Infant Jesus School Kollam

Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Tangasseri, Kollam
Location
Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Tangasseri, Kollam
Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Tangasseri, Kollam
Tangasseri, Kollam , Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°53′05″N 76°33′54″E / 8.8847°N 76.5651°E / 8.8847; 76.5651Coordinates: 8°53′05″N 76°33′54″E / 8.8847°N 76.5651°E / 8.8847; 76.5651
Information
Motto Ora et labora
Patron saint(s) Bishop of Kollam
Founded 1940
School district Kollam
Principal Rev. Fr. Silvie Antony
Classes offered LKG to Standard XII
Medium of language English
Campus size 6 acres (24,000 m2)
Campus type Suburban
Houses      Boscos
     Berchmans
     Brittos
Sports Basketball, football
Affiliation CISCE
Website ijhss.org

The Infant Jesus Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kollam is an educational institution affiliated to CISCE based in Kollam city in the south Indian state of Kerala. It was established in 1940 by Jerome M. Fernandez, the Bishop of Kollam. The school is situated in Tangasseri, which was a stronghold of western culture with a historical background of ancient Portuguese, Dutch and English settlements. The school was founded primarily to cater to the education of the Anglo Indian Community, the then predominant community of the region.

It was started by the Anglo Indian community (people who remained when the British left India) to educate their children. It was later opened to the public in and around Kollam.

History

The Infant Jesus Anglo-Indian Boys School was started to educate the Anglo-Indian boys in the locality; the girls were educated at the Mount Carmel Convent Anglo-Indian Girls High School in Tangasseri itself, opposite to IJHS. Bishop Jerome M Fernandez inaugurated the school, offering a Holy Mass at the nearby Infant Jesus Pro-Cathedral (elevated as Cathedral on 3 December 2005) on 8 January 1940. At first there were 15 students and two staff members, which eventually increased to about 3,500 students and 110 staff members. Mrs. Mary Netto was the first principal.

Notable alumni

"PRODUCING INTELLECTUAL ELITES BY PROVIDING JOYFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE". 24 July 2015.</ref>[1]

Principals

The principals of the Infant Jesus school:

  • Mrs. Maryan Netto - Headmistress 1940
  • Fr. Mathew Fabian - 1941-1955
  • Fr. Gracian Fernandez - 1955-1958
  • Fr. Stephen S. Gomez - 1958-1963
  • Fr. Elias Lopex - 1963–1966
  • Miss Mary J. Camoens - 1958, 1966–1967
  • Fr. Thomas Thundiyil - 1968-1970
  • Fr. A. Varghese - 1974-1975
  • Rt. Rev. Msgr. Dr. Ferdinand Kayavil - 1975-2005
  • Rev Sr Estelle Vas - 2005-2010
  • Rev. Fr. Silvie Antony - 2010-2018
  • Miss Dona Joy - from 2018

References

  1. ↑ Kerr, Simeon. "School rooms for everyone". Financial Times. 18 June 2013.
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