St. Edmund's School, Shillong

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St Edmund's School, Shillong was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers (India province) in 1923.The brotherhood was founded by Blessed Edmund Rice.Situated at a very picturesque location in the Laitumkhrah Hills of Shillong, SES is an all boys institution affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, (ICSE) New Delhi. The School also caters an additional stream for senior students appearing for the Meghalaya state high school certificate examinations (metric). SES has been a pioneer in education and has a glittering alumni spread across various fields.

Located in Laitumkhrah, Shillong.

The Christian Brothers were invited to Shillong in 1915 and St.Edmund’s College was began in 1916. It was, however, in 1923 that the College was ready to start Inter-Arts and Inter-Science classes, and affiliation to Calcutta University, for these courses was received in 1923. The first classes of the University section of St.Edmund’s College opened in 1924. Bro.J E McCann was the first Principal of the College (he was also the Principal of the School at this time). Bro.I.O’Leary was the first Principal of the College (separate from the School).

St.Edmund’s College, Shillong, one of the premier institutions of the North East of India and Meghalaya in particular. Since 1924 till the present date, St. Edmund’s College has maintained its excellence in academic records and discipline of the students.

From 1924 to 1936, St. Edmund’s College was only a junior college for Intermediate Arts and Science. At this level the college offered English, Alternative English, Latin, History, Maths, Geography, Physical Chemistry for arts and science respectively. Today St. Edmund’s College has made commendable progress and has opened up different departments of various disciplines.

Along with academic excellence the college has also worked towards the development of personalities and potentialities of the students. Many programmes are being introduced in the college to trace the hidden potentials and prowess of students and help bring them to the forefront. St. Edmund’s College is proud to have been the mold of several eminent personalities who have carved a name for themselves in the field of politics, academics, medicine, engineering, bureaucracy, judiciary……

The College celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1999. Over the period the College has endeavored to instill in its students a love for excellence, integrity, concern for one’s fellow human beings and the preservation of the environment in an atmosphere conducive to the awareness of God.

The College creates an environment where the all-round development of the individual is promoted with dignity, principally through right relationships with God, with others and with the whole of creations.

It is our attempt at St. Edmund’s to encourage our students to use their imagination and intuition as tools to initiate change. Sensitization towards a need to bring about equality and change in the society and the world at large are modes of interest instilled in the minds of our students, hence making them more responsible citizens.