Saint Francis D'Assisi High School is a school for boys located in IC Colony, Borivali West,

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, India.

Overview

The school is managed by the Franciscan Missionary Brothers, a Catholic religious society founded by

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, a German

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. The school is recognized by the State

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. It was established in 1908 and it is one of the largest high schools in Maharashtra, India. In 2023, the Principal is Brother Backyanathan. 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. The school follows the SSC curriculum. The school holds minority status and preference is given to children belonging to the

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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

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and a management wing affiliated to Yashwantrao Chavan Open University.

History

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. In 1985 when the school had completed 75 years

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, the then President of India, attended the celebrations. Saint Francis D'Assisi had its centenary celebrations in 2008 attended by former President of India,

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. In 2008 the college became co-educational. The college now follows the ICSE curriculum. ICSE Year 10
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Franciscan high schools Catholic secondary schools in India Christian schools in Maharashtra High schools and secondary schools in Mumbai Borivali Educational institutions established in 1908 1908 establishments in India