St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi

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St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi
Location
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India
Information
TypePrivate secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationSociety of Jesus
Patron saint(s)Francis Xavier
Established1884; 138 years ago (1884)
HeadmasterM. A. Ignacy
GenderBoys

St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, is a private Catholic secondary school located in Tuticorin, in Tamil Nadu, India. The school is administered by the Madurai Province of the Society of Jesus. Founded in 1884, it is the oldest school in Tuticorin.[1] It is named after the Jesuit missionary, Saint Francis Xavier. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai is one among the notable Alumni of the school.

History[]

It traces its origins to a parochial school built in the 1600s during Portuguese rule in Tuticorin.[2] In 1920 Xavier's had 563 pupils.[3] Xavier in Thoothukudi was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act in 1960. In 1976 it was declared a minority institution.[4]

Extracurricular activities[]

The school has a Naval NCC cadets section.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jesuits and Secondary Education" (PDF). Shodhganga. p. 31. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ D. Vellaiammal & Dr. P. Sermakani (2015). "EDUCATION IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU: PERIOD FROM 1947 TO 1986" (PDF). International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education. 1: 363.
  3. ^ Campbell, Thomas J. (1 February 2014). The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from its Foundation to the Present Time. The Floating Press. ISBN 9781776530991.
  4. ^ R. Sinnakani (2007). Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ... Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research. p. 1006. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "NCC cadets tour warship at VOC Port". The Hindu. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Coordinates: 8°48′18.03″N 78°9′18.7″E / 8.8050083°N 78.155194°E / 8.8050083; 78.155194

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