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St. James' School (Kolkata)

Coordinates: 22°33′18″N 88°21′56″E / 22.55500°N 88.36556°E / 22.55500; 88.36556
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St. James' School
Emblem of St. James' School (Kolkata)
Address
Map
165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014

Kolkata
,
West Bengal

India
Information
TypePrivate
MottoPro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria
(For Church and For Country)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of North India
Established1864; 160 years ago (1864)
School boardIndian Certificate of Secondary Education (year 10)
Indian School Certificate (year 12)
PrincipalTerence Hamilton Ireland
HeadmistressBetty Matthews
HeadmasterNeville Holt
StaffVaries
EnrollmentVaries
CampusThere are currently two branches of St. James' School that are as follows :-

Campus 1 - St. James' School, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ( situated in Entally ).

Campus 2 - St. James' School, Behala, West Bengal, India ( situated in Paschim Barisha ).
NicknameJacobeans
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Websitewww.stjamesschoolkolkata.com
school premises

St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on 25 July in 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all boys school [2] and is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education.[1] The school has four houses which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century. In 1900, hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious Beighton Cup title.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "St. James': a journey from gravel to gold". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  4. ^ "BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)". hockeybengal.org. Kolkata: Hockey Bengal. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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