St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah

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{{Infobox school

| name = St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah Maidan

| image = St. Thomas' Church School - Howrah 050022.JPG

| caption = St. Thomas' Church School in 2010

| streetaddress = 3, Church Road

| city = Howrah

| state = West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|22.5841353|N|88.3349548|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India

| established = 1860

| houses = Leason(Red), Spencer(Blue), Read(Green), Higgs(Gold)

| communities = Nature Club, Debate Club, Photography Club & Sports Clubs among others.

| religious_affiliation = Diocese of Calcutta

| affiliation = Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi

| founder = Rev. Dr. William Spencer

| principal = Philip Christopher Daniels

| classes_offered = Lower Nursery to Class XII

| language = English

| hours_in_day = 5 and a half hours

| athletics = Soccer, Cricket, Basketball and Annual Athletics Meet, including events such as March-past, races & long jump among others

| song = With Ganges Gently Flowing

| motto = We Press towards the mark

| website = {{URL|http://www.stcsh1860.org}}

}}

St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah Maidan founded between 1860 and 1865, by Rev. Dr. William Spencer, Chaplain of St. Thomas' Church, for education of Anglo-Indian children of Howrah, is one of the largest and most famous schools in Howrah, India. The school admits children of all sections of society irrespective of caste, creed or religion. It falls under the Diocese of Calcutta of the Church of North India.{{cite web |url= http://cnicalcutta.org/school_st_thomas_church_school.html |title= St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah |website= Diocese of Calcutta, CNI |accessdate= 24 July 2017}}

Subjects

After the eighth standard, there is a division in study stream with the choices being Commerce and Science. After tenth standard school offers three streams to students being science, commerce and humanities. Choices in science being science with biology or computer. There is also a division in Commerce and the choices are Mathematics or Business studies.{{cite web|url=https://stcsh1860.org/page/admission|title=admissions in stcsh|access-date=2021-05-23}}

Notable alumni

  • Ayaz Ahmed, actor{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-13/interviews/39950868_1_ayaz-ahmed-nikita-sharma-raghu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006162427/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-13/interviews/39950868_1_ayaz-ahmed-nikita-sharma-raghu |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2013 |title=I'm here to do my job, not compete: Ayaz Ahmed|date=13 June 2013 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=3 April 2023}}

See also

References