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St. Columba's School, Delhi

Coordinates: 28°37′49″N 77°12′21″E / 28.6302°N 77.2057°E / 28.6302; 77.2057
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St. Columba's School
St. Columba's
Address
Map
1 Ashok Place

110001

India
Coordinates28°37′47″N 77°12′21″E / 28.629826°N 77.205954°E / 28.629826; 77.205954
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLatin: Sapere aude sincere et constanter
("Dare to be wise, sincere and constant")
Established1941; 83 years ago (1941)
FounderEdmund Ignatius Rice
PrincipalBr. Robert Fernandes
Faculty100+
GradesKG-12
GenderBoys
Number of pupils3500
Color(s)    Green and Gold
PublicationThe Columban
AffiliationCBSE
Former pupilsOld Columbans
Websitestcolumbas.edu.in

St. Columba's School in Delhi, India, established in 1941, is one of the 12,000 English medium schools of its kind established by the Indian Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, which was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice. The school's campus is located in the heart of Delhi and extends over a couple of acres. St. Columba's School alumni include three Rhodes Scholars, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee. Students are referred to as Columbans. The school admits only boys.

History

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St. Columba's was founded in 1941 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and contracted by Sir Sobha Singh. St. Columba's School, New Delhi is one of the 19 Christian Brothers Schools in India. St. Columba's School began with 32 boys in New Delhi next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, admitting through class 6. It was one of the first schools in India to introduce computer education. The junior school opened in 1942, at the site of what previously had been a rose garden.

Notable alumni

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Academics and Sciences

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Deepak Chopra, physician, public speaker and New Age writer, Batch of 1963

Arts and Entertainment

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Shah Rukh Khan, actor is an alumnus of St. Columba's School

Politics

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Civil Servants

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Law

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Business

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Military

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Sports

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See also

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References

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28°37′49″N 77°12′21″E / 28.6302°N 77.2057°E / 28.6302; 77.2057