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- St. Thomas' Boys' School, Kidderpore (previously the grounds of KIDDERPORE HOUSE... read below)
FOUNDER
YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT: 1789
BRIEF HISTORY
It was established in 1789, making it one of the oldest schools in India and has the largest campus in Kolkata is a Kindergarten to Higher secondary school for boys located in 4, Diamond Harbour Road, Kidderpore, Kolkata, West Bengal-700023 Kidderpore, India. It has one of the largest campus areas in the city of Kolkata comprising of three football size fields, one basketball court, and children's playgrounds. The campus also houses the St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology and has a church called the St. Stephen's Church. The school has adjacent division The students of this school are nicknamed as Thomasites (boys). The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISC), which conducts the ICSE (Grade 10) and ISC (Grade 12) examinations over the country. In 1790 a 15 bigha plot with a house was bought at what subsequently came to be known as "Free School Street". Both the boys' schools operated from there.
The idea was abandoned as parents obiected and the choice fell on "Kidderpore House" at 4, Diamond Harbour Road. In 1914 the "Free School Society" approached the government for
"Kidderpore House" and the school started in full from there in 1916. In 1917 it was decided, that the "Free School" would be converted, into the St. Thomas' School for better management and in 1923 the "Calcutta Free School" was officially named St. Thomas' School after the Apostle on whose day the original "Free School Society' had been founded. World War Il saw "Kidderpore House" converted into a military hospital and the school was shut down. The boys' section was shifted to Takdah near Darjeeling. With the war coming to an end the boys were shifted onto the campus for the first time. There were radical changes after independence when the Viceroy and Governor General left India and the nation's President became patron and the school opened door to non-Europeans and other communities. Over centuries the sky like at "4, Diamond Harbour Road" has been interspersed with new buildings that have come up to accommodate the boys.
There has been no looking back since 1789!
St Thomas' School is two separate - kindergarten to higher secondary schools, one for boys and the other for girls located in Kidderpore, Kolkata. It has one of the largest campus areas in the city of Kolkata comprising three football size fields, two basketball courts and children's playgrounds. The campus also houses the St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology and has a church called the St. Stephen's Church.
The two schools namely are St. Thomas' Boys' School (STBS) and St. Thomas' Girls'School (STGS).
The students of this school are nicknamed as Thomasites (boys) and Thomasinas (girls).
St. Thomas School was established in 1789 in Kolkata, India and is the oldest school of West Bengal and the second oldest in India. It is named after St. Thomas, one of the 12 Apostles, who visited Kochi, India in 52 A. D. The school motto is 'Nisi Dominus Frusta' which stands for "Except the Lord in Vain", The school celebrates the foundation day on 17 December. It is also one of the largest in India with a campus of 574 acres (2.32 km2).
The school is associated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which conducts the ICSE (Grade 10) and ISC (Grade 12) examinations over the country. There are two sonaucts trein the premises, the St. Thomas' Boys School and the St Thomas' Girls School. The Grade K to Grade 1 is co-educational. There are gardens, a lake, a church, a hospital, and two canteens. The boys' school has a cricket field, football field, rugby field, hockey field, a basketball court with spectator's stand, and a volleyball arena.
There is a small field which is used by the small kids. The girls' school has a huge field and a basketball and volleyball arena with spectator's stand. There is provision for table tennis, chess, carrom and boxing rugby.
The school has two boardings divided into three dormitories in both St Thomas Boy's and St Thomas Girl's School. Students of the school are often differentiated as "Boarders" and "Day scholars". The boarders attend regular studies in "Prepe" where school teachers have rotational duties.
An annual "Social" is organized where the boys and girls (boarders) meet each other amidst music and dance.
The school began life as the Charity School, on a site on which today stands the Scottish Church, in Dalhousie square, Calcutta, adjacent to Writer's Buildings. Later on the school premises moved to Free School Street. That site was sold and on the land stand the Food Department and the Free School St. Post Office and other buildings. A part of the St. Thomas' School still exists at the same site and is called St. Thomas Day School.
