St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi
| St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| Information | |
| 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]
Freedom Fighter V. O. Chidambaram
One of the most notable associations with famous personalities is that the illustrious freedom fighter V.O.Chidambaram Pillai, born in the nearby town of Ottappidaram in 1872, studied here[5].
Extracurricular activities
The school has a Naval NCC cadets section.[6]
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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "NCC cadets tour warship at VOC Port". The Hindu. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.