Activities and Achievements
Interschool activities are stressed at St James', the school having won The Telegraph School of the Year award (given by a local English daily) a number of times for its prowess at interschool activities. In 2005, the school, after having won the award for a sixth time, was inducted into The Telegraph Hall of Fame. This meant that the school would not be eligible for this award again in the future so as to give other schools a fair chance.
School clubs include Interact Club, Drama Club, Nature Club, Bible Club, Space Club, Eastern Cultural Club, Quiz Club, SPICMACAY and others, each hosting public events throughout the year, ranging from the photography contest of the photography club to the interschool quiz organised by the quiz club, known as 'Jaco-Iz'. The Debating society of St. James' School, has organized a new event, Jaco-MUN, 2009 being its inaugural year, which is a Model United Nations.
The Interact Club, which is involved in community service activities in collaboration with The Rotary Club of Calcutta Victoria, had been awarded best Interact Club in town in the academic year 2006-07. One of the most sought after fests, Jaco-Synthesis is hosted by this school, though the year 2009 sees a fest called Jaco-Sanskriti, a cultural fest.
The students call themselves Jacobeans.
Games like cricket, hockey, football, table tennis, rugby are a part of the school's extra curriculum. Cricket, hockey and football are played at three levels i.e. class, house and school. Swimming also constitutes the activities.
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.
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