St. Xavier's Collegiate School

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St. Xavier's Collegiate School
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St. Xavier's Collegiate School
30 Mother Teresa Sarani

Kolkata
,
West Bengal

India
Coordinates 22°32′54″N88°21′21″E / 22.54837°N 88.35596°E / 22.54837; 88.35596
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Type Private school
Catholic school
Motto Latin: Nihil Ultra
(Nothing Beyond)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Denomination Jesuits
Patron saint(s) Francis Xavier
Established16 January 1860;164 years ago (1860-01-16)
School board Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (year 10)
Indian School Certificate (year 12)
SessionApril–March
RectorJeyaraj Veluswamy
PrincipalRev. Fr Roshan Tirkey SJ
HeadmasterProbal Gomes
Faculty83
Gender Boys
Number of students2,300
Classes Kg-12
Average class size40
Language English
CampusUrban
Colour(s)Blue and white   
Nickname Xaverian; SXCS
YearbookThe Xaverian
Annual tuition≈₹1,00,900 [1]
Affiliation Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Website www.sxcs.edu.in

St. Xavier's Collegiate School (informally SXCS) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1860 by the Jesuits under the supervision of Fr. Henri Depelchin S.J., and it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary to India. The school caters to approximately 2,300 students.

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History

One of the elite institutes of India, St Xavier's Collegiate school was founded in 1860 by the Society of Jesus, an all-male Catholic religious order. The school is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint. The founder of the school is Fr. Henri Depelchin, S.J., [2] who oversaw most of the groundwork during the early years. [3]

San Souci theatre

The San Souci theatre at 30 Park Street (now Mother Teresa Sarani), Kolkata-700016, was burned to the ground in 1843. The property was purchased by Jesuits from Belgium and became the present campus. [3]

Foundation years

The motto, Latin : Nihil ultra (translated as "nothing beyond"), along with the crest of the college date to the rectorship of Fr. O'Neill, S.J., 1904–1913. [4]

The present imposing five-storied building was built from 1934 to 1940 at a cost of Rs 9 lakhs, which was collected partly from the public of Calcutta, assistance from Belgium, and the huge rental received from the American army that occupied the building during World War II. [2] [5] Expansion of the school has been a long effort, with a campus slated for Salt Lake City, Kolkata and a second boys' hostel not far from the existing one.

A commemorative stamp was issued by the Indian Post Office on 12 April 1985 depicting the campus and in its commentary recognising the school's contribution to society. [2] In 2019, the foundation stone was laid for a new kindergarten section.

Programs

Students have excelled on the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education exam. [6] In 2015, a student secured the highest marks in the ICSE examination while in 2017 a student scored the highest marks, in the Indian School Certificate examination. [7] [8] In 2013 Xavier was ranked by Digital Learning as the top school in West Bengal. [9]

The school is divided into houses namely Berchmans, Britto, Gonzaga and Loyola, all trained in synchronized marching. [10] The tertiary section extended to coeducational Honors Arts and Science programs and Teacher Training while still on the high school campus. [2]

In 2011 Xavier was judged the best eco-initiative school in Kolkata City for its preparation of compost manure for organic gardening. [11] The school won a football tournament organized to promote outdoor exercise (so that youth do not become addicted to staying indoors with their computers). [12] The traveling cricket team in 2016 secured the first place in a tournament in Leicester, England. [13] In September 2016 the school hosted an exhibition of about 90 paintings of Mother Teresa to commemorate her canonization that month.

Steps toward university

St Xavier's is expanding into tertiary education in collaboration with other groups, as with the Jesuit Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, on a new 17-acre campus in Rajarhat near New Town, Kolkata. A research centre with post-graduate courses is also planned. While schools of engineering and medicine are being considered, plans are progressing slowly to assure that fees will remain low and a wide range of students will be able to afford the education. [14]

Notable alumni

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