| St. Anselm's Senior Secondary School, Ajmer | |
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| Location | |
| Ajmer, Rajasthan, India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Convent |
| Motto | (french)Deo Amabiles Et Hominibus (English translation) Be Pleasing To God And To Men. |
| Patron saint(s) | St.Anselm |
| Established | 1904 |
| Founder | Rt.Rev.Dr Fortunatus Henry Caumont O.F.M.(1817-1930) |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Cantius Ligaury |
| Number of students | 4000 |
| Campus | Ajmer |
| Affiliations | Central Board of Secondary Education(India) |
| Information | (0145) - 2460088 |
| Website | [1] |
St. Anselm's Ajmer was established in 1904 by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Fortunatus Henry Caumont O.F.M.(1817-1930). He was born on December 10 1817 in France, and came to Ajmer to start modern education and started the school in 1904.
It is located in the city of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was among the first institutions of higher learning set up during the British Raj. St. Anselm's Ajmer offers senior secondary courses.
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The Catholic employees in the railway workshops around Ajmer had asked the Head of the Catholic Mission to open a High School for their boys and girls. The Convent High school, which had been established some ten years before, would admit boys only up to Std. II and the boys had either to attend the European Railway school teaching up to the High School Exam; the Allahabad University or had to join the boarding schools at Agra to the North East, Nagpur to the South East, Bombay to the South, and Karachi to the west.
The Perfect Apostolic of Rajputana (Rt. Rev. Fr. Fortunatus, later the first Bishop of Ajmer) decided to start a Catholic School and accordingly on 4th. Feb. 1904, St. Anselm's was opened as a boarding and day school, with Rev. Fr. Pius as its head. There were about fifty pupils, a dozen being boarders. The new school was the "Boys" section of the Convent.
For three years it was considered as a section of the Convent but in January 1907 the school took a corporate existence. Rev. Fr. Pius become its First Rector and Rev. Fr. Augustine and Gervais continued on the staff, with Fr. Gervais taking over the additional duties as Perfect of Discipline. Boys were prepared for the examination of the Allahabad University till about 1912, when the Cambridge syllabus was adopted.
At the beginning everything was contained in one building: the Fathers' quarters, the boarder's dormitory, a study hall, a dinning room, as well as the class rooms. The school had no play ground. In 1910, however a piece of land suitable for the purpose was bought on the Mayo College road and games were then possible.
Boys flocked to St. Anselm's from Bombay, Lahore, Hyderabad (Sind), Karachi, Delhi, Rewari, Bandikui, Jaipur, Phulera, Mhow, Ratlam, Neemuch etc. and in time to come even from the Persian Gulf.
In 1958, the school was affiliated to the Rajasthan Board of Education. On two occasions the school was awarded the State award (Madan Mohan Verma Award) for the best results and all round performance. In 1972, the school was affiliated to the Central Board of Education. The Hostel which housed students from all over India was closed down in 1985.
The school is a Senior Secondary school, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, though it has seen phases of being attached to various Boards and University and being an Inter College.
The student body is divided into four houses:
The houses compete against each other in academic and sporting disciplines, each contributing towards house points which count towards the "Best House" awarded to the champion house for the year.
Prefects are appointed by the class teacher after consultation with class, as their representative. Prefects have authority and privileges. Badges are worn to distinguish prefects from the rest of the boys.
The school designs and implements its own curriculum for classes nursery to VIII. Classes IX to XII follow the CBSE syllabi. Work is done in the library or outside the classroom and this is enhanced by the Council's own recommended structures. Every boy goes on for tertiary education at ts provision for helping children with special needs.
Admissions are open to all boys irrespective of caste or creed. As a rule boys who are in the age group of between 2 years 8 month and 3 years 6 month will be admitted in Nursery class. A corresponding age scale is fixed for the succeeding classes.
The scholastic year begins on the 1st of July and ends on the 30th of June. The year is divided into two sessions or terms separated by the winter vacation. The summer vacation is from mid - May to 30 June.
Students who have passed Xth class fill in a registration form for admission to faculties in XIth class. The subject-wise grouping in the streams is as under:
On class days and at school functions the boys wear uniform.
Light blue shirt (short sleeved), dark blue shorts (trousers for VI - X) and white shirts with full sleeves and the white pants for Classes XI and XII, white socks, black laced shoes and school tie.
Classes K.G. to VII, V necked blue woolen pullover and dark blue or worsted (dark) grey trousers. Classes VIII ti XII - Navy blue blazer with school crest and worsted (dark) grey trousers.
The school begins every day's program and work with the prayer assembly. All children participate in the prayer assembly. The assembly commences with a prayer to the Almighty to shower abundant blessings on the students, staff and parents and on the day's studies and work. During the assembly students are taught how to pray and experience god. Moral instructions for character formation are given besides the general announcements.
Students take part in games and athletics. Coaching is given in cricket, hockey, football basketball, badminton and gymnastics. Every year players are selected for games at the State and National levels. Students are encouraged to join NCC(Air Wing) and Boys Scouts to develop their leadership skills.