St. Francis School ICSE is part of a network of educational institutions administered by the Congregation of Franciscan Missionary Brothers, a religious
order which runs schools and colleges in and around the country.
St. Francis School ICSE is registered under the Society of Sevasadan Orphanage and Training Institute.
The Sevasadan Institute was established in the year 1968 to impart education to rural boys who are less privileged and drop out of school.
In the year 1989, the Missionary Brothers opened an English Medium school to cater to the needs of the growing population of this area. Subsequently, an
ICSE School, PU College and a Degree College came in to existence.
Today, the Missionary Brothers continue their mission of running an orphanage, training institutions that impart non – formal technical training to school
drop outs and economically challenged youth and orphans, a state -of the- art ICSE school, a Matriculation School, a PU College catering to value-based
Higher education, a Degree College cognizant of the growing, changing needs of a young, energetic youthful population ready to take off and contribute
meaningfully to our country and the world around.
St. Francis School ICSE
was established in the year 2000 with every intention of meeting the growing demands of society and its student body in its vicinity. Since its inception, the
school aims at the moral, intellectual, social, psychological, and physical development of all pupils entrusted to its care, irrespective of their caste, creed, and
religion.
The architect behind starting this institution was the then Principal
Rev. Bro. Jose Thuruthiyil, who was successful in obtaining the necessary permissions to start the school, affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate
Examinations, New Delhi, from the year 2000 onwards.
The school during its initial stages had classes from Nursery to Std. III with six staff members and 102 students. The present strength (2020-21) of the school
is 2,600 with a staff of 190 plus.
The school obtained Provisional Affiliation from the CISCE Board, New Delhi in the year 2006 and later Permanent Affiliation in the year 2011.
Under the leadership of Rev. Bro. Jose Thuruthiyil, the school progressed well. His contributions towards the growth of the school were immense.
In the year 2007, Rev. Bro. Peter Lemos was appointed as the Principal of the school.
Bro. Peter has been in the field of education for more than 25 years, and has served as Principal of various schools of the same Society in Mumbai, Andhra
Pradesh and Bengaluru. He was elected as the President of Karnataka ICSE School Association [KISA] in the year 2008.
It was during his tenure the school obtained Permanent Affiliation to the CISCE Board, New Delhi in the year 2011.
Bro. Peter was instrumental in introducing various activities, inter school competitions and conducting mega events.
The first batch of ICSE (Class 10) appeared for the Board examination in the year 2008. Since the first batch till date the school has reaped a rich harvest in the
Board Examinations with cent percent results with many distinctions and first classes.
In the year 2016, Rev. Bro. Antony Vayalil took charge as the Head of the school and he continues to be the Principal of
the school till date.
Under the leadership of Bro. Antony, St. Francis School has seen tremendous growth in terms of academics as well as
infrastructure facilities.
Today, St. Francis School can proudly boast of the excellent and spacious school building, which houses a custom made
administration office, large classrooms with smart classes, well-equipped Science, Math and Computer laboratories, a
well stocked library, audio visual rooms, a spacious staff room with good ventilation, well-built separate blocks for
Primary and Pre Primary sections with Children’s play area, a large playground with grass field for football, concreted
Basket Ball Court, a Cricket pitch etc.
The sprawling campus of the above institutes brings an aura of a cosmopolitan environment of its own kind, where
modern trends and traditions are amalgamated and supplemented, without any loss to each one’s identity.
St. Francis School ICSE presently has a strength of 2600 students, who are Empowered to Lead. The school marches
forward with courage and conviction bearing in mind the school motto
“SEARCH, KNOWLEDGE, LOVE & UNITY”
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