St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School

Coordinates: 28°27′47″N 77°01′44″E / 28.463°N 77.029°E / 28.463; 77.029

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School
School Emblem
St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School Emblem
Address
New Railway Road, Old Gurgaon[1][2]
Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001[3]

 India
Coordinates 28°27′47″N 77°01′44″E / 28.463°N 77.029°E / 28.463; 77.029
Information
School type Senior secondary
Motto Let Your Life Speak[4]
Founded 1895
Status Open
School board Central Board of Secondary Education
School code 530393[5]
Principal Mrs. Poornima Lall
Classes offered Nursery to 12
Medium of language English
Houses  Indira ,  Gandhi ,  Nehru ,  Patel 
Website crispinssschool.com

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School (or Saint Crispin's Senior Secondary School, often abbreviated as St. Crispin's Sr. Sec. School) is an English-medium senior secondary[1] school in Gurgaon, Haryana. Having been founded in 1895, the school is one of the oldest in Gurgaon.[6]

History

St. Crispin's Sr. Sec. School was founded in 1895. The school was previously a vocational one meant to give industrial training to its students. The school later became an educational institution in 1924. The level of the school was raised to secondary level in 1975 which was followed by further elevation to senior secondary level in 1987. The school got affiliated to CBSE in 2002.[6]

Overview

The school is affiliated to CBSE[1][6] and offers classes from Nursery to 12th in all streams, i.e., science, commerce and humanities.[7] It is currently governed by its principal, Mrs. Poornima Lall[3][8] and is an independent school, i.e., it is run without any financial aid from the government.[5][6]

Houses

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School consists of four houses, each named after river- Brahmaputra, Mandakini, Jhelum, Kaveri. Each house is headed by a house in-charge and supported by a team of house captains and vice-captains. The house system is required for the inter-house activities held occasionally in the school.[4]

HouseColourRelevant Indian rivers
Jhelum     RedJhelum
Mandakini     YellowMandakini
Bharamaputra     GreenBharamaputra
Kaveri     BlueKaveri

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School". Gurgaon On Call. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ "St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School in Gurgaon". Indiadekh.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School". Extraprepare. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Mission & Vision". St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School". CareerPages. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Introduction". St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Overview". St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Principal Profile". St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
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