| Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Tangasseri, Kollam | |
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| Tangasseri, Kollam , Kerala India |
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| Information | |
| Motto | Ora et labora |
| Patron saint(s) | Bishop of Kollam |
| Founded | 1940 |
| School district | Kollam |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Silvie Antony |
| Classes offered | LKG to Standard XII |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campus size | 6 acres (24,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses | Boscos Berchmans Brittos |
| Sports | Basketball, football |
| Affiliation | CISCE |
| Website | http://ijhss.org/ |
The Infant Jesus Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School is an educational institution affiliated to CISCE based in Kollam city in the south Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1940 by the late Bishop Jerome M. Fernandez, the former Bishop of Kollam. The school is situated in Tangasseri, which was a stronghold of western culture with a historical background of ancient Portuguese, Dutch and English settlements. The school was founded primarily to cater to the education of the Anglo Indian Community, the then predominant community of the region.
It was started by the Anglo Indian community (people who stayed back when British left India) to educate their children. It was later opened to the public in and around Kollam.
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The Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Boys School was started with the view of educating the Anglo-Indian Boys in the locality as the girls of the society was educated at the Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School in Tangasseri itself, ironically just opposite to IJHS.The Inaugration was done by His Excellency Bishop Jerome M Fernandez, by offering a Holy Mass at the nearby Infant Jesus Pro-Cathedral (elevated as Cathedral on December 3, 2005) on January 8, 1940. At first there were 15 students and 2 staff members, but now the school has around 3,500 students and 110 staff members. Mrs. Mary Netto was the first principal, the first two students to gain admission were Frankpet and Dentlin.
The principles of the Infant Jesus school:-