Sunday, March 17, 2019

St. Xavier’s School, Pune



St. Xavier's School, Shankarshed Road, Pune is a Proposed CBSE English Medium Co-Ed. School founded in 2013 and named after St. Francis Xavier, a 16th century saint who led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India. 
 The Society of Jesus, to which the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers belong, is a Christian Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. 
Fr. Andrew Fernandes S.J., principal of St. Vincent's High School, Camp Pune whose initiative and tireless efforts materialised in setting up the new School at Vitthalwadi as a 150th year gift of St. Vincent's (1867-2017) to Pune city.
Apart from L.K.G. & U.K.G, from the Academic Year 2014-15, the school will admit student's to Std. I and will have a natural progression.

Principal

Fr. Ratnakar Dushing SJ


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