St. Paul's High School, Hyderabad


St. Paul's High School is a private, co-educational school It was established in 1954. It is a missionary educational institution based in Hyderabad, India. It has classes from lower Kindergarten to 10th grade level.

History

In 1954, All Saints High School, Hyderabad celebrated the completion of 100 years of education. Rev. Bro. John of God, the Rector of the school, decided to start a new school. A building was hired at King Koti Road, Hyderabad to accommodate the new St. Paul's High School, named after Bro. John of God's favourite saint.
SPHS was lauded as the best school in the twin cities and one of the ten best schools in India according to a survey conducted by the Outlook magazine consecutively.The school has also been ranked consistently among the ten best schools in India. The school was rated as the country's second best school for excellence in computer education by the Government of India and the award was received by Rev. Bro. Franky Noronha from the then president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in an official ceremony. The school has alumni like V. V. S. Laxman, Arshad Ayub, Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, Suresh Reddy, Mithin Aachi,Dr. Mohd. Faheemuddin, Arvind Chenji, present Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan and Nandamuri Balakrishna.

Admissions

Though the school is a Catholic Minority Institution, its admission is open to all students irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender. For admission into Kindergarten, the school follows a joint admission policy together with Little Flower High School, Hyderabad and All Saints High School, Hyderabad, both of which are also run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel.
Every year in January, one of the three schools conducts the admissions procedure for Kindergarten. It involves an interview of student and parents. The number of students who apply for admission far exceeds the number of positions available and hence it is a very competitive process. Students are allowed to state their choice among the three schools but their choice is not guaranteed. A twenty-percent quota is generally reserved for economically backward students.

Divisions

The school has four academic divisions- Pre-primary, Primary, Middle and Senior.
The pre-primary division has four sections each of lower and upper Kindergarten. The primary division has four sections each of Classes I to IV. The pre-primary and primary divisions are housed in one campus, commonly called the "Primary School".
The Middle school has five sections each of Classes V to VI and the High School has five sections each of Classes VII to X. Both the Middle school and High School are housed in another building, commonly called the "High School Campus". The High School Campus and the Primary Campus are near one another on the same road.

Exams

The academic year starts mid-June and ends in early April and is divided into three quarters. Examinations are held at the end of every quarter and every month.
At the end of Class X, the students take the State Government administered Secondary School Certificate Examination.

Houses

The school follows a house system. The student body is split into four houses with an aim to promote competition among the students.
The houses are:
Infrastructure
Sports facilities
Clubs
St. Paul's Feast Day
Investiture ceremony
Teachers Day
Independence Day
Monfort Literary, Cultural and Sports competitions
Annual Day
The most awaited event of the school, the annual day, is a very colourful and enthusiastic event. It is also called the prize night. The parents of the school head boy and head girl are invited as the guests of honour. The event starts with the prayer song by the school choir followed by a welcome dance. The head boy and head girl along with the other school cabinet present the annual report. Prizes in various fields are given to the students:
good performance in academics
outside school and brought glory to school.
on the students selected by the school Principal.

Principals

The school choir won the carol singing competition continuously for ten years under Sir John Geiles.

Notable alumni