St. Teresa's High School, Charni Road

संत टैरेसा विद्यामंदिर
St.Teresa's High School
संत टैरेसा विद्यामंदिर St.Teresa's High School
	School Hall
Address
	315 New Charni Road, Girgaum 04; Mumbai , Maharashtra , 400004; India
Coordinates	18°57′10″N72°49′09″E / 18.9528°N 72.8192°E
Information
School type	Private Co-educational, government aided
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Established	1924
Status	Working
School board	Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Administrator	Manager — Rev.Fr. Anthony J Fernandes
Principal	Mary Roy
Grades	Kindergarten – 10th
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	3 - 15
Average class size	58
Education system	Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Classes offered	Jr KG to 10th
Language	English (Indian)
Hours in school day	5
Classrooms	32
Campus	3 Ground
Campus size	Huge
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Nehru Gandhi Tilak Tagore
Colour(s)	Red, green, yellow, blue
Song	Wonderful words beautiful words
Athletics	Cricket, football, baseball, badminton
Nickname	STHS
Affiliation	Archdiocesan Board of Education
Website	https://www.stteresagirgaum.org/

Last updated April 08, 2024

St. Teresa's High School (STHS) is a government aided, private co-educational day school, located at Charni Road in Mumbai, India. The institution was founded in 1843, and present day school building was established in 1924.

The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to grade 10 and the medium of instruction is English. The school is affiliated to the Archdiocesan Board of Education, Mumbai, which conducts the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education examinations at the close of class 10.

Campus site and layout

The school campus comprises three separate buildings and features three playgrounds: a mud ground, a stone ground, and a quadrant. The main school building has four floors.

The ground floor contains classrooms for Junior Kindergarten (Jr. KG), Senior Kindergarten (Sr. KG), and grade 1, along with facilities such as the assembly hall, school church, school office, computer lab, drawing room, the MDR AV Hall, Manager's Office, Head Mistress's Office, and the newly added e-library.

The first floor contains classrooms for grades 2, 3, and 4, as well as division B of grade 10, which was relocated to the second floor in 2019. Additionally, this floor houses laboratories.

The second floor contains classrooms for grades 4, 5, and 9, along with division B of grade 10, as aforementioned. Other facilities on this floor include the Supervisor's Office, the school library (formerly known as the G.M. Room), the staff room, and the Principal's Quarters.

The third floor accommodates classrooms for grades 6, 7, and 8, as well as another staff room and school library.

Admissions and curriculum

Admissions

The admission notice for Junior kindergarten is put up in January. During the admission procedure, preference is given to Catholics and siblings of former students.

Curriculum

The school follows the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education syllabus. English is the medium of instruction; Hindi is taught as a second language, and Marathi is taught as a third language.

The academic year, which commences in June and concludes in April, is segregated into first unit test, first term, second unit test, and second term. The first term is from June until November and the second term is from November until April. The results of these terms are first shown to the students, and after that to the parents on the open house days; the report of the pupil's performance is presented to the parents after the completion of a term. Tests are conducted periodically and examinations are held at the end of every term. The courses of studies extend from kindergarten to grade 10, at the end of which students appear for the SSC Examinations. The school's students have consistently performed well at the SSC examinations and the school has maintained a 100% passing-rate.

Extracurricular activities

Emphasis is placed on extracurricular activities. Inter-house debates, elocution, dramatics and sporting competitions are also a part of the cultural lives of the students. The school also takes part in science exhibitions and quizzes conducted.

House system

The house system aims to cultivate a sense of collective responsibility and unity among students while also serving as the focal point of school life. Students from different houses engage in friendly competition through sports and various co-curricular activities. Each house is overseen by a Students' Council member who is responsible for fulfilling their duties as directed by the management or school staff. The school houses and their respective colours are as follows:

Nehru Gandhi Tilak Tagore.

