St. Vincent's High School

St. Vincent's High School is an English-medium convent school founded in 1867, located in the Indian city of Pune and named after Vincent de Paul, a seventeenth-century saint known for his love for the poor and the downtrodden.[1] The school, which is recognized by the Government of Maharashtra, prepares pupils for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std. X) and for the Higher Secondary Certificate examination (Std. XII).

St. Vincent's High School and Junior College
Location
Pune
,
Maharashtra

India
Information
TypeJesuit, private, all boys
Motto"To Dare and Do and Win"
Established1867 (1867)
PrincipalFr. Francis Patekar, S.J
Number of students3500–4000
CampusPune, Maharashtra, India
Color(s)Cream
NicknameVincentians
Websitestvincentspune
School Playground
Satellite view of campus
Old campus

It is owned by the Poona Catholic Educational Association and managed by the Poona Jesuit School's Society, which belong to the Christian Religious Minority group, and therefore it enjoys the rights and privileges guaranteed by Article 30 (I) of the Constitution of India. It is considered one of the best schools in Pune[2] and provides quality education to the students. It is currently ranked at No. 9 all across India.[3] The Society of Jesus, to which the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers belong, is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Active in the field of education throughout the world since its origin, the Society runs 179 high schools and 98 colleges in India, in which young people of every social class, community, and linguistic group are educated through the medium of both English and the regional languages.

Present

St. Vincent's High School imparts English-medium education from Std.I to Std.X. The St. Vincent's Junior College prepares students for the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination. The St. Xavier's pre-primary school prepares children to study English. Admissions are competitive, based on merit. The plans on making an Olympic sized swimming pool in the campus has been achieved. The massive school football ground is just the exact size of a real football field along with a stadium to suit the audiences.

Achievements
An image of the Limca Book of Records held by St. Vincent's

St. Vincent's has the notable record of winning the PSAA's (Poona Schools Athletics Association) Annual Athletics Championship for 60 consecutive years as of 6 February 2007. This achievement was recorded as a national record in the Limca Book of Records.[4]

Principals
YearPrincipals
1867Fr. Joseph Brunner, S.J.
1872Fr. Henry Depelchin, S.J.
1873Fr. Henry Schumacher, S.J.
1879Fr. George Weniger, S.J.
1880Fr. Ignatius Kunzler, S.J.
1881Fr. Jusoph Nuckle, S.J.
1883Fr. William Althoff, S.J.
1886Fr. Bernard Beider-Linden, S.J.
1887Fr. Ferdinand Hillenkamp, S.J.
1889Fr. Kilian Hahn, S.J.
1890Fr. Joseph Willy, S.J.
1895Fr. Julius Mayr, S.J.
1903Fr. Killian Hahn, S.J.
1908Fr. William Windhausen, S.J.
1914Fr. Francis X. Larbolette, S.J.
1915Fr. Ernest Hoogewerf, S.J.
1915Fr. Peter Alborghetti, S.J.
1916Fr. Thomas Baret (USA), S.J.
1916Fr. John Lauder, S.J.
1918Fr. Charles Ghezzi, S.J.
1929Fr. Maximillan Riklin, S.J.
1950Fr. Anton Rehm, S.J.
1955Fr. William Clement, S.J.
1957Fr. Rudolf Schoch, S.J.
1966Fr. Edmund D'Souza, S.J.
1967Fr. Romauld D'Souza S.J.
1973Fr. Rudolf Schoch, S.J.
1977Fr. Edmund D'Souza, S.J.
1983Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
1993Fr. Bertie Rozario, S.J.
1998Fr. Kenneth Misquitta, S.J.
2003Fr. Mario Fernandes, S.J.
2009Fr. Andrew Fernandes, S.J.
PresentFr. Francis Patekar, S.J.

Notable alumni
  • Meher Baba graduated from St. Vincent's High School in 1911. Baha
  • Banoo Jehangir Coyaji was the first female to pass the matriculate exam from St Vincent's, an all-boys school, in 1933. Voba Times
  • Thomas Kailath, a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, the first Indian student to obtain a doctorate in Electrical Engineering at MIT and a recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor, the Padma Bhushan, and the US National Medal of Science.
  • Ebrahim Alkazi theatre director and Padma Vibhushan.[5]
  • Parag Havaldar an Indian-American computer engineer, an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur from Pune, and an Oscar Awards Winner! In 2017, he won the Academy Award for technical development as a pioneering work in Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI).
  • Backside of St. Vincent's building
  • Father Osch's Hall
  • Father's House at St. Vincent's. Formerly the Old Red Bungalow.
  • Main Building Corridor
  • Main Building
  • Heritage Office Building
  • Camp Heritage Main Building
  • Maggi canteen
  • Outdoor basketball court
  • Huge Ground at St Vincent's
  • St. Vincent's School, Camp Pune
  • Small gate
  • Twin trees before Gulati Hall
  • View From Outside The Main gate.
  • A landmark near the Quadrangle.

See also

References
  1. "Directorate General Defence Estates".
  2. "India Ranker". Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. "India Ranking Boys School".
  4. "VOBA – Vincentian Old Boys Association". www.vobapune.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Theatre is revelation (Interview)". The Hindu. 24 February 2008.

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