St Aloysius' Anglo-Indian High School Explained

St Aloysius' Anglo-Indian High School
Type:Mission School
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Grades:LKG - 10
Location:One Town, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:17.6928°N 83.2933°W
Website:Official Website
Founder:British Indian Army

St Aloysius' Anglo-Indian High School is a Christian mission school in the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in the year 1847, during the East India Company rule in India by the British Indian Army. The school was started for the purpose of educating British Indian Army European soldiers' children.[1] Nobel Laureate C. V. Raman was a student of the school.

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St. Aloysius' was the first English medium school in the Andhra Pradesh. During the Colonial period, it was the only English-medium education school between Chennai and Kolkata. [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vizag's oldest School. The Hindu. 2015-07-27. 2015-07-15. 0971-751X. en.
  2. News: History of School. St Aloysius. 2016-08-17. 2016-08-11. en.