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St. Mary's School, Sangamner is a
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secondary school located on Jorve Road, in the town of
Sangamner Sangamner is a city and a municipal council located in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra state in India. It derives its name from the site of the ''sangam'' (confluence) of three rivers in the area: Pravara, Mhalungi, and Adhala. It is o ...
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, in the state of
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. The school was founded the
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in 1892, and is located adjacent to St. Mary's Parish Church and its mission stations. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Education.


History

The Jesuits arrived in Sangamner in 1892 and at once opened a school. In 1895 a plot east of town was purchased and in the years that followed, many buildings were constructed. In 2015 St. Mary's had a 100% success rate for its 62 students who took the Senior
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See also

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List of schools in Maharashtra This is a list of notable schools in Maharashtra, a state in India. Major cities and towns Ahmednagar * AES Bhausaheb Firodiya Highschool Akola * Mount Carmel High School * Nishu Nursery and Kothari Convent * Prabhat Kids School Aur ...
* Violence against Christians in India


References

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