Uniform

Students from grades 1 to 8 are required to wear blue short-sleeved shirts with white stripes, paired with blue short pants. Boys in grades 8 to 10 transition to blue long pants, while girls wear a blue six-piece skirt with a white blouse. Regular black leather shoes are part of the standard school attire, with ties and t-shirts provided by the school.

On days designated for Physical Education (P.E.), primary section boys wear black short pants and t-shirts in their respective house colours, while girls wear black skirts and house-coloured t-shirts. Older students also wear black long pants and house-coloured t-shirts for P.E. sessions.

The St Teresa's Parent Teacher Association (P.T.A)

The P.T.A. aims towards at fostering cordial and friendly relations between the members of the staff and the parents of the students so that there is better understanding and co-operation between the home and the school. From each class, one parent is elected as the P.T.A. representative of that specific class.

Students' Council

The Head Boy and Head Girl are chosen by the teachers from among the students in the grade 10; the Assistant Head Boy and Assistant Head Girl are selected from the grade 9. Additionally, four House Captains are appointed for each house. The Captains of the house are selected from the grade 9, while the Assistant Captains are chosen from the grade 8. The election of the members is done by the teachers' staff.

List of scholarships

Miss Elizabeth Rowe Scholarship for a catholic student securing a first class and highest among the catholic students in the S.S.C. board.
Mr Mathew and Teresa D'souza Scholarship for the most outstanding student of standard 10.
Late Mr Owen Pereira Scholarship for a catholic student who gets highest among catholic students in standard 9.
Late Mr Owen Pereira Scholarship for the best all-round student in athletics and games girl.
Late Mr Owen Pereira Scholarship for the best all-round student in athletics and games boy.
Late Antonette Totsie Sitlani (née Misquitta) Scholarship for the student who gets highest in the S.S.C. Board exam.
Late Antonette Totsie Sitlani (née Misquitta) Scholarship for the catholic student who gets highest in the S.S.C. Board exam (minimum 70%).
Combine scholarship given for General Proficiency by Cynthia Fernandes, Rita Misquita, Yvette D'sylva, ex-student Cherylann, Motiram Jayakar, Eugeno Pereira, Dr Shankar Shesh, Zita Fernandes, Pramila M. Jayakar, Tommy Crasto, Kershap V. Nawathe, Fr. Gerald Fernandes. Fr. Roque Peretra, Isabel Fernandes, Shirdhar V. Setlur, Effie Rodrigues, Peter Chaves and Katherine Remedios, Evelyn Colaco, Laxmibai Kantak, Fr. Paul Fernandes, Msgr. Eustace D'Lima for standard 5 to standard 10.
Mr and Mrs C. G. Pratap scholarship to the best all-round student of the secondary school: standard 5 to standard 10.^[1]

Culture

St Teresa's is a cosmopolitan school. The school imparts Christian values to the children. The Christmas concert is celebrated every December. A sports meet and a farewell party for students who are passing out of the institution are also held annually.

The school also holds some traditions to be maintained by all the students of the school; they are mentioned in the school diary. They are:^[2]

To always be friends with one another and respectful towards elders—in and out of the school.
To avoid vulgarity in talk and behaviour.
To accept whatever work is assigned with joy and pride.
To be courteous, and develop sportsmanship—like with officials and with opposing teams of different Houses.
To respect the liberty and rights of other pupils.
To learn and observe good manners everywhere.
To only converse in English.

Gallery

St Teresa's Church
Emblem
Corner Stone
Main Gate
School Monument
Quadrangle

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References

↑ St. Teresa's High School secondary section calendar. Mumbai: Roozari Printers. 2023. p. 20.
↑ St. Teresa's High School secondary section calendar. Mumbai: Roozari Printers. 2023. p. 3.

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[1] St. Teresa's High School secondary section calendar. Mumbai: Roozari Printers. 2023. p. 20.

[2] St. Teresa's High School secondary section calendar. Mumbai: Roozari Printers. 2023. p. 3.

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