St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School Explained

28.463°N 77.029°W

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School
Motto:Let Your Life Speak[1]
Streetaddress:New Railway Road, Old Gurgaon[2] [3]
City:Gurgaon
State:Haryana
Postalcode:122001[4]
Country:India
Coordinates:28.463°N 77.029°W
Schooltype:Senior secondary
Founded:1895
Status:Open
Schoolboard:Central Board of Secondary Education
School Code:530393
Principal:Sujata Chawdhry
Classes Offered:Nursery to 12
Medium:English
Houses:,,,

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School (or Saint Crispin's Senior Secondary School, often abbreviated as St. Crispin's Sr. Sec. School) is an English-medium senior secondary school in Gurgaon, Haryana. Having been founded in 1895, the school is one of the oldest in Gurgaon.

History

St. Crispin's Sr. Sec. School was founded in 1895. The school was previously a vocational one meant to give industrial training to its students. The school later became an educational institution in 1924. The level of the school was raised to secondary level in 1975 which was followed by further elevation to senior secondary level in 1987. The school got affiliated to CBSE in 2002.

Overview

The school is affiliated to CBSE and offers classes from Nursery to 12th in all streams, i.e., science, commerce and humanities.[5] It is currently governed by its principal, Sujata Chawdhry, and is an independent school, i.e., it is run without any financial aid from the government.[6] [7]

Houses

St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School consists of four houses, each named after river- Brahmaputra, Mandakini, Jhelum, Kaveri. Each house is headed by a house in-charge and supported by a team of house captains and vice-captains. The house system is required for the inter-house activities held occasionally in the school.

House Colour Relevant Indian rivers
Jhelum Red Jhelum
Mandakini Yellow Mandakini
Bharamaputra Green Bharamaputra
Kaveri Blue Kaveri

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mission & Vision . St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website . 18 March 2013.
  2. Web site: St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School . Gurgaon on Call . 18 March 2013.
  3. Web site: St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School in Gurgaon . Indiadekh.com . 18 March 2013.
  4. Web site: St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School . Extraprepare . 18 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Overview . St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website . 18 March 2013.
  6. Web site: St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School . CareerPages . 18 March 2013.
  7. Web site: Introduction . St. Crispin's Senior Secondary School, official website . 18 March 2013.