St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi

St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi
Information
Type secondary school
Denomination Society of Jesus
Established 1884 (1884)
Headmaster M. A. Ignacy
Gender Coeducational

St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi, is administered by the Madurai Province of the Society of Jesus and was founded in 1884 and is the oldest school in Tuticorin.[1][2][3] It is named after the Jesuit missionary to India St. Francis Xavier.

History

It owes its origin to a Parish school built in 1600's during the Portuguese rule in Tuticorin.[4] In 1920 Xavier's had 563 pupils.[5] Xavier in Thoothukudi was registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act in 1960. In 1976 it was declared a minority institution.[6]

Extracurricular activities

The school has a Naval NCC cadets section.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jesuits and Secondary Education" (PDF). Shodhganga. p. 31. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ South India Teachers's Union (1934). Jubilee yearbook and educational directory of Madras. p. 271. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Tuticorin". Union of Catholic Asian News Limited. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ D. Vellaiammal & Dr. P. Sermakani (2015). "EDUCATION IN THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU: PERIOD FROM 1947 TO 1986" (PDF). International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education. 1: 363.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Thomas J. (2014-02-01). The Jesuits, 1534-1921: A History of the Society of Jesus from its Foundation to the Present Time. The Floating Press. ISBN 9781776530991.
  6. ↑ R. Sinnakani (2007). Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. ... Government of Tamil Nadu, Commissioner of Archives and Historical Research. p. 1006. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "NCC cadets tour warship at VOC Port". The Hindu. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


Coordinates: 8°48′18.03″N 78°9′18.7″E / 8.8050083°N 78.155194°E / 8.8050083; 78.155194

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