St. Francis De'Sales High School, Nagpur, Maharashtra

St. Francis De'Sales High School (SFS School) and Junior College Nagpur is an educational institution in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1870, the school is managed by the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales(MSFS). SFS School is governed by the Nagpur Archdiocese. It is in Sadar, Nagpur.

St. Francis De'Sales High school is headed by Rev. Fr. Prashant (Principal), Sister Gladys (Vice principal) and Sir Anil Louis (supervisor). Traditionally an all-boys school, became a co-educational school in 2008. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune, Maharashtra.^[1]

SFS School has three houses — Pelvat (red), Dufresne (green) and Coppel (blue) — named after past principals. The students are divided into the houses to encourage competition among them, literary, sports, and other fields.

History

SFS High School was established in 1867 at Kamptee and moved to its present location at Sadar, Nagpur in 1870. The school celebrated 125 years of existence in 1995; 140 years in 2010 and 150 years in the year 2020.

Notable alumni

Col. C. K. Nayudu, first captain of Indian national cricket team^[2]
Archbishop Eugene D'Souza
Dr. Jamshed Jiji Irani, ex-MD: Tata Steel
Jimmy Mehta, ex-tennis champion
Rajkumar Hirani, Bollywood writer and leading director of Munnabhai, 3 Idiots, PK fame.
Pearce Brothers, introduced hockey to Australians
Air Vice Marshal Gordon D'Souza
Vice Admiral R.F., Contractor, head of Coast Guard of India
Major-General S. Tewari
Lt Gen. M.S. Sodhi former head of Core of Signals
Lt Gen Christopher (Bobby) Baretto
Tarun Bose, Indian actor
Bishop Sylvester Monteiro
Adv. Harish Salve, former Solicitor General of India
Dr. Shrikant Jichkar, MBBS, MD, IPS, IAS, writer, educationist, politician, former Home Minister GoM
Dr. Prasad Dhurjati, a scientist in Genetic Engineering, University of Delaware, USA
Dr.Yunus Langha, pediatric dentist, Texas Children's Hospital, TX, USA; entrepreneur, philanthropist, educationist.
Akash Khurana, stage and Bollywood actor, director
Brig. Dilip R Naidu, Vishisht Seva Medal, ex-Director Army Institute of Technology, Pune
Sharad Arvind Bobde, 47th Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India
Justice Pratap Hardas, Bombay High Court
Shri Mukul Wasnik, Congress General Secretary and former Union Minister for many years
Dr. Anees Ahmed, Congress Secretary and former Maharashtra Minister for many years
Vikas Gupta, Indian actor
Khusro Faramurz Rustomji, IP (KF Rustomji), founder/father of the Border Security Force, Director General
Rear Admiral Joy Chatterjee (Indian Navy), VSM, Addl D.G., Medical Services, Integrated Services Command
Major General Chandan Chatterjee, Engineers, Bombay Engineering Group
Dr Anjan Kr Chatterjee, Additional Director General, Geological Survey of India
Dr Peshotan S (Pesho) Kotval, MD, PhD, MBA, FASM, FAIUM, DABR, Materials Scientist and Diagnostic Radiologist

Motto

Sapere Aude which means "Dare to be Wise".^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "'Making SFS School co-ed was the biggest mistake'". The Times of India. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ Nayudu, Chandra (1995). C.K. Nayudu, a Daughter Remembers. Rupa. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7167-283-7.

Official website

[1] "'Making SFS School co-ed was the biggest mistake'". The Times of India. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

[2] Nayudu, Chandra (1995). C.K. Nayudu, a Daughter Remembers. Rupa. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7167-283-7.

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