Cathedral and John Connon School

The Cathedral & John Connon School is a co-educational private school founded in 1860 and located in Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] It has five sections: Pre-Primary, Infant, Junior, Middle and Senior Schools.[2]

The Cathedral and John Connon School
Location
South Mumbai
,
Maharashtra

India
Coordinates18.936178°N 72.832825°E / 18.936178; 72.832825
Information
TypeCathedral School
Private school
Motto'Clarum Efficiunt Studia'
('Studies Maketh Famous')
Established14 November 1860 (14 November 1860)
FounderSt. Thomas Cathedral, Bombay
PrincipalMrs. Meera Isaacs
Vice Principals (Senior)Dr. Sonal Parmar
GradesPre-Primary - 12 and International Baccalaureate
Number of students3000
School colour(s)Purple & Black
AthleticsDSO, MSSA, Anglo-Scottish
HousesBarham, Palmer, Savage, Wilson
Websitewww.cathedral-school.com
The middle school building
The senior school building lit up for the 150th foundation day celebrations, 2010

The school also controls the 300-year-old St. Thomas Cathedral; CAJCS was founded to provide choristers to the Church.

History

In 1860 Bishop Harding and the Cathedral Chaplain opened a grammar school within the walled city of Bombay which, along with a smaller establishment for girls, were the first of many strands that have joined to form the Cathedral and John Connon School.[3][4]

A Choir School, established with the objective of providing choristers for the St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai, the first Anglican Church in Mumbai was founded in October 1875. Meanwhile, the Bombay Scottish Education Society was founded in 1866. The society put up a building on the Esplanade, and named it for John Connon (then Chief Registrar of Bombay).

In 1878 a high school in Byculla, set up by the Bombay Diocesan Society, was merged with the Choir School to form the Cathedral High School. The present Senior School building, a blend of Indian and Gothic architecture, was erected in 1896. A girls' school had been started in 1880.

In 1922, in a public meeting held at the Town Hall, the present Asiatic Society of Bombay library, a suggestion was put forward by the principal of the Cathedral Boys' School for the Cathedral Schools and the Scottish School to work together, instead of competing, and thus the Anglo-Scottish Education Society was conceived. The schools were re-organized into the Cathedral Boys' School, the Cathedral Girls' School, and the John Connon School.

Today the old boys' school is the Senior School; the old girls' school is the Middle School; and the John Connon School is the Junior School. The Infant School, located at Malabar Hill, was set up in 1965.[5] The Senior School also serves as the main administrative office for all the sections of the school.

The IB arm of the school, set up in 2015, plans to shift to the Deutsche Bank Building (formerly Tata Palace) by 2018.[6] The building is located in the same vicinity (Fort) as the school, right next to Sterling Theatre.

School badge

In 1923 the Cathedral Schools and the Scottish School were amalgamated to form The Anglo-Scottish Education Society. Miss Whitfield, the Principal of the Girls' School, wanted a badge which was representative of both elements of the Society: Anglican and Scottish. A badge was designed in which the Bishop's Mitre represented the Anglican side, while the Scottish neighbours were symbolised by the white diagonal cross of St. Andrew.

Academics and curriculum

The Cathedral & John Connon School is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations[7] (CISCE), and its students appear for the Council's ISC, IB (Grade 12) and IGCSE, ICSE (Grade 10) examinations. English is the medium of instruction. Hindi is taught as a second language and Marathi or Sanskrit are taught as third languages.

A Hindustan Times report of 2013 named it the best ICSE and ISC school in the country. It now offers the IBDP programme and IGCSE programme, as well. [8]

College Board's Advanced Placement program has been conducted in the school since June, 2004.[9] The school is the only AP Examination Center in Western India.

Cathedral Model United Nations (Symposium)

The Cathedral Model United Nations is run entirely by the school's student body over a period of three days, where students assume the roles of delegates representing countries.[10] From a start in 1996 - the first CMUN had only one committee (Asia and Pacific Council), it has grown into an event with over 700 delegates attending.[11] CMUN 2007 was the first to have delegates from outside Mumbai. Schools like Mayo College, La Martiniere Calcutta, Doon School, and others attended the conference. 2011 featured the first international delegates from Rato Bangala School from Nepal and Aitchinson College, Pakistan.

House system

There are four houses in the school - Barham, Palmer, Savage and Wilson - named after Barham (a canon), James Palmer (Bishop in Bombay), Arthur Savage and Percival Wilson, the founders of the Cathedral School and the John Connon School. The House System serves as the centre of school life, with students from the houses competing at sports, games and other co-curricular activities, primarily divided into 2 categories- Cultural and Sports which include a plethora of activities.

There was also another house, that was brown in color, called Kuruvilla that was later disbanded and students were distributed amongst the houses available since it made more sense to have four houses in order to keep competitions easier.[12]

Notable alumni
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See also

References
  1. Archived 20 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://cathedral-school.com/about-cathedral/school-profile/
  3. Adapted from the 125th Anniversary Souvenir
  4. Adapted from the School Diary
  5. Archived 12 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Cathedral IB arm moving to Deutsche Bank bldg? - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Three Mumbai schools among top 50 offering ISC, ICSE | mumbai". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  9. Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Archived 12 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Model UNs a hit with schools". The Times of India. 23 August 2011.
  12. Archived 30 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. "BIG Synergy : About Us : Board of Directors". Bigsynergy.tv. 28 December 1954. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  14. Khalid Mohamed (3 September 2011). "The timeless poster boy of Hindi cinema". Asian Age. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.
  16. "Jehangir Sabavala: A painter & gentleman bows out". The Times of India. 3 September 2011.
  17. Muthalaly, Shonali (30 October 2009). "Best of three worlds". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  19. Jagyasi, DrPrem (12 April 2019). "Most famous Schools and their famous Alumni". InstaBlogs - Global Community Viewpoint and Opinion. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  20. "IB Schools in Pune - The Cathedral Vidya School Lonavala". Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  21. "Famous Cathedral And John Connon School Alumni". Ranker. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  22. "Did you know former top cop Rakesh Maria studied at this popular school in Bandra?". mid-day. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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