St. Gabriel's High School
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St. Gabriel's High School (abbreviated SGHS) is an educational institution located in Kazipet
Kazipet
Kazipet is a town in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh, India, one of the tri-cities of Warangal-Hanamakonda-Kazipet. It is known for its religious diversity, with a population composed of Hindus, Christians, Muslims, and that's about it...

, in Warangal
Warangal
Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...

 district of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was established in 1955, by the late Rev. Bro. Vincent.

History

SGHS was established in 1955, by the society of Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel, founded by the 17th century priest Saint Louis de Montfort (1673–1716). Late Rev. Bro. Vincent was the first principal. It was initially a boy's school, but later on co-education was introduced by Bro. Alexander in 1986. In 2006, the total strength was around 2100 students. Till April 2008 April, there were four sections per class, with an average of 50 students per class. This has been increased to six sections per class.

Anthem and flag

The school anthem is "Lead, Kindly Light
Lead, Kindly Light
Lead, Kindly Light is a hymn with words written in 1833 by John Henry Newman as a poem titled "the Pillar of Cloud". In some hymnals, one may find a fourth verse added by Edward H. Bickersteth, Jr...

" written in 1833 by John Henry Newman. The school flag has two colors, olive green and white, which are also the colors of the school uniform.

Academics

SGHS's curriculum is as prescribed by the Secondary School Certificate
Secondary School Certificate
The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...

(SSC) board. The medium of instruction is English and Telugu, with separate sections for both. It provides computer education to students from 5th-9th. The school's best performance was securing All India Open Category 1st rank in the IIT-JEE 2010 examination.

Sports

The school has a playground adjacent to the main block. It includes three Football courts, two Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 courts, a Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...

 court, and a Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 court. Two football courts put together made a Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 ground. Students have a drill period per week.

Competitions like the school level, inter school competitions, selections for the Montfort sports meet are held in the school.

Prinicipals

Bro. Vincent (Around 1977)
Bro. Lambert (Around 1978-1980)
Bro. Alexander (Around 1980 to Dec 1984)
Bro. Claude (Jan 1985-Unknown)

Awards

Every year awards are given to the students with the best academic performance in each section in each class. Best Outgoing Student awards are given to the 10th students, who achieved excellence in academics, literary and cultural activities, and in NCC
National Cadet Corps (India)
The National Cadet Corps is the Indian military cadet corps with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is open to school and college students on voluntary basis....

. A gold medal is given to the best outgoing student who gave the best all round performance.

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