St. Edward's School, Shimla

St. Edward's School is a convent school at Milsington Estate, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is a boys'-only day school. St. Edward's has been ranked among the top schools in India. It was initially affiliated to CISCE but was changed over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) system in 2008. Today the School is managed by Simla Chandigarh Educational Society, under the Bishop of Simla Chandigarh Diocese. The school offers education from Nursery to Class XII.

House Club System House name and Colours House Motto Colour SwatchSt. John's Yellow St. Matthew's Blue St. Mark's Red St. Luke's Green All students are placed in one of the four houses named after the Four Evangelists: St. Mark's House, St. Luke's House, St. Matthew's House and St. John's House. Each house is led by a captain and a vice-captain, who are responsible for organizing and conducting various co-curricular activities in the school. They are usually chosen on the basis of their academic performance in addition to their participation in sports and cultural activities. Apart from the house captains, there are also a school captain and a vice-captain. Other members of the school cabinet includes school reporter, sports captain and vice-captain, activity captain and vice-captain and school editors.

Various clubs form a central part of holistic learning in the school, namely the cultural club, science and maths club, literary club, sports club, eco club and yoga.

Controversy The school landed itself in a controversy in 2012 by not allowing a Sikh student to wear a turban in school. The issue was settled after the intervention of the government.

Notable alumni Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former Vice President, India Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Defence Staff, Indian Armed Forces & former Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army Ajay Banga, President, World Bank & ex-CEO, Mastercard Virbhadra Singh, former Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, ex-DGP, Punjab Police Deepak Gupta, former Judge, Supreme Court of India Sanjay Karol, Judge, Supreme Court of India Sudhir Kakar, psychoanalyst and author Ashok Sukumaran, media artist Anil Wilson, former Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh University Vijay Kumar Berry, Maha Vir Chakra recipient Raj Mohan Vohra, Maha Vir Chakra recipient & Commander of the Eastern Command, Indian Army Antony Jameson, Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University Pratap Bhanu Mehta, former Vice Chancellor, Ashoka University & former President, Centre for Policy Research Ashok Chopra, journalist and author Anirudh Singh, Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh Harsh Mahajan, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Sanjay Chauhan, ex-Mayor, Shimla Municipal Corporation

St. Edward's School, Shimla

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