St. Edward's School, Shimla

St. Edward's School is a premier convent school located at Milsington Estate, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.[4] It is a boys-only day school. St. Edward's has been ranked among the top schools in India.[5] It was initially affiliated to CISCE but was changed over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system in 2008. Today the School is managed by Simla Chandigarh Educational Society, under the Bishop of Simla Chandigarh Diocese. The school offers education from Nursery to Class XII.

This article is about school named "St. Edward's" in Shimla. For other items of the same name, see St Edward's School.

St. Edward's School
St. Edward's School Crest
Address
Milsington Estate

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

India
Coordinates31.095321°N 77.172021°E / 31.095321; 77.172021
Information
TypeConvent school
MottoLatin: Lumen Sequere
("Follow the Light")
Patron saint(s)St. Edward[1]
Established9 March 1925 (9 March 1925)
FoundersIrish Christian Brothers
School districtShimla
OversightSimla Chandigarh Diocese
PresidentIgnatius Loyola Mascarenhas[2]
PrincipalFr. Anil Wilson Sequeira[3]
Staff75
Number of studentsApprox. 2000
LanguageEnglish
Houses
  • St. Luke's House
  • St. Mathew's House
  • St. John's House
  • St. Mark's House
Colour(s)   
Navy blue, green & yellow
AccreditationAISSCE
AffiliationCBSE 2008 onwards
CISCE until 2008
AlumniOld Edwardians
Websitestedwardsshimla.org

House Club System
House name and Colours[6]
House Motto Colour Swatch
St. John'sSure and SteadfastYellow 
St. Matthew'sTo Dare is to DoBlue 
St. Mark'sLearn Leap LeadRed 
St. Luke'sDeeds not WordsGreen 

All students are placed in one of the four houses named after the Four Evangelists: St. Mark's House, St. Luke's House, St. Matthew's House and St. John's House. Each house is led by a captain and a vice-captain, who are responsible for organizing and conducting various co-curricular activities in the school. They are usually chosen on the basis of their academic performance in addition to their participation in sports and cultural activities. Apart from the house captains, there are also a school captain and a vice-captain.

Various clubs form a central part of holistic learning in the school, namely the cultural club, science and maths club, literary club, sports club, eco club and yoga.

Controversy

The school landed itself in a controversy in 2012 by not allowing a Sikh student to wear a turban in school.[7][8][9] The issue was settled after the intervention of the government.[10][11][12][13]

Notable alumni
The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat calling on the Vice President, Shri M. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on January 03, 2017

References
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  13. "Turban ban in Shimla convent school?". The Indian Express. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  14. "Mohammad Hamid Ansari". aligarhmovement.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  20. "World Bank prez nominee studied at St Edward's". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  21. "Proud moment for St Edwards as its alumnus set to be World Bank president". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  22. "Himachal Pradesh University to set up chair in Virbhadra Singh's memory". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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