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Stewart School is on Mission Road, Buxi Bazar Cuttack, Odisha, India. It is under the management of the Diocese of Cuttack, Church of North India. It was established in 1882 by Dr. William Day Stewart of the government of Odisha Department of Health. The principal is Asha Das.

The school has 2000 students and 65 teachers. Stewart School is affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi. It is housed in an imposing complex of double-storeyed buildings. The school has classrooms, laboratories, a computer lab, a centenary hall and library-cum-reading room, lawns and playgrounds.

Apart from the school there is a college named Stewart Science College. It is affiliated with the Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha.

The motto is "Domini Timor Prima Sapientia" - “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom.”, from Psalm 111:10.

There are five Stewart Schools in Odisha under the management of the Diocese of Cuttack, Church of North India. Stewart School, Cuttack, is the oldest among the five. It consistently has students figuring in the top 10 of Eastern India ICSE schools.

Student life

Student life includes sports, NCC, cultural activities, School Youth Festival, monthly quizzes, seminars, debates, exhibitions on philately, numismatics, environment, and science.

Sports and extra-curricular activities

Every year the school has a Sports Day in which the five houses participate. The five houses are

  • Bamfield,
  • Biggs,
  • Roberts,
  • Young,
  • Subhash.

There are inter-house competitions like debates, songs, recitations, spelling bee, and so on to arise a competitive spirit. All children from the houses participate in the annual sports meet and are rewarded for meritorious performance.

The school has the facility of many games like football, badminton, volleyball, cricket. Every year school selects the players for each game to form a team for inter-school tournaments.

NCC

In November 1948, NCC (Junior) was formed in the school and is associated with 1(O) Med. Coy. of the Cuttack, N.C.C. Directorate.The school boasts of having the maximum representation of Junior Division cadets in the annual Republic Day Camp at New Delhi during the month of January from Odisha Directorate. There are nine ranks:

  • Company Sergeant Major (1)
  • Company Quarter Master Sergent (1)
  • Sergeants (3)
  • Corporals (2)
  • Lance Corporals (2).

Every year an NCC troop from the school represents 1(O) Med. Coy. in the Republic Day parade and Independence Day parade.Every year till 2000 it has won both parades. Other victories are:

  • 2002 and 2003 both Republic Day and Independence Day parade,
  • 2005 Independence Day parade,
  • 2006 Republic Day parade,
  • 2007 Independence Day parade,
  • 2009 Independence Day parade
  • 2012 Republic day Parade.

Notable alumni

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