St. Francis De'Sales High School, Nagpur, Maharashtra
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St. Francis De'Sales High School and Junior College Nagpur
is an educational institution in Nagpur
, Maharashtra
, India
. It is managed by the Missionaries of St. Francis De'Sales (MSFS for short). SFS School is governed by the Nagpur Archdiocese and is located in Sadar, Nagpur.
St. Francis De'Sales High school is headed by principal, Fr. Ivan Lobo. The school has a principal for the Lower KG to 4th Standard. For the first time in its history the school has a lady principal. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune
, Maharashtra
.
SFS school has three houses - Pelvat (red), Dufresne (blue) and Coppel (green), named after Principals of the school. The students are divided into the three houses to encourage competition among them in sports, literary and other fields.
in 1870. The school celebrated 125 years of existence in 1995 and 140 years in 2010.
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
is an educational institution in Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
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. It is managed by the Missionaries of St. Francis De'Sales (MSFS for short). SFS School is governed by the Nagpur Archdiocese and is located in Sadar, Nagpur.
St. Francis De'Sales High school is headed by principal, Fr. Ivan Lobo. The school has a principal for the Lower KG to 4th Standard. For the first time in its history the school has a lady principal. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
.
SFS school has three houses - Pelvat (red), Dufresne (blue) and Coppel (green), named after Principals of the school. The students are divided into the three houses to encourage competition among them in sports, literary and other fields.
History
SFS High School was established in 1867 at Kamptee and moved to its present location at Sadar, NagpurNagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
in 1870. The school celebrated 125 years of existence in 1995 and 140 years in 2010.
Notable alumni
- Col. C.K. Naidu, Cricket Legend
- Archbishop Eugene D'Souza
- Dr. J.J. Irani - Ex-MD Tata Steel
- Mr. Jimmy Mehta, Ex-Tennis Champion
- Pearce Brothers, Introduced Hockey to Australians
- Air Vice Marshal Gordon D'Souza
- Vice Admiral R.F. Contractor, Head of Coast Guard of India
- Major-General S.Tewari
- Major-General G. Ford
- Lt Gen. M.S. Sodhi former Head of Core of Signals
- Lt Gen Christopher ( Bobby ) Baretto
- Bishop Sylvester Monteiro
- Sir Amaranth Fernandes, Eminent Teacher of SFS
- Adv. Harish Salve, former Solicitor General of India
- Dr. Shrikant Jichkar - MBBS, MD, IPS, IAS, Writer,Educationist, Politician
- Dr. Prasad Dhurjati - Scientist in Genetic Engineering,University of Delaware, USA
- Mr. Aakash Khurana - Stage and Bollywood Actor, Director
- Mr. Rajkumar Hirani - Bollywood Director