St. Vincent's Convent School
| St. Vincent's Convent School, Balasore | |
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St. Vincent's Convent Senior Secondary School "LOVE, DEDICATION, SERVICE" | |
| Location | |
| Balasore, Odisha,, India | |
| Information | |
| Patron saint(s) | ST. VINCENT |
| Established | 1974 |
| Founder | Late Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jacob Vadakeveetil |
| School board | ICSE/ISC |
| School district | Balasore |
| Principal | Sr. Shanti[1] |
| Teaching staff | 60 |
| Grades | Prep - 12 |
| Enrolment | 2,000 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Website |
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St. Vincent's Convent School, Balasore is an English medium school in the coastal city of Balasore, Odisha, India. It is located in the heart of the city and imparts schooling till Higher Secondary level. It is located in the Katcheri road or the Vivekananda marg.
It is a recognized unaided Christian Minority Institution founded in the year 1974.
The school offers courses from preparatory, nursery and classes one to +2 and follows the ICSE syllabus offered by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. From its humble origin with 80 students the school has grown to a full-fledged institution with nearly 2000 students and today is regarded as the premier education to children of this locality. Affiliated to the council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE/ISC BOARD) New Delhi prepares it's students for the ICSE Examination at X level and ISC Examination at +2 level.
The school is acquired a unique system of motivation and self discipline and is well known for a sound character formation and quest for excellence. The school has a legacy of excellence in curricular and co-curricular fields and it is marching forward achieving accolades and winning laurels in various spheres.
The school produced its 1st batch of ICSE pass-out in 1984. The school started higher secondary level education from 2004, for the Std-12 pupils.
Alumni organisations
- The alumni started a first Yahoo group in 2002, SVCS [email protected].
- The school organised the first grand reunion (Nostalgic Vincentians 2011) of all batches on 26 February 2011.Mr.Gopal Agrawal of 1st Batch - 1984 was the President of the Alumni Association. Sr.Pavithra was the then Principal of the School.
Notable alumni
India's youngest fashion designer 2010, Mr. Pritam Panda.
References
- ↑ Convent Sr. Sec. School Balasore, St. Vincent's. "St.Vincent's Convent School". Education. VINCIES. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
External links
The school launched its first official website in the year 2009 and re-modified its website in April 2011 with a new domain (http://www.svcsss.com) with the help of alumni members to maintain the website. The domain svcsss.com has currently expired and the school website is defunct.
Coordinates: 21°29′50″N 86°55′58″E / 21.4971°N 86.9328°E