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It traces its origins to a [[parochial school]] built in the 1600s during [[Portuguese India|Portuguese rule]] in Tuticorin.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://rdmodernresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/456-1.pdf | title=EDUCATION IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU: PERIOD FROM 1947 TO 1986 | author=D. Vellaiammal & Dr. P. Sermakani | journal=International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education | year=2015 | volume=1 | pages=363}}</ref> In 1920 Xavier's had 563 pupils.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XDQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA749&lpg=PA749&dq=St.+Xavier's+High+School,+Tuticorin&source=bl&ots=bNv4wC3HEe&sig=db7TxUOVDqvYN6pOi-9_fGiZLig&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM3ZfutNHRAhVs8IMKHcahCYAQ6AEIowEwGQ#v=onepage&q=St.%20Xavier's%20High%20School,%20Tuticorin&f=false|title=The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from its Foundation to the Present Time|last=Campbell|first=Thomas J.|date=2014-02-01|publisher=The Floating Press|isbn=9781776530991|language=en}}</ref> Xavier in [[Thoothukudi]] was registered under the [[Tamil Nadu]] Societies Registration Act in 1960. In 1976 it was declared a minority institution.<ref name="Sinnakani2007">{{cite book|author=R. Sinnakani|title=Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWEwAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 July 2018|year=2007|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research|page=1006}}</ref> |
It traces its origins to a [[parochial school]] built in the 1600s during [[Portuguese India|Portuguese rule]] in Tuticorin.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://rdmodernresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/456-1.pdf | title=EDUCATION IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU: PERIOD FROM 1947 TO 1986 | author=D. Vellaiammal & Dr. P. Sermakani | journal=International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education | year=2015 | volume=1 | pages=363}}</ref> In 1920 Xavier's had 563 pupils.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XDQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA749&lpg=PA749&dq=St.+Xavier's+High+School,+Tuticorin&source=bl&ots=bNv4wC3HEe&sig=db7TxUOVDqvYN6pOi-9_fGiZLig&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM3ZfutNHRAhVs8IMKHcahCYAQ6AEIowEwGQ#v=onepage&q=St.%20Xavier's%20High%20School,%20Tuticorin&f=false|title=The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from its Foundation to the Present Time|last=Campbell|first=Thomas J.|date=2014-02-01|publisher=The Floating Press|isbn=9781776530991|language=en}}</ref> Xavier in [[Thoothukudi]] was registered under the [[Tamil Nadu]] Societies Registration Act in 1960. In 1976 it was declared a minority institution.<ref name="Sinnakani2007">{{cite book|author=R. Sinnakani|title=Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWEwAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 July 2018|year=2007|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research|page=1006}}</ref> |
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==Freedom Fighter V. O. Chidambaram == |
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One of the most notable associations with famous personalities is that the illustrious freedom fighter [[V._O._Chidambaram_Pillai|V.O.Chidambaram Pillai]], born in the nearby town of Ottappidaram in 1872, studied here<ref>https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5._%E0%AE%89._%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.pdf/12</ref>. |
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==Extracurricular activities== |
==Extracurricular activities== |
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| St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi | |
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| Type | secondary school |
| Denomination | Society of Jesus |
| Established | 1884 |
| Headmaster | M. A. Ignacy |
| Gender | Coeducational |
St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, is a Catholic school administered by the Madurai Province of the Society of Jesus. Founded in 1884, it is the oldest school in Tuticorin.[1] It is named after the Jesuit missionary to India, St. Francis Xavier.
History
It traces its origins to a parochial school built in the 1600s during Portuguese rule in Tuticorin.[2] In 1920 Xavier's had 563 pupils.[3] Xavier in Thoothukudi was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act in 1960. In 1976 it was declared a minority institution.[4]
Extracurricular activities
The school has a Naval NCC cadets section.[5]
References
- ^ "Jesuits and Secondary Education" (PDF). Shodhganga. p. 31. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ D. Vellaiammal & Dr. P. Sermakani (2015). "EDUCATION IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU: PERIOD FROM 1947 TO 1986" (PDF). International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education. 1: 363.
- ^ Campbell, Thomas J. (1 February 2014). The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from its Foundation to the Present Time. The Floating Press. ISBN 9781776530991.
- ^ R. Sinnakani (2007). Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ... Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research. p. 1006. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "NCC cadets tour warship at VOC Port". The Hindu. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.