St. Xavier's Collegiate School
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| St. Xaviers's Collegiate School | |
| Nihil Ultra - Nothing Beyond | |
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| School type | Primary, Secondary |
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| Established | 1860 |
| Principal | Father Boris D'Santos |
| Faculty | 83 |
| Students | 2300 |
| Athletics | Football, cricket, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, track and field |
| Colors | Blue, white |
| Foundation Day | 16th January |
| Location | 30, Mother Teresa Sarani Kolkata, India |
| Information | +91 33 2280 5197 +91 33 2280 5198 |
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[edit] School
[edit] Introduction
St. Xavier's Collegiate School was established in 1860 in Kolkata, India by the missionaries from the Society of Jesus. Foundation Day is celebrated on 16th January.
There are two separate school buildings (across the street from each other). One houses the Primary School (grades 1 - 5) and the other is for the Secondary School (grades 6 - 12).
[edit] Religious Affiliation
The school was initially established for the education of Catholic boys, however, it has long admitted students of any religious belief.
[edit] School Session
The school session is from April to March. Thursday is the normal weekly holiday.
[edit] Uniform
The primary school uniform is dark grey shorts and white shirt. In the secondary school, the uniform is white shorts / trousers and white shirt. During winter months a dark blue pullover is permitted in both schools. Secondary school students also have the option of wearing a blue blazer.
Footwear is black leather shoes with laces. On days where students have Physical Training in school, they have to wear white keds.
The school tie is dark blue with white slanting stripes. It is not compulsory every day but required on important events.
[edit] Curriculum
Students may choose to follow either the ICSE or Madhyamik curriculum till class, i.e. grade 10. In grades 11 and 12, however, they must follow the ISC curriculum, but may choose to study either Science (Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology/Computer Science) or Commerce (Commerce, Accounts, Economics/Computer Science and Maths/History). An Indian Language must be offered up to grade 12.
[edit] House System
The secondary school students are grouped into four houses - Britto (red), Gonzaga (green), Loyola (blue) and Berchmans (yellow).
Each house has a House Captain and a House Vice Captain (generally students of grades 12 and 11). Reporting to them are the House Representatives - one for each of the other grades. These executive members are selected by voting amongst the students belonging to each house.
The houses compete against each other in sports and academics. On the annual sports day, the winning house is declared on the basis of points earned by its students throughout the year.
[edit] Alumni
The alumni body of the school is known as Alumnorum Societas (ALSOC) and is actively involved in improving the facilities at the school. Annual reunions are generally held in January or, February.
The school has many well known alumni including Sourav Ganguly,Jyoti Basu, Siddharth Shankar Ray, General Shankar Roychoudhury, General Jacob , Kishore Bimani and Aditya Vikram Birla. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore briefly studied here although he did not quite enjoy formal education.
