St. Stanislaus High School

Not to be confused with St. Stanislaus College.

St. Stanislaus High School
Address
65, Hill Road Bandra Mumbai , Maharashtra 400050 India
Coordinates	19°3′15″N72°49′46″E / 19.05417°N 72.82944°E / 19.05417; 72.82944
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Latin: Natus ad Maiora (Born for Greater Things)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Patron saint(s)	Stanislaus Kostka
Established	1863;162 years ago (1863)
Authority	Maharashtra State Board of Education
Principal	Sister Arocia
Grades	1-10
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	2,300
Campus size	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Houses	Britto (red), Loyola (yellow), Xavier (blue), Kostka (green)
Website	stanislausbandra.in

St. Stanislaus High School is a private primary and secondary school for boys located in Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1863 by German Jesuit priests as an orphanage, the institution later grew to be a full-fledged school for day-scholars as well as boarders and now has more than 2,300 students from KG-10. ^{[1] [2]} The school is spread over a campus of approximately seven acres (three hectares), making it one of the largest schools (by area) in Mumbai.

Principals

The following individuals have served as principal of the school: ^{[3] [4]}

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office
1	Fr. Joe D'Abreo, SJ	1985	1990	?? years
2	Fr. Edmund Carrasco, SJ	1991	1996	5–6 years
3	Fr. Lawrie Ferrao, SJ	1996	2007	10–11 years
4	Fr. Jude Fernandes, SJ	2007	2015	7–8 years
5	Anna Correa	2015	2021	5–6 years
6	Sr. Arockiammal Anthony	2021	incumbent

Notable alumni

The Stanislaus Ex-students Association was started by Fr. Joseph Casasayas SJ in 1936. ^[5] It is a not-for-profit organization aimed at assisting alumni (ex-students and ex-staff members) to network. ^[6]

• Arbaaz Khan, Bollywood actor
• Anthony de Mello, priest and author
• Cardinal Ivan Dias, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Dinesh D'Souza, conservative US commentator
• Faisal Farooqui, founder and CEO, MouthShut.com
• Lt. General Francis Dias, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd.) Indian Army
• Marcellus Gomes, represented India at the Olympics
• Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, politician
• Salman Khan, Bollywood actor
• Shaan, singer, actor and television presenter.
• Sohail Khan, Bollywood actor ^[7]
• Flt. Lt. Lawrence Frederic Pereira, VrC. Indian Air Force ^[8]
• Viren Rasquinha, former captain of India's national field hockey team

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal
• India portal

• List of Jesuit schools
• List of schools in Maharashtra
• Violence against Christians in India

References

1. "About Stanislaus". stanislausbandra.in. St. Stanislaus High School.
2. "School History". stanislites.org. St. Stanislaus Ex-Students Association.
3. "Principals". St. Stanislaus Ex-Students Association.
4. "Born for greater things". www.stanislausbandra.in. St. Stanislaus High School Bandra. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. "Alumni|St. Stanislaus High School". stanislausbandra.in.
6. "Stanislites for life - Living the motto in all walks of life". www.stanislites.org. St. Stanislaus Ex-Students Association.
7. "St Stanislaus High School in Bandra celebrates 150 years". 1 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
8. "Flt Lt Lawrence Frederic Pereira, VrC". www.bharat-rakshak.com.

External links

• St. Stanislaus High School Official website
• St. Peter's Church: Roman Catholic church is situated just inside the entrance of the school.
• St. Stanislaus Ex-students Association
• "St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra". Bombay Jesuits. 2021.