St. Germain High School is an unaided private institution, established in January 1944. The school began in the former Clergy and Archbishop's House, which had housed St. Joseph's Boys High School before they moved to their present location in Richmond Town. The school was named after a French priest Rev. Fr. St Germain who had been a sports teacher at St. Joseph's High School. Fr. St. Germain died in 1939 and as a tribute the new school was named after him.
The school is managed by the Archdiocesan Board Of Education, under the Chairmanship of the Archbishop of Bangalore. The school is recognized by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) Delhi.
The school has 1750 students, from Std I to Std X.
The school counts notable sports persons among its alumni, including Jude Felix (former captain of the Indian Hockey team), Roger Binny (former cricket allrounder) and Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani (former wicketkeeper of India).
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