St. Germain High School

St. Germain High School is an unaided private institution, established in January 1944. The school began in the former Clergy and Archbishop's House, which had housed St. Joseph's Boys High School before they moved to their present location in Richmond Town. The school was named after a French priest Rev. Fr. St Germain who had been a sports teacher at St. Joseph's High School. Fr. St. Germain died in 1939 and as a tribute the new school was named after him.The school is managed by the Archdiocesan Board Of Education, under the Chairmanship of the Archbishop of Bangalore. The school is recognized by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) Delhi.HistoryThe school was founded in January 1944 by the then Archbishop of Bangalore, Rt. Rev. Thomas Pothacamury D.D., in memory of Rev. Fr. Saint Germain, a well beloved French Priest, who till his retirement worked as a teacher and procurator at the local St. Joseph's School and College. These were housed in the present school building (main) till they were moved to their current location Museum Road in Richmond Town.The school is situated on top of St. John's Hill with Coles Park on one side and St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral on the other. The main entrance to the school used to be on St. John's Church Road and provided direct entry to the playground. The gate was closed and the main entrance re-located in 1976 to Promenade Road so that the playground provided unfettered access for play and recreation.Notable alumniVinay Rai, Notable Artist from the south Indian film Industry.Roger Binny, former India cricket allrounder, part of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning team.Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani, former wicketkeeper of India who was part of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning team.Sanjay Khan, Bollywood film and television actor, producer and director.Feroz Khan, Bollywood film actor, film editor, producer and director.Jude Felix (former India hockey player)