St. Mary's School, ICSE
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St. Mary's School is a Jesuit
-run secondary school located on Nesbit Road, Mazagaon
in the city of Bombay, India
. The school is affiliated with Bombay's Church of St. Anne, which is adjacent to the school.
St. Mary's is an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
(ICSE) affiliate.
(Jesuits), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
in 1540. The school began as a Catholic military orphanage.
It conferred the degree/diploma of a Cambridge University O level of education, which has been renamed ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) diploma.
The school has four Gothic style buildings and is divided in two sections, Senior Section (Class 5 and above) and Junior Section (Class 4 and below). It has two soccer/hockey/cricket play fields, an audio visual auditorium, two indoor gymnasiums, a play garden for the kindergartners and a basketball court as well as two assembly halls.
The school, in its earlier days, had mango
plantations on its campus which has now made way for the play fields.
Outside the school premises, adjoining the railway tracks, was a fresh water
stream where the students would actually sit and catch fish. These days, it has been reduced to a sewage outlet.
Immaculata, literally "immaculate" in the sense of Mary's conception
untainted by original sin
, or in the sense of "perfection". In simple words, it translates to "perfect commitment".
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
-run secondary school located on Nesbit Road, Mazagaon
Mazagaon
Mazagaon, also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon , and pronounced by the Catholics as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and the Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav. It is one of the seven islands of Mumbai. It is part of South Mumbai and can be reached by Byculla Station on the Central railway line and Dockyard Road...
in the city of Bombay, 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...
. The school is affiliated with Bombay's Church of St. Anne, which is adjacent to the school.
St. Mary's is an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10...
(ICSE) affiliate.
History
St. Mary's School was founded in 1864 by members of the Society of JesusSociety of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(Jesuits), a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
in 1540. The school began as a Catholic military orphanage.
It conferred the degree/diploma of a Cambridge University O level of education, which has been renamed ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) diploma.
The school has four Gothic style buildings and is divided in two sections, Senior Section (Class 5 and above) and Junior Section (Class 4 and below). It has two soccer/hockey/cricket play fields, an audio visual auditorium, two indoor gymnasiums, a play garden for the kindergartners and a basketball court as well as two assembly halls.
The school, in its earlier days, had mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
plantations on its campus which has now made way for the play fields.
Outside the school premises, adjoining the railway tracks, was a fresh water
Fresh Water
Fresh Water is the debut album by Australian rock and blues singer Alison McCallum, released in 1972. Rare for an Australian artist at the time, it came in a gatefold sleeve...
stream where the students would actually sit and catch fish. These days, it has been reduced to a sewage outlet.
Motto
The school motto is LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
Immaculata, literally "immaculate" in the sense of Mary's conception
Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology...
untainted by original sin
Original sin
Original sin is, according to a Christian theological doctrine, humanity's state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as a slight deficiency, or a tendency toward sin yet without collective guilt, referred...
, or in the sense of "perfection". In simple words, it translates to "perfect commitment".
Principals
- 1991–95: Rev. Fr. Joe Saldanha S.J. (Late)
- 1995: Rev. Fr. Joe Diabrio
- 1995-2009: Rev. Fr. Evarist Newnes S.J.
- 2009–11: Alice Carvalho (1st lady principal)
- 2011–current: Rev. Fr. Kenneth Misquitta S.J.
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External Links
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