St Thomas School, Kolkata

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St Thomas' School
St Thomas Boys School - 4 Diamond Harbour Road - Kidderpore - Kolkata 2015-12-13 8044.JPG
St Thomas Boys School
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St Thomas School, Kolkata
4 Diamond Harbour Road, Kidderpore

Kolkata
,
West Bengal
,
700 023

India
Coordinates 22°32′20″N88°19′37″E / 22.5388038°N 88.3268685°E / 22.5388038; 88.3268685
Information
TypePrimary, secondary and higher secondary
Motto Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra
(Except the Lord, effort in Vain)
Established1789;236 years ago (1789)
School board Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
PrincipalBoys-Mr. Suman Biswas Girls-Mrs. R.S.Elias [1]
Gender Co-educational
Language English
Website www.stsboys.com stsgirls.com

St Thomas' School is a co-educational kindergarten to higher secondary school in Kidderpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [2] It was established on 21 December 1789, [3] making it one of the oldest schools in India and has the largest campus in Kolkata. [4] [5] [6] The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISC), which conducts the ICSE (Grade 10) and ISC (Grade 12) examinations over the country. [7]

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Infrastructure

It has three football size fields, two basketball courts and children's playgrounds. The campus also houses the St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology and has a church known as St. Stephen's Church. There are two schools and an engineering college and a non-formal technical training centre. St. Thomas' boys' and girls' schools are the two schools here.

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty". St. Thomas' Boys' School. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "ST. THOMAS' BOYS' SCHOOL, KIDDERPORE - Home". wbacs.in. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Kochhar, Rajesh (15 September 2020). English Education in India, 1715-1835: Half-Caste, Missionary, and Secular Stages. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-000-16935-5.
  4. ↑ Tiwari, Anuradha (23 December 2017). "These Are The 10 Oldest Schools In India". edustoke. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Oldest Schools in India". India.com. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "St. Thomas' School Act, 1923". www.bareactslive.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "About". STBS. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Abraham, Rohan (23 July 2019). "'Rakesh Sharma or Ravish Malhotra? Only one of us would go up into space'". The Economic Times. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 1 December 2023.


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