St John De Britto A.I.B.H.School
Address
Elphinstone Road

Cochin
,
Kerala
,
682001

India
Coordinates9°57′47″N 76°14′24″E / 9.963006°N 76.239924°E / 9.963006; 76.239924
Information
TypeState aided Higher school
Motto
(Lead Kindly Light)
Established15 January 1945
FounderBenedictine Fathers
OfstedReports
Staff20
GenderBoys
Age4 to 16
Capacity1000
Colour(s)  Navy and   White
School before renovation of Gate in 2015

[1]St. John De Britto Anglo-Indian High School is a secondary school in Fort Cochin, Kerala, India.[2] The school is named after John de Britto, a 17th-century Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr.

Letter from President of India on Silver jubilee year

The school started operation in the year 1945 and celebrated its Silver Jubilee in the year 1970

Formation and History

St John de Britto's AIHS was started on 15 January 1945, a Monday, by Rev. Fr. Jose Maria Das Noves, with 7 staff members and 91 pupils on the rolls. The school timing was from 10:30 am to 5:05 pm.

The Benedictine Fathers who managed the school handed over charge to the Bishop of the Diocese. They had to leave the country on 30-11-1953 as their Visas were not extended by the Govt.

Medium of education and certification

Since it was a school formed for the minority community of Anglo Indians, the medium of education was English and it was strictly followed till it was transferred to the board of secondary education of Government of Kerala.

Britto Boys Passout with tenth Grade Certificate of Secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC). The first batch of students who passed out with SSLC was the 1986 Batch students, till 1985 the tenth grade passout was granted Certificate from the Madras Syllabus.

Academic achievement during the years

Total Number of students for SSLC in 2013 179 (passout 177) 2013 Results

Sport

The school won the overall championship in wrestling at the district mini games held at Muvattupuzha, in January 2009.[3]

Notable alumni

  • K. J. Yesudas, Indian Carnatic musician and Malayalam Film Play back singer
  • Anil Johnson, music director for many Malayalam movies and advertisements

References

  1. ↑ "govt listed school" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "ST.JOHN DE BRITTO A.I.H.SCHOOL". India On A Page. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Today's Paper » FEATURES » YOUNG WORLD". The Hindu. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.


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