st vincent school pune

St. Vincent's School is an English Medium School for boys founded in 1867 and named after Vincent de Paul , a 17th century saint well known for his love for the poor and the downtrodden.


The School, which is recognised by the Government of Maharashtra and prepares pupils for the Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std. X) and for the Higher Secondary Certificate examination (Std. XII), is owned by the Poona Catholic educational Association (Pvt.) Ltd. and managed by the Poona Jesuit School's Society , which belong to the Christian Religious Minority group and therefore enjoy the rights and privileges guaranteed by Article 30 (I) of the constitution of India.

The Society of Jesus, to which the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers belong, is a Christian Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. Active in the field of education throughout the world since its origin, the Society conducts in nearly 100 high schools and over a dozen colleges in which thousands of young people, belonging to every social class, community and linguistic group, are being educated through the medium of both English and the regional languages.

Objectives
Jesuit education is inspired by a vision of man drawn from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and based on the principles of character formation elaborated by Ignatius of Loyola. The Jesuits engaged in educational work throughout the world for the last 400 years, reaffirm conviction that the formation of youth through their educational institutions continues to be one of the foremost services they can render to their people.

They believe that an essential need of their country is for a community of persons with deep faith, sound knowledge, intellectual and emotional maturity and more integrity, persons able and willing to render generous service to their fellowmen & women in building up a truly human society. It is therefore to the formation of such a community of persons that they commit their educational institutions. The education they would impart includes both physical and intellectual development as well as acquisition of useful skills in all of which they aim at excellence.

Being at the service of the whole country, St. Vincent's accepts boys from every caste, creed and community and strives to educate them in the high ideals of humanism and unselfish service of their fellowmen and women. hence the purpose of this school is not only to impart instruction but also to educate the whole boy.

• to help the students to become mature, spiritually oriented men of character, free from egoism and self seeking and from all attempts to exploit one's fellowmen and women;
• to encourage them continually to strive after excellence in every field, without however neglecting the welfare and need of their fellowmen and women;
• to value and judiciously use their freedom;
• to be clear and firm on principles and courageous in action;
• to become agents of needed social change in the country.