St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah

St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah
St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah
	St. Thomas' Church School in 2010
Address
	3, Church Road; Howrah, West Bengal; India
Coordinates	22°35′03″N 88°20′06″E / 22.5841353°N 88.3349548°ECoordinates: 22°35′03″N 88°20′06″E / 22.5841353°N 88.3349548°E
Information
Motto	We Press towards the mark
Religious affiliation(s)	Diocese of Calcutta
Established	1860
Founder	Rev. Dr. William Spencer
Principal	Philip Christopher Daniels
Classes offered	Lower Nursery to Class XII
Language	English
Hours in school day	5 and a half hours
Houses	Leason(Red), Spencer(Blue), Read(Green), Higgs(Gold)
Song	With Ganges Gently Flowing
Athletics	Soccer, Cricket, Basketball and Annual Athletics Meet, including events such as March-past, races & long jump among others
Communities served	Nature Club, Debate Club, Photography Club & Sports Clubs among others.
Affiliation	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi
Website	www.stcsh1860.org

St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah founded between 1860 and 1865, by Rev. Dr. William Spencer, Chaplain of St. Thomas' Church, for education of Anglo-Indian children of Howrah, is one of the largest and most famous schools in Howrah, India. The school admits children of all sections of society irrespective of caste, creed or religion. It falls under the Diocese of Calcutta of the Church of North India.^[1]

History[]

The church has a marble font, which had been presented to commemorate John Stalkart of Ghoosery who was a member of the Church for over sixty years. The stained glass windows forming a backdrop to the altar, depict the tragic grandeur of Christ's crucifixion and have survived the test of time.

Campus[]

The campus covers an area of 6 Bighas or 18 Kathas. It comprises two main buildings (for Junior Section, classes lower nursery to five & Senior Section, classes six to twelve), an auditorium, a basketball court, two open playgrounds & a children's park exclusive to the students of the junior divisions. The building comprises classrooms, a library, laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Computing and staff rooms. Both the principal's and vice-principal's office happens to be near the senior school buildings. There are two main entrances into the school, both of which are operated to ensure easiness for the students.

School Terms[]

The school year consists of two-terms. The first term extends from mid-April to mid-September and the second term from October to March. In these terms are three vacations - Summer, Durga-Puja and Winter (Christmas).

Subjects[]

After the eighth standard, there is a division in study stream with the choices being Commerce and Science. After tenth standard school offers three streams to students being science , commerce and humanities. Choices in science being science with biology or computer. There is also a division in Commerce and the choices are Mathematics or Business studies.^[2]

Notable Alumni[]

Cliff Richard - Singer^[3]
Manoj Tiwary - Indian National cricketer, also plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL
Ayaz Ahmed - Actor in daily soaps based on MTV & Channel V

References[]

^ "St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah". Diocese of Calcutta, CNI. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ "admissions in stcsh". Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Dance to Mistletoe & Wine and remember Cliff Richard once lived in Howrah". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

[1] "St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah". Diocese of Calcutta, CNI. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[2] "admissions in stcsh". Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[3] "Dance to Mistletoe & Wine and remember Cliff Richard once lived in Howrah". Get Bengal. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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