St Thomas School, Kolkata
St. Thomas' School | |
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Type | Primary, secondary and Higher secondary |
Motto | Nisi Dominus Frustra (Except the Lord, effort in Vain) |
Established | 1789 (228 years ago) |
Principal | Mr. John A. K. Ghosh (Boys) Mrs. Pauline Mukherjee (Girls) |
Faculty | 100 + |
Number of students | 8000 + |
Color(s) | Blue and White |
Nickname | Thomasites and Thomasinas |
Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
Foundation Day | 17 December |
St Thomas' School is a kindergarten to higher secondary school for boys and girls located at Kidderpore, in Kolkata, India. It is the "second oldest school in India" and has the largest campus areas in the city of Kolkata comprising three football size fields, two basketball courts and children's playgrounds. The campus also houses the St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology and has a church called the St. Stephen's Church. There are two schools + an engineering college in this campus . St. Thomas' boys' and girls' schools are the two schools here.
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISC), which conducts the ICSE (Grade 10) and ISC (Grade 12) examinations over the country.
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- Schools in Colonial India
- Boys' schools in India
- Christian schools in West Bengal
- Primary schools in West Bengal
- Boarding schools in West Bengal
- Girls' schools in Kolkata
- High schools and secondary schools in Kolkata
- Educational institutions established in the 1780s
- 1789 establishments in British India
- West Bengal school stubs