St. Mary's School, Mumbai
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E is a Jesuit secondary school in the city of Mumbai, India.[2]
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E. | |
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Address | |
Nesbit Road, Mazagaon , | |
Coordinates | 18°58′9.29″N 72°50′9.22″E |
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Type | Private, secondary school |
Motto | Immaculata |
Established | 1864 |
Principal | Rev. Dr. Fr. Francis A. Swamy S.J |
Faculty | 175 |
Grades | Junior Preparatory to Class 10 |
Gender | Boys |
Enrollment | 1680 |
Colour(s) | Blue Green Red White |
Sports | Cricket, football (main sport), basketball, table tennis, badminton, athletics |
Publication | The School Tie Magazine |
Tuition | Rs. 65,000[1] |
Website | www |
St. Mary's is an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) affiliate. Having been founded in 1864, it is amongst the oldest, continually running, private schools in India. It is also ranked amongst the top day schools in the country.[3][1]
History
St. Mary's School I.C.S.E was founded in 1864 by members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. It lies adjacent to St. Anne's Church which was established in 1860. It began as a Catholic school of education and a military orphanage. Later it opened to the Catholic populace in general, which meant it had to expand. This led to the construction of the building that now houses the senior school, whose foundation stone was laid by Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.
In recognition of its contribution in the field of education the Chief Postmaster General for Maharashtra released a special postal cover commemorating the school's 150th anniversary on 7 December 2013.[4]
It used to confer the degree/diploma of a Cambridge University O level of education, and now confers the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) diploma. The school has four Gothic-style buildings and is divided into Senior School (grades 5 and above) and Junior School (grades 4 and below).
As per Education World's 2018 survey, the school is ranked 3rd nationwide in the category of 'Day School for Boys'.[3]
Students are encouraged in the arts and sports. Many amongst the school's alumni have flourished in theatre, music, and Bollywood.
Principals
- -1982: Fr. Pereira
- ~1982— 1991: Fr. Casale, S.J
- 1991–1995: Fr. Joe Saldanha, S.J. (deceased)
- 1997–2009: Fr. Evarist Newnes, S.J.
- 2009–2011: Alice Carvalho ni (first female principal)
- 2011–2015: Fr. Dr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
- 2015–current: Fr. Dr. Francis Swamy, S.J.
Notable alumni
Performing arts
- Freddie Mercury[5] – singer, songwriter and lead vocalist of the band Queen
- Zubin Mehta[5] – orchestral conductor[6]
- Sooraj Barjatya[5] – Hindi film director
- Boman Irani[5] – theatre and Bollywood actor
- Tushar Hiranandani[5] – Hindi film director
- Arjun Mathur – Bollywood actor
- Madan Mohan Kohli - Music Director
- Farukh Sheikh – Bollywood actor
- Kunal Vijaykar[5] – actor and director
- Sorabh Pant - Stand up comedian
Law
- Iqbal Chagla – Senior Advocate of the Bombay High Court
- Bakhtawar Lentin – Justice of the Bombay High Court
- Jamshed Mistry - Senior Advocate.[7]
- Homer Pithawalla – leading expert in corporate law and competition law; Professor of Law at Government Law College, Mumbai
- Goolam Essaji Vahanvati[5] – Attorney General of India
- A. G. Noorani - Lawyer, constitutional expert and political commentator.
Literature
- Homi K. Bhabha[5] – professor at Harvard University
- Dom Moraes[5] – writer and poet
Business
- Azim Premji[5] – Chairman of Wipro Limited
- Gautam Singhania[8] – Chairman & MD of the Raymond Group
- Jamshyd D F Lam - Indian Hotelier
- Kashif Shaikh - Dubai based Architect
- Phiroze D Lam - Executive Director & President - Godrej & Boyce
Economics
- Dilip Abreu – Princeton economist
Sports
- Shishir Hattangadi[9] – Bombay cricket captain
- Vijay Mohanraj[10] – Ranji Trophy cricketer for Mumbai
- Rehan Poncha[5] – Olympic swimmer
Medicine
- Suhail Y. Dohad -physician, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California
- Ritam Chowdhury – physician, epidemiologist, biostatistician, writer, poet, Harvard faculty member
- Tehemton Erach Udwadia – gastroenterologist[11][12]
Science
- Vijay Balasubramanian – theoretical physicist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania[13]
See also
References
- "HT Top Schools survey: The 10 best schools in Mumbai". 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "St Mary's conquer Don Bosco". Indian Express. 29 September 1998.
- "Education World India School Rankings 2018-19: Mumbai schools lead in India-wide ranking". Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- http://www.indianphilately.net/news1113.html
- "The incubator of excellence". mid-day. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Zubin Mehta launches St Mary's School 150th year celebrations". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- https://in.linkedin.com/in/jamshed-mistry-061a769
- "The Best of Two Worlds: Gautam Singhania @ Fifty - Marwar". Marwar. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Pedigree shouldn't be ignored, says Hattangadi". mid-day. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Guru with a difference". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Four Runners profile". Four Runners Healthcare. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia (Mumbai)". Indian Med Guru. 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences. "Vijay Balasubramanian". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- "IQBAL CHAGLA | Lawyers Update". www.web.lawyersupdate.co.in. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "Zubin Mehta to launch St Mary's School 150th year celebrations in Mumbai". India Today. Retrieved 20 May 2018.