St. Edward's School, Shimla

St. Edward's School
St. Edward's School
	St. Edward's School Crest
Location
	Milsington Estate, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; India
Coordinates	31°05′43″N 77°10′19″E / 31.095321°N 77.172021°ECoordinates: 31°05′43″N 77°10′19″E / 31.095321°N 77.172021°E
Information
Type	Convent school
Motto	Latin: Lumen Sequere ; ("Follow the Light")
Established	9 March 1925; 96 years ago
Founders	Irish Christian Brothers
School district	Shimla
President	Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas
Principal	Fr. Anil Wilson Sequeira
Staff	75
Number of students	Approx. 2000
Houses	St. Luke's House; St. Mathew's House; St. John's House; St. Mark's House;
Colour(s)	; Navy blue, green & yellow
Affiliation	CBSE 2008 onwards, ICSE until 2008
Alumni	Old Edwardians
Website	stedwardsshimla.org

St. Edward's School is a premier convent school located at Milsington Estate, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.^[3] It is a boys-only day school. St. Edward's has been ranked among the top schools in India.^[4] It was initially affiliated to ICSE but was changed over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system in 2008. Today the School is managed by Simla Chandigarh Educational Society, under the Bishop of Simla Chandigarh Diocese. The school offers education from Nursery to Class XII.

History

In 2001, pre-primary classes were introduced again in the school.

Principals

Fr. Anil Wilson Sequeira, Present^[5]
Fr. John Bosco, 2005 to 2014
Rev. Fr. Ambrose D’Souza, 1991 to 2005
Lt. Col. E. R. Tullet (Retd), 1987 to 1991
Rev. Fr. Manuel Mascarenhas, 1984 to 1987
Rev. Bro. D. E. Hayes, 1982 to 1984
Rev. Bro. P. G. Tynan, 1978 to 1982
Rev. Bro. M. A. O. Sullivan, 1972 to 1978
Rev. Bro. J. B. Mulligan, 1966 to 1972
Rev. Bro. R. J. Steinmeyer, 1963 to 1966
Rev. Bro. B. Walsh, 1957 to 1962
Rev. Bro. W. I. Mckeough, 1951 to 1956
Rev. Bro. A. O’ Callaghan, 1945 to 1950
Rev. Bro. J. C. Touhy, 1942 to 1944
Rev. Bro. P. Barrett, 1936 to 1941
Rev. Bro. J. C. Dohney, 1935 to 1935
Rev. Bro. E. Butler, 1929 to 1934
Rev. Bro. J.C. Doheny, 1925 to 1928

House Club System

House name and Colours^[6]
House	Colour	Swatch
St. John's	Yellow
St. Matthew's	Blue
St. Mark's	Red
St. Luke's	Green

All students are placed in one of the four houses: St. Mark's House, St. Luke's House, St. Matthew's House and St. John's House. Each house is led by a captain and a vice-captain, who are responsible for organizing and conducting various co-curricular activities in the school. They are usually chosen on the basis of their academic performance in addition to their participation in sports and cultural activities. Apart from the house captains, there are also a school captain and a vice-captain.

Various clubs form a central part of holistic learning in the school, namely the cultural club, science and maths club, literary club, sports club, eco club and yoga.

Controversy

The school landed itself in a controversy in 2012 by not allowing a Sikh student to wear a turban in school.^[7]^[8]^[9] The issue was settled after the intervention of the government.^[10]^[11] It was not a big problem but it still marked a spot on the school's history.^[12]^[13]

Notable alumni

The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017

Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former Vice President, India^[14]^[15]^[16]
Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Defence Staff, Indian Armed Forces & former Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army^[17]^[18]^[19]
Virbhadra Singh, former Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh^[20]
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, ex-DGP, Punjab Police^[21]
Reginald Massey, author^[22]
Deepak Gupta, Judge, Supreme Court of India
Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court
Sudhir Kakar, psychoanalyst and author^[23]
Ashok Sukumaran, media artist
Anil Wilson, former Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University^[24]
Vijay Kumar Berry, Maha Vir Chakra recipient
Raj Mohan Vohra, Maha Vir Chakra recipient & Commander of the Eastern Command, Indian Army
Antony Jameson, Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, USA^[25]
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, former Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University & former President, Centre for Policy Research
Ashok Chopra, journalist and author

References

^ "Bishop's Message - St. Edward's School".
^ "Principal's Message - St. Edward's School".
^ "St Edward's School in Shimla is the beacon of knowledge". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "St. Edward's School, Shimla". EducationWorld. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "Principals - St. Edward's School, Shimla".
^ "House System and Clubs - St. Edward's School". www.stedwardsshimla.org. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ ShimlaApril 27, Manjeet Sehgal; April 28, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 09:22. "School in Shimla stops Sikh student from wearing turban". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Shimla missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear turbans". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Turban controversy at Shimla school". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Shimla school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban". Zee News. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ Apr 28, Surekha Dhaleta / TNN / Updated; 2012; Ist, 06:41. "Sikhs in Shimla threaten stir over turban issue | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Turban ban in Shimla convent school?". The Indian Express. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Mohammad Hamid Ansari". aligarhmovement.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ IANS (8 June 2015). "Ansari visits alma mater, refreshes memories". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander". 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ Service, Tribune News. "Rawat visits alma mater, ARTRAC". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ Service, Tribune News. "Army chief Gen Rawat visits alma mater St Edward's School, Shimla". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Himachal Pradesh University to set up chair in Virbhadra Singh's memory". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "A time to Gill - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ Massey, Reginald (18 June 2017). "KPS Gill obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Me And My Couch". Outlook India Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "Anil Wilson passes away". The Hindu. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
^ "Antony Jameson's Home Page, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics". aero-comlab.stanford.edu. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

External links

[1] "Bishop's Message - St. Edward's School".

[2] "Principal's Message - St. Edward's School".

[3] "St Edward's School in Shimla is the beacon of knowledge". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[4] "St. Edward's School, Shimla". EducationWorld. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[5] "Principals - St. Edward's School, Shimla".

[6] "House System and Clubs - St. Edward's School". www.stedwardsshimla.org. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[7] ShimlaApril 27, Manjeet Sehgal; April 28, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 09:22. "School in Shimla stops Sikh student from wearing turban". India Today. Retrieved 22 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] "Shimla missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear turbans". Hindustan Times. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[9] "Turban controversy at Shimla school". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[10] "Shimla school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[11] "Missionary school to allow Sikh students to wear full turban". Zee News. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[12] Apr 28, Surekha Dhaleta / TNN / Updated; 2012; Ist, 06:41. "Sikhs in Shimla threaten stir over turban issue | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[13] "Turban ban in Shimla convent school?". The Indian Express. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[Vice_president_of_India-14] "Mohammad Hamid Ansari". aligarhmovement.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[15] "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Himachal PLUS". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.

[16] IANS (8 June 2015). "Ansari visits alma mater, refreshes memories". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[17] "Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander". 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

[18] Service, Tribune News. "Rawat visits alma mater, ARTRAC". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[19] Service, Tribune News. "Army chief Gen Rawat visits alma mater St Edward's School, Shimla". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[20] "Himachal Pradesh University to set up chair in Virbhadra Singh's memory". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[21] "A time to Gill - Times of India". The Times of India.

[22] Massey, Reginald (18 June 2017). "KPS Gill obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[23] "Me And My Couch". Outlook India Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

[24] "Anil Wilson passes away". The Hindu. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.

[25] "Antony Jameson's Home Page, Dept. of Aeronautics & Astronautics". aero-comlab.stanford.edu. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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