Holy Family High School (Mumbai, India)
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| Holy Family High School | |
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| School type | Private |
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| Established | 1945 |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Swamy |
| Students | Approx. 2,600 |
| Board | S.S.C. |
| Location | Mahakali Caves Road Andheri (East) Mumbai 400 093  India |
| Information | (91) (022) 2832-3702 (91) (022) 2836-0618 |
Holy Family High School is a private Jesuit boys school located in the suburb of Andheri (East) in Mumbai, India. It is a primary and secondary education school, providing education from upper kindergarten or first standard (grade) through tenth standard. While the school primarily is English-medium, there is also a smaller Marathi-medium section that runs in parallel from the fifth to the tenth standard.
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[edit] History
The following is a list of the historical events associated with the school in order of their occurrence:
- Holy Family High School was started in 1945 as a parish institution in an old single-storied structure by Fr. Denzil Keating S.J. The school's first headmistress was Miss Maud D'Costa.
- In 1963, a new school building adjoining the Holy Family Church was inaugurated.
- A few years later, it was felt that the building then was insufficient to cater to the growing number of parishioners. A decision was made to sell the building and construct a more spacious one with its own playground on a plot of land not too far away.
- On 22 October 1985, Fr. Lisbert D'Souza, S.J. (Provincial Superior of the Bombay Jesuit Province) blessed the foundation stone of this new school building.
- On 16 July 1988, His Lordship, Bishop Ferdinand Fonseca, blessed the new school building.
- On 7 January 1989, under the tenure of Fr. Tony J. D'Souza S.J. as vicar, and Fr. Francis Gonsalves, S.J. as principal, the new school building was formally inaugurated by His Eminence Simon Cardinal Pimenta, the archbishop of Bombay.
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[edit] 50th anniversary
In 1995, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. There was a grand celebration to mark the event, including a massive display of fireworks. Among the many present were several of the school's ex-principals. A time capsule containing fifty years of school information was buried at the foot of the Holy Family statue to be reopened in the year 2045.
[edit] Policies
In June 2004, the school put into effect a ban on the use of plastics by its students. Students are not allowed to bring in items made of plastic, especially plastic bags. This is due to the environmental concerns associated with the use of most plastics.[1]
[edit] List of principals
- Rev. Fr. Denzil Keating, S.J. (1944-49)
- Rev. Fr. Julius Gomes, S.J. (1949-51)
- Rev. Fr. Fred Britto, S.J. (1951-52)
- Rev. Fr. H Jiminez, S.J. (1952-60)
- Rev. Fr. Basil Fernandes, S.J. (1960-66)
- Rev. Fr. Joe D'Abreo, S.J. (1966-68)
- Rev. Fr. Henry D'Cruz, S.J. (1968-70)
- Rev. Fr. Percy D'Souza, S.J. (1970-71)
- Rev. Fr. Valero Aleu, S.J. (1971-74)
- Rev. Fr. Joe D'Abreo, S.J. (1974-77)
- Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1977-80)
- Rev. Fr. Sebastian Fernandes, S.J. (1980-82)
- Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1982-86)
- Rev. Fr. Edmund Carrasco, S.J. (1986-88)
- Rev. Fr. Francis Gonsalves, S.J. (1988-90)
- Rev. Fr. Tony Fonseca, S.J. (1990-95)
- Rev. Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas, S.J. (1995-98)
- Rev. Fr. Francis Swamy, S.J. (1998-present)
