St Aloysius' Anglo-Indian High School is a Christian mission school in the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in the year 1847, during the East India Company rule in India by the British Indian Army. The school was started for the purpose of educating British Indian Army European soldiers' children.[1] Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman was a student of the school.
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| Coordinates | 17°41′34″N 83°17′36″E / 17.69278°N 83.29333°E |
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| Type | Mission School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1847 |
| Founder | British Indian Army |
| Grades | LKG - 10 |
| Affiliation | ICSE |
| Website | Official Website |
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St. Aloysius' was the first English medium school in the Andhra Pradesh. During the Colonial period, it was the only English-medium education school between Chennai and Kolkata. [2]
References
edit- ^ "Vizag's oldest School". The Hindu. 27 July 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "History of School". St Aloysius. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.