Stewart School, Cuttack is an Indian Christian school, located on Mission Road, Buxi Bazar in
Cuttack
Cuttack (, or officially Kataka ) in Odia is the former capital and the second largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of ''Kataka'' which literall ...
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Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
. Stewart School, Cuttack was founded in 1882 by Dr. William Day Stewart, a Civil Surgeon based at Cuttack.
History and administration
Stewart School, Cuttack was founded in 1882 by Chennai born Briton Dr. William Day Stewart, a Civil Surgeon based at Cuttack. He was also instrumental in setting up a Medical Schools in 1875 at Cuttack. The school, that started in 1882 was re-christened Stewart School in 1919 after its founder William Day Stewart, a civil surgeon.
Stewart School began as the Orphanage School in November 1882. Soon, it came to be known as the Protestant European School (in 1891) and in the same year its doors opened to Indian students. In 1910, the school was recognized as a Higher Elementary School by the Inspector of European Schools, Bihar and Orissa. The name of the school was altered to Stewart School, Cuttack, to perpetuate the name of its Founder, Dr. Stewart. In 1924 the school was confirmed in the status of Junior Secondary School and the Cambridge Syndicate sanctioned the opening of a center for Cambridge Examinations in the school. In the year 1974, the school was affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi. Stewart School, Cuttack is an Ango-Indian School and its Principal is the State's only non-official representative on the Inter-State Board for Ango-Indian Education. Dr William Day Stewart the founder of Stewart and the Medical school passed away on 23rd November 1890 in Cuttack and is buried at the local 'Gora Kabar' cemetery.
The school is under the management of the Diocese of Cuttack,
Church of North India
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. The principal is Mr F.C.North.
There are five Stewart Schools in Odisha under the management of the Diocese of Cuttack. Stewart School, Cuttack, is the oldest among the five. It consistently has students figuring in the top ten of
Eastern Indian Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
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schools.
Apart from the school, there is a college named Stewart Science College. It is affiliated with the
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha (abbreviated as CHSE (O)) is a Board of Education imparting Senior Higher Secondary (Class 11 & Class 12 Courses) for public and private schools, Colleges under the State Government of Odisha, India. ...
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The Stewart School, Cuttack is a Christian Minority Educational Institution, which is managed by the Managing Committee of the School. It is a Charitable Un-Aided Minority Educational. It does not receive any kind of financial assistance from the state either for development, maintenance of infrastructure or towards the salary of the staff. The sole income of the school is from the fees collected from the parents. It runs on no profit. The Stewart School, Cuttack is affiliated to the ICSE council, New Delhi and has received the Minority Status Certificate on 26 February 2009 from the National Commission for Minority Educational Institution (NCMEI), Government of India, New Delhi vide F. No. 1568 of 2008-3415.
Motto
The motto is ''Domini Timor Prima Sapientia'' ("Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom") from
Psalm 111:10 in the Bible.
Staff and students
The school has 2,500 students and 80 teachers.
Affiliations
The school is affiliated to the
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
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New Delhi
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Campus and facilities
The school is housed in a complex of double-storeyed buildings all around the campus. It contains smart classrooms, dedicated laboratories, a computer lab, a large centenary hall, a library-cum-reading room, front lawns, and multiple playgrounds.
Student life
Student life includes sports,
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(NCC), cultural activities, school youth festival, monthly quizzes, seminars, debates, and 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 including debates, songs, recitations, and spelling bees. All children from the houses participate in the annual sports meet and are rewarded for meritorious performance.
The school has facilities for many games like football, badminton, volleyball, cricket. Every year school selects the players for each game to form a team for inter-school tournaments.
National Cadet Corps
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 has the highest representation of Junior Division cadets in the annual Republic Day Camp at New Delhi during the month of January from the 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 until 2000 it won both parades. Other victories are:
* 2002 and 2003 both Republic Day and Independence Day parade
* 2005 both Republic Day and 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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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhas Chandra Bose ( ; 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945
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– founder of the
Indian National Army
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; born in Cuttack; studied in the school till class seven.
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Ananta Narayan Singh Deo
Ananta Narayan Singh Deo (5 September 1929 – 1 December 2003) was an Indian ruler and politician who served as Member of 9th Lok Sabha from Aska Lok Sabha constituency, 13th Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Surada Ass ...
- Politician, Former royal scion of
Dharakote
Dharakote is a semi-urban village and former princely state in Dharakote Block of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Geography
Dharakote is located at . NH-59 ( Gopalpur-Khariar) passes through this town. It is located about 12&nb ...
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Ajit Jain
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Educat ...
- Vice Chairman of Insurance Operations for Berkshire Hathaway
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Ranjib Biswal
Ranjib Biswal (born 21 September 1970) is a former Indian cricketer and the former Chairman of Indian Premier League. He played domestic cricket for the Odisha and represented India in Under-19 cricket, Captaining the side against Pakistan in fo ...
- former Indian cricketer and the former Chairman of Indian Premier League
See also
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Christianity in Odisha Followers of Christianity are a significant minority in Odisha state of India. According to the 2011 Census, Christians make up about 2.77% of the population (about 1,160,000 people). Kurukh, Sora, Kharia and Panos are notable ethnic groups wit ...
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Education in Odisha
Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar, is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, in ...
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List of schools in Odisha
External links
* , the school's official website
* {{URL, dioceseofcuttackchurchofnorthindia.org, the website of the Cuttack Diocese
Church of North India schools
Christian schools in Odisha
Education in Cuttack
Educational institutions established in 1882
1882 establishments in India