All Saints High School (Andhra Pradesh) - History of The School

History of The School

All Saints institution was started in 1855 by Rt. Rev Daniel Murphy, the vicar Apostolic Hyderabad. It was then known as the college of All Hallows after his Alma Mater in Ireland. It took nearly fifty years of dedicated service to nurture it into what's today called the All Saints' Institution.

Rt. Rev. Mgr. Caprotti was its first Rector appointed in 1858. At its infancy, the school had a humble beginningwith very few students on rolls. From 1908, the school recorded tremendous growth and progress with Father Garbelli as its 8th Rector.

In 1943, Rev. Bro. M. Paul, an able administrator, took over as the first Indian Rector, and developed it as one of the best Secondary Schools, Both academically and infrastructure wise in the Nizam's Dominion, with the dawn of Independence in 1947 there came one of its most revered and best-known Rector's Brother John of God.

Under successive Rectors and teams of dedicated staff, it has grown by leaps and bounds, developing the much needed human resources thereby, contributing service personnel to the state administration. Many a student who left the portals of the institution has distinguished himself either in Administration, defense, Police, Medicine, Engineering and other state and private Services. This Institution produced quite a few outstanding sportsmen of National and International repute.

Due to inadequate accommodation, and to meet the growing demands for admission and also to mark the Centenary Celebrations of the Institution. Four Branch Viz. Little Flower High School, St. Peter's High School (Housing the present primary sections), St. Pauls High School and St. Mark's Boys Town Each with its own uniqueness were started 1953 and 1955.

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