St. Francis De'Sales High School (SFS School) and Junior College Nagpur is an educational institution in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Established in 1867, 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 Fr. Prashant ( Principal ).Sir Anil. Lewis is the supervisor. Traditionally an all-boys school, became a co-educational school in 2008 and affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune, Maharashtra.
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 in sports, literary, and other fields.
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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 2020.
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Notable alumni
- Col. C. K. Nayudu, cricket legend
- 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
- Major-General G. Ford
- Lt Gen. M.S. Sodhi former head of Core of Signals
- Lt Gen Christopher (Bobby) Baretto
- Bishop Sylvester Monteiro
- Sir Amaranth Fernandes, eminent teacher of SFS
- 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, 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
- Justice Sharad Bobde, 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 Maharahtra Minister for many years
- Khusro Faramurz Rustomji, IP (KF Rustomji), founder/father of the Border Security Force, Director General
Motto
Sapere Aude which means "Dare to be Wise".
Anthem
"Dare to be Wise"
References
Official website
- Official website
- The SFS College Nagpur, Official website
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