In 2023, the Principal is Brother Backyanathan.[1]
In 2023, the high school has 8,000 students from Standards 1 to 10. The school is affiliated with the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and the Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.[2] The school follows the SSC curriculum.
The school holds minority status and preference is given to children belonging to the Catholic minority community of the area.
The school is located on Mt. Poinsur, with a chapel located on the summit of the hill. It has two open air grounds on campus used for school assemblies, wedding ceremonies, cultural programs and movie shoots, as well as a 5-acre playground adjoining the adjacent Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur.
As well as the high school and junior college, there is also a boarding school on campus. The school also runs an orphanage/residential institution for homeless children.
The history of St. Francis D'Assisi School and Orphanage dates back to 1908. Sebastian Pereira, Archbishop of Daman, who had his see at Colaba, Bombay and knew the Franciscan Missionary Brothers, visited Paulus-Moritz, Superior General of the CMSF to start an apostolic activity for the welfare of poor children of the Diocese of Bombay. He selected the location at Mt. Poinsur (known then as Mandpeshwar). Mortiz took up residence in the balcony of the run-down church of the Immaculate Conception on 4 October 1908.
St. Francis Junior College was established in 1975. The college offers classes in Science and Business and these are taught in the English language.[3]
In 1985 when the school had completed 75 years Giani Zail Singh, the then President of India, attended the celebrations. Saint Francis D'Assisi had its centenary celebrations in 2008 attended by former President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
In 2008 the college became co-educational. The college now follows the ICSE curriculum.[4][5]
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saint, francis, assisi, high, school, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, schol. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saint Francis D Assisi High School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Saint Francis D Assisi High School is a school for boys located in IC Colony Borivali West Mumbai India St Francis D Assisi High School SFHS The iconic St Francis ChapelAddressMount Poinsur SVP RoadBorivali WestMumbai Maharashtra 400103IndiaCoordinates19 14 39 N 72 51 11 E 19 244136 N 72 853126 E 19 244136 72 853126InformationSchool typeGovernment Aided Private secondaryMotto Love And Service Religious affiliation s ChristianDenominationRoman CatholicPatron saint s St Francis of AssisiEstablished1908FounderPaulus MoritzStatusOpenSchool boardMaharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education ICSESchool districtMumbai SuburbanOversightFranciscan Missionary BrothersSchool code1503PrincipalRev Bro BackyanathanHead of schoolPrincipalTeaching staff70 Grades1 10GenderCo edNumber of students8000 Average class size80LanguageEnglishHours in school day6CampusHill topCampus size30 acresCampus typeUrbanHousesBlue Red Green YellowColour s Blue and white as well as house wise T Shirts Red Blue Green Yellow SloganLove and ServiceSportsFootball Cricket Basketball HockeyNicknameAssisianWebsitehttps stfrancisdassisi com Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 References 4 External linksOverview editThe school is managed by the Franciscan Missionary Brothers a Catholic religious society founded by Paulus Moritz a German missionary The school is recognized by the State Government of Maharashtra It was established in 1908 and it is one of the largest high schools in Maharashtra India In 2023 the Principal is Brother Backyanathan 1 In 2023 the high school has 8 000 students from Standards 1 to 10 The school is affiliated with the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE and the Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education 2 The school follows the SSC curriculum The school holds minority status and preference is given to children belonging to the Catholic minority community of the area The school is located on Mt Poinsur with a chapel located on the summit of the hill It has two open air grounds on campus used for school assemblies wedding ceremonies cultural programs and movie shoots as well as a 5 acre playground adjoining the adjacent Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church Mt Poinsur As well as the high school and junior college there is also a boarding school on campus The school also runs an orphanage residential institution for homeless children The institute also runs an engineering college under the University of Mumbai and a management wing affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavan Open University History editThe history of St Francis D Assisi School and Orphanage dates back to 1908 Sebastian Pereira Archbishop of Daman who had his see at Colaba Bombay and knew the Franciscan Missionary Brothers visited Paulus Moritz Superior General of the CMSF to start an apostolic activity for the welfare of poor children of the Diocese of Bombay He selected the location at Mt Poinsur known then as Mandpeshwar Mortiz took up residence in the balcony of the run down church of the Immaculate Conception on 4 October 1908 St Francis Junior College was established in 1975 The college offers classes in Science and Business and these are taught in the English language 3 In 1985 when the school had completed 75 years Giani Zail Singh the then President of India attended the celebrations Saint Francis D Assisi had its centenary celebrations in 2008 attended by former President of India A P J Abdul Kalam In 2008 the college became co educational The college now follows the ICSE curriculum 4 5 References edit School official website Retrieved 2023 05 11 Education World India website Retrieved 2023 05 011 College official website ICSE Year 12 ICSE Year 10External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Francis D Assisi High School Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Francis D 27Assisi High School amp oldid 1174798307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
