St. Peter's School, Mumbai

The school was founded in 1874 by the Cowley Fathers. The school originated as a choir school for members of St. Peter's Church, which had previously been established in 1858 with funds donated by Mr. Shepherd, on land provided by the Government. A few poor children were also taken into care by the Fathers at this time, marking the start of an essential aspect of the Fathers' mission in Mumbai.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

St. Peter's Girls' High School in Byculla was established on 16 August 1875. In June of 1876, a few boys were admitted to the school.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

On 1 March 1878, a compact boys' school was founded in rented premises in Mazagaon, and funds were obtained for a new structure under the railway bridge next to Dockyard Road railway station. The Government provided half of the funding for this new school building, with the remaining coming from St. Peter's Church parishioners and well-wishing individuals. The new structure was officially opened in October 1879 on the grounds of St. Peter's Church.{{efn|name=calendar|This information is listed in The School Calendar.}}

In 1905 the site of St. Peter’s Church was claimed by the Mumbai Port Trust to allow for the extension of the Port Trust Railway and the Harbour Railway Line. A new site at the junction of Dockyard Road and Belvedere Road was granted by the Government and the present St. Peter’s Chapel was built in 1907 and finished in 1908.

On 19 January 1910, St. Peter's High School for Boys and Girls was officially inaugurated on the school's parapet.{{Cite web |title=History of the school |url=https://stpetersschool.net.in/history-of-the-school/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=St. Peter's School Mumbai |language=en-US}}

The school has two sessions, one morning, and one afternoon. The morning school being from 7:00 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. and the afternoon school being from 12:10 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. The school year consists of two terms from March to August, and from September to February. The course of school studies extends from the Preparatory Class to Class 10. It is designed to prepare students for the ICSE Examination, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.{{efn|name=calendar}} The school recently had its 150 years anniversary at the start of 2024.

As per the Education Today - India School Merit Awards 2022, St. Peter's School ranked ninth nationwide, third statewide, and second citywide.{{Cite web |last= |title=St. Peter's School, India School Rankings 2022 |url=https://educationtoday.co/Ranking/ranking-detail?url=india-school-rankings-2022&merit=Indias-Top-20-ICSE-Schools&school=StPetersSchool-MazagaonMumbaiMaharashtra |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=EducationToday |language=en}} The school also ranked first nationwide under the category of 'India's Top ICSE Schools Parameter Wise - Holistic Education' as per Education Today - India School Merit Awards 2023.{{Cite web |last= |title=St. Peter's School, India School Rankings 2023 |url=https://educationtoday.co/Ranking/ranking-detail?url=india-school-rankings-2023&merit=Indias-Top-ICSE-Schools-Parameter-Wise&school=StPetersSchool-MazagaonMumbaiMaharashtra |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=EducationToday |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=20 December 2023 |title=St. Peter's School Tops ICSE Parameter for 'Holistic Education' in India |url=https://gallinews.com/st-peters-school-tops-icse-parameter-for-holistic-education-in-india/ |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=GalliNews India |language=en-US}}

All students are assigned to a house. There were four houses until St. Paul and St. John were added, and then St. Luke and St. Mark were added.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

• St. Andrew (blue)
• St. James (green)
• St. Matthew (yellow)
• St. Thomas (red)
• St. Paul (orange)
• St. John (purple)
• St. Luke (fluorescent blue)
• St. Mark (rust)

St. Paul and St. John were added in 2017 and resulting in the splitting of the morning and afternoon sections' houses. The morning had the original four, whereas the afternoon had the newly introduced ones. St. Luke and St. Mark were announced in 2019 but were added to the school in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They now serve as the third and fourth houses in the afternoon section.{{Efn|name=calendar}}

The following men have served as principal of the school:{{Cite web |title=Ex-Principals |url=https://stpetersschool.net.in/elementor-474/ |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=St. Peter's School Mumbai |language=en-US}}

• Merzin Tavaria – Chief Creative Director and Co-founder of Prime Focus

• Ayaz Memon – journalist, columnist, author, and former lawyer

• Salim Merchant – singer, songwriter
• Sulaiman Merchant – singer, songwriter
• Kunal Ganjawala – singer, songwriter{{efn|name=calendar}}

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