St. Xavier’s High School - Nostalgia 2019 - 5th January, 2019
Nostalgia 2019 - celebrating 150th anniversary of St. Xavier's High School, Fort. Also an Alumni Reunion of various batches and our teachers held on 5th January, 2019. https://stxaviersfort.org/
On the occasion, a Special Cover was launched by the Postal Department of India to commemorate the School’s Sesquicentennial Jubilee.
St Xavier's High School boys school enters its 150th year from June 23, 2019. The school that started with 115 boys in 1860, currently has 2,074 students.
The events started from 6 pm at the school auditorium. The Chief Guest for the event was Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao. Dignitaries and alumni of the school, retired IPS officer Julio Ribeiro of 1944 batch, Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group, Nadir Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej Industries Ltd, Deepak Parekh, Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation from 1961 batch, Dr. Ketki Turel a neurosurgeon in Bombay hospital from 1962 batch, Dr. Milind Kirtane an ENT/Otorhinolaryngologist from 1963 batch, Ashok Chavan former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President, from 1975 batch and Harindra Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Percept limited from 1975 batch joined.
The school was first set up in March 1960 at Glass House at Cavel and came to be known as Kalbadevi School or St Xavier's school. Welcomed the first batch of 115 boys on 19 March 1860, under the leadership of Fr. Leo Meurin. The following year 1861, the number of students grew to 300. Glass House proved inadequate to hold the crowd. Luckily, the government moved fast to grant the fathers a plot that they had applied for and in 1866, they took possession of the land on which St Xavier's High School stands today. The plot — 200 feet by 160 feet — is on a lease for 999 years at a nominal rate of one rupee a year.
In October, 1867, Bishop Leo Meurin finalised the building plans and gave shape to the current edifice. Money was raised through public appeals, donations from Nawabs, Begums and Rajas, Sunday Mass collections and house to house collections.
In May 1869, the school migrated from Cavel to the present location at 289, Lokmanya Tilak Marg at Fort. In 1990, the first school sports held on the grounds of the Elphinstone school. In 1905, first four lady teachers joined the school. In 1955, Fr. Richard Pereira took over as the first Indian Principal.
Read MoreOn the occasion, a Special Cover was launched by the Postal Department of India to commemorate the School’s Sesquicentennial Jubilee.
St Xavier's High School boys school enters its 150th year from June 23, 2019. The school that started with 115 boys in 1860, currently has 2,074 students.
The events started from 6 pm at the school auditorium. The Chief Guest for the event was Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao. Dignitaries and alumni of the school, retired IPS officer Julio Ribeiro of 1944 batch, Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group, Nadir Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej Industries Ltd, Deepak Parekh, Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation from 1961 batch, Dr. Ketki Turel a neurosurgeon in Bombay hospital from 1962 batch, Dr. Milind Kirtane an ENT/Otorhinolaryngologist from 1963 batch, Ashok Chavan former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President, from 1975 batch and Harindra Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of Percept limited from 1975 batch joined.
The school was first set up in March 1960 at Glass House at Cavel and came to be known as Kalbadevi School or St Xavier's school. Welcomed the first batch of 115 boys on 19 March 1860, under the leadership of Fr. Leo Meurin. The following year 1861, the number of students grew to 300. Glass House proved inadequate to hold the crowd. Luckily, the government moved fast to grant the fathers a plot that they had applied for and in 1866, they took possession of the land on which St Xavier's High School stands today. The plot — 200 feet by 160 feet — is on a lease for 999 years at a nominal rate of one rupee a year.
In October, 1867, Bishop Leo Meurin finalised the building plans and gave shape to the current edifice. Money was raised through public appeals, donations from Nawabs, Begums and Rajas, Sunday Mass collections and house to house collections.
In May 1869, the school migrated from Cavel to the present location at 289, Lokmanya Tilak Marg at Fort. In 1990, the first school sports held on the grounds of the Elphinstone school. In 1905, first four lady teachers joined the school. In 1955, Fr. Richard Pereira took over as the first Indian Principal.
