| Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School பெத்தி செமினேர் மேனிலைப்பள்ளி |
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Latin: Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum
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| 355, Mahatma Gandhi Road Pondicherry India, 605 001 |
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| School type | Private Higher Secondary School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Joseph |
| Founded | January 1844 |
| Opened | 19th March 1846 |
| Status | Open |
| School board | Matriculation / State Board |
| President | Most Rev. Antony Anandarayar |
| Rev. Fr. M.S. John Bosco | |
| Vice principal | Rev. Fr. A. Arokiaraj |
| Vice principal | Rev. Fr. S. Edward Anandaraj |
| Gender | all-male |
| Classes | Lower and upper Kindergarten 1 Std to 12 Std |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campuses | Main Campus Upalam Campus |
| Campus | Urban |
| Houses | Red House, Blue House, Yellow House and Green House |
| Colour(s) | White and Grey |
| Nickname | PSHSS |
| Website | http://www.petitseminaire.org |
Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School is a higher secondary school for boys in the state of Pondicherry, India.
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The history of Petit Seminaire dates back to 1844 as a seminary attended by 89 students of whom 25 were ecclesiastical students aspiring for priesthood. In 1873 it became a public college. In 1880, Petit Seminaire stopped receiving government subsidy, and has maintained its financial independence.
The student population showed an increase from 800 in 1903 to 1100 in 1907, of whom 700 were Catholics. In 1932, the English section was upgraded into a high school, preparing boys for matriculation and was affiliated with the Madras university. In July 1978, Petit Seminare was born again, this time as Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School, offering two courses of study at the higher secondary level.
The school's motto is "Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum" meaning "Nothing is great unless it is good".
The class on Catholic doctrine is compulsory for all Catholic students. For non-Catholic students value education classes are conducted on the Christian version of morality, and values of simplicity, dignity of labour, forgiveness, tolerance and generosity.
The alumni of Petit Seminaire include several bishops and priest, among others:
1. Most Rev. Dr. Michael Augustine,D.D,D.C.L, (Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore),who was also Vice Pricipal (sous-director) of Petit Seminaire in 1961
2. Most Rev. Dr. Yvon Ambrose, Bishop of Tuticorin,
3. Rev.Fr. A. J. C. Lawrence,,who was also Vice Pricipal (sous-director) of Petit Seminaire in 1976 (Clergy of Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore),
4. Rev.Fr. J. Paul (served as Principal for the longest period of time- The Golden Era of petit seminaire ) (Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore)...
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Note: As mentioned Fr. J. Paul was one of the leading principal of Petit seminaire. But it is widely accepted and also felt that Fr. S. Peter was THE greatest in recent times who put up a great effort to bring petit seminaire from nowhere to the present state. Even Fr. J. Paul enjoys great pride in accepting this fact ( Fr. Paul was then appointed as Director during the period of Fr. S. Peter)
There's always been a great rivalry between all the schools in the same city (Thiruvalluvar Govt. Girl's Higher Secondary School,St. Joseph Of Cluny Higher Secondary School,St Patrick Higher Secondary School,Immaculate Heart of Mary's Girl's Higher Secondary School).Students Compete in state toppers ,sports and other Activities in which majority of them Petit Seminaire Emerged as Winners.
Tamil is taught as a compulsory subject to all students up to 5th standard. Tamil, Hindi and French are offered as optionals from 6th standard onwards.
Physical training and health education is given to all the students from Lower Kindergarten(L.K.G.) to Higher Secondary level.
Life Oriented Education is present in curriculum. 'Human Resource Development' subject is taken from 4th standard to 9th stanadard.
All students from the L.K.G. to 10th grade are given hands-on computer experience. Computer science is taught as a subject along with Mathematics. It has been extended to 11th and 12th standard students.