St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah

St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah Maidan founded between 1860 and 1865, by Rev. Dr. William Spencer, Chaplain of St. Thomas' Church, for education of Anglo-Indian children of Howrah, is one of the largest and most famous schools in Howrah, India. The school admits children of all sections of society irrespective of caste, creed or religion. It falls under the Diocese of Calcutta of the Church of North India.^[1]

St. Thomas' Church School, Howrah Maidan
St. Thomas' Church School in 2010
Address
3, Church Road Howrah , West Bengal India
Coordinates	22.5841353°N 88.3349548°E / 22.5841353; 88.3349548
Information
Motto	We Press towards the mark
Religious affiliation(s)	Diocese of Calcutta
Established	1860
Founder	Rev. Dr. William Spencer
Principal	Philip Christopher Daniels
Classes offered	Lower Nursery to Class XII
Language	English
Hours in school day	5 and a half hours
Houses	Leason(Red), Spencer(Blue), Read(Green), Higgs(Gold)
Song	With Ganges Gently Flowing
Athletics	Soccer, Cricket, Basketball and Annual Athletics Meet, including events such as March-past, races & long jump among others
Communities served	Nature Club, Debate Club, Photography Club & Sports Clubs among others.
Affiliation	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi
Website	www.stcsh1860.org

Subjects

After the eighth standard, there is a division in study stream with the choices being Commerce and Science. After tenth standard school offers three streams to students being science, commerce and humanities. Choices in science being science with biology or computer. There is also a division in Commerce and the choices are Mathematics or Business studies.^[2]

Notable alumni

• Ayaz Ahmed, actor^[3]

See also

• Education in India
• List of schools in India
• List of schools in Howrah
• Education in West Bengal