St. James' School (Kolkata)
| St. James' School | |
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| Address | |
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165, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road, Kolkata 700014 Kolkata, West Bengal India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Pro Ecclesia Et Pro Patria (For Church and For Country) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of North India |
| Established | 1864 |
| Principal | Mr. Terence Hamilton Ireland |
| Headmistress | Betty Matthews |
| Headmaster | Mr. Neville Holt |
| Staff | Varies |
| Enrollment | Varies |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Jacobeans |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Website |
www |
St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, one of the oldest and most prestigious private schools in India. It completed 150 years in 2014. It is associated with the ICSE Board of Education. It was established on 25 July 1864 by Bishop Cotton.[1] In 1900, St. James' School won the Beighton Cup and has till date been the only school to ever win the oldest hockey tournament in the world.[2]
Notable alumni
- Arjun Atwal, Golfer
- Pritam, Bollywood music director
- Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and environmentalist
- Somnath Bharadwaj, theoretical physicist
- Sujoy Ghosh, filmmaker
- Rajesh Gopakumar, theoretical physicist
References
- ↑ St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ O’Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 4 December 2004. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
External links
Coordinates: 22°33′18″N 88°21′56″E / 22.55500°N 88.36556°E
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