History
The school was established on 9 April 1978 by Father Thomas Thoomkuzy. The foundation stone for the building was laid on 9 July 1977 by Hon Shri Sikandar Bhakt, the union minister for Works and Housing. The foundation stone was blessed by his Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Luciano Storero, the Apostolic nuncio to India.
The school started with 117 students and had a humble beginning in tents. The high school (grades 9-10) began in the 1982-83 school year, and the first batch of 61 students appeared for their 10th class Board exams in 1983–84. The school was upgraded to Senior Secondary (grades 11-12) the same year.
In April 1982, the foundation of the Hindi medium section aimed at providing formal academic education in the afternoon to children from the weak and underprivileged segments of society was started with a batch of 50 students belonging to classes from kindergarten through second grade.
In 1993, the extended section was upgraded to class 10 and in 1995 the first batch of students appeared for their the CBSE examinations.
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