluding non-teaching staff
Number of students3000
YearbookThe Franciscan
AffiliationsCISCE i.e. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi
College CaptainAmbar [1] [2]
Website www.stfrancislucknow.com

St. Francis' College (SFC) is an elite senior secondary boys-only private school in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, established and administered by The Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, a charitable religious society. The college was founded in 1885 as St. Francis' School and Orphanage. It has a long-standing legacy of 139 years with a tradition of creating generations of leaders.

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