St._James'_School_(Kolkata)

St. James' School (Kolkata)

St. James' School (Kolkata)

Private school in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

For other schools with the same name, see St. James School (disambiguation).

St. James' School, Kolkata, India, is a CNI school, and is one of the oldest private schools in India. It was founded on the 25th of July in 1864 by Bishop Cotton,[1] and celebrated its sesquicentenary (150 years) in July 2014. It is an all boys school [2] and is associated with the ICSE and ISC Board of Education.[1] The school has four houses which are Cotton, Copleston, Lefroy, and Westcott, each named after an English Bishop who served in India in the 19th century. In 1900, hockey team of St. James' School won the prestigious Beighton Cup title.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    St. James' School, Kolkata. "Official Website of St. Jame's School, Kolkata". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "St. James': a journey from gravel to gold". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    O'Brien, Barry (4 December 2004). "All hail hockey on history high". Eye on Calcutta. Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  4. [4]
    "BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)". hockeybengal.org. Kolkata: Hockey Bengal. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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