St. Anne's High School is located in Pali Hill area of

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, under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai. St. Anne's High School was opened on June 1, 1960, with Fr Theophilus Lobo as Rector and Fr Joe D. Pereira as

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. The number of pupils was 17 girls and 33 boys, which has now increased to 1,450 students.

History

The school building was inaugurated and blessed by Valerian

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Gracias on 31 May 1960. Some of the Daughters of Mary Help of

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, Auxilium Convent, with Rev

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, Bertha, attended the function held in the evening. There was a speech by the Cardinal followed by a few items of

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and

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performed by the parishioners. The parish priest,

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. Fr Theophilus Lobo, due to whose labours the building owed its existence, gave the concluding speech. The school started as a

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school, initially with Standards I-III and students, mostly

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children. With a view to establishing a

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at Bandra, the superiors had appointed two sisters from Auxilium Convent, Sr Zita and Sr Regina, to teach in the parish school at Pali Hill. The new school opened its first

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on 13 June 1960 with classes, Std. I, II, III (and lower and upper

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which began functioning later). Half-day classes were held till the end of June, as the building was yet incomplete. Initially St Anne's High School was run as day school but when admissions increased greatly, the school was run in shifts. Following the inauguration of St. Anne's High School, every year new classes were added till the first batch of four SSC students appeared for the SSC Board Examination in 1966. The school secured cent percent results that year. In Fr Trevor's initiatives included vocational guidance and

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, the Scouts and Guides, and other extra curricular activities like

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and competitions, excursions and

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s. American Peace Corp helpers who conducted classes in

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and

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. The newsletter was The Lion's Roar. After Msgr Malcolm Mendonca became principal, the school building was raised, the present

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, the

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above, and the school office above the church extension, were built. Funds for the construction were collected by way of

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programmes, fetes and raffles organised by the parish and the school. Msgr Malcolm Mendonca served until his transfer in 1982. Msgr Zachary D'souza took over as manager while Ms Greta Alvares continued as

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. The school participated in inter-school competitions for

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projects, teaching-aids

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and

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events. The school was made a center for S.S.C Maharashtra State Board Examinations. A

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and

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were added. Ms Congita Fernandes retired in 2002 after serving St. Anne's for 40 years.

The school today

* The Kindergarten section has two divisions each for the junior and senior sections comprising 250 students. * The Primary section has eight divisions, comprising 534 students. * The Secondary section of the institution is headed by the Headmistress, Ms Marilyn Fernandes. The Supervisor of Staff is Mrs Premlata Pen. The school has a

and an

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room for the students. The computer section is managed by three teachers to instruct students from Std I to Std X.

Houses

The School has four houses: Red, Blue, Green and Yellow. Each house has a Captain and an assistant Captain. The school has a Head Boy and a Head Girl who are in charge of the Captains and the assistant Captains. There are two Sports Captains. The school also introduced the concept of Leaders who would support the captains. There was also a head leader which was appointed.

Examination results

On June 1, 1966, The day the SSC examination was declared, the first batch of SSC students graduated with flying colours. The first SSC batch was in 1966 and they achieved a 100 per cent result. This was followed by 100 percent in 1967 and 1968 as well. However St Anne's had to wait for a long time to achieve the same success that they had achieved in 1966 to 1968 the wait took them 35 years until 2003, when St Anne's again achieved a cent percent result. The school achieved a cent percent result the following year in 2004. The same success the school achieved in 2014, after the ten years of waiting.

School holidays

The school remains closed on most Bank Holidays and on St. Anne's Feast Day which is on 26 July where there is a function organised by the school for the children. The summer vacation starts in May and ends in June. The school also celebrates the Indian Festival

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and

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. The school has a function on

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and

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Notable alumni

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Principals

References

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