St. Mary's High School (Rajkot)
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Website | www.stmaryrajkot.org |
Saint Mary's High School (Rajkot) is one of the oldest primary and secondary schools in Rajkot, Gujarat, India. It has a 10-acre (40,000 m2) campus located on the Kalavad Road of Rajkot city.
History
St. Mary's School opened on 11 August 1957 with 25 students. Fr. E. Gadea, the parish priest of Rajkot, was the founder and first principal. The classes were conducted in the premises of the Catholic Church at Mochi bazaar. The school was granted official recognition by the government of Saurashtra on 11 June 1959. Fr. Mateo Ramonell took charge as principal in June 1961, and in the same year Gujarati was introduced as an additional medium of instruction.
In 1961, Fr. Ramonell bought the present property on Kalawad Road, 5 km from the city, and the foundation stone of a new building was laid in January, 1962. The next June the school moved into the new building but it took another five years for the construction to be completed. In 1968, the first batch of 46 students sat the SSC Board examinations. Fr. Azcotia was the principal from 1970 to 1977.
In 1977, the management of the school was transferred from the
Vision
Integral development of the child for a better society based on equality, justice, unity and peace.
— Vision of Saint Mary's High School, Rajkot, Website
https://www.facebook.com/groups/smsalumnirajkot/
Affiliated associations
- All India Association of Catholic Schools.
- AINACS (Rajkot Unit) – 53 schools in Saurashtra-Kutch region.
- Common syllabus and examinations.
Past principals
- Rev. Fr. E. Gadea SJ (1957–1960)
- Rev. Bro. Harry Rodrigues (1960–1961)
- Rev. Fr. Mateo Ramonell SJ (1961–1970)
- Rev. Fr. Azcotia SJ (1970–1977)
- Rev. Fr. John Maduvathussery CMI (1977–1979)
- Rev. Fr. Mathew Basus CMI (1979–1988)
- Rev. Fr. John Kodamkandam CMI (1987–1988)
- Rev. Fr. Jose George CMI (1988–1989)
- Rev. Fr. Joseph Madhuravely (1989–1999)
- Rev. Fr. Cyriac Kannezath CMI (1999–2001)
- Rev. Fr. Thomas Kolamkuzhiyil (2001–2005)
- Rev. Fr. Davis Manjaly CMI (2005–2011)
- Rev. Fr. Wilson Matthew (2011 – 2016)
- Rev. Fr. Johnson CMI (2016 - Present)
Notable alumni
- Tulsi Tanti- Founder at SUZLON Group of Companies
- Karan G Saxena- Director Sai Generators PVT. Ltd.
Author of Tinkling Quotes Book, First Book Published across 180+ Countries
References
- ^ "History of Saint Mary's High School, Rajkot", Retrieved on 21 December 2007.