St. Peter's School, Mumbai, or St. Peter's School I.C.S.E. is a private unaided school, located in Mazagaon, Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated with the ICSE school syllabus and has English as its primary language of instruction.

History The school was founded in 1874 by the Cowley Fathers. The school originated as a choir school for members of St. Peter's Church, which had previously been established in 1858 with funds donated by Mr. Shepherd, on land provided by the Government. A few poor children were also taken into care by the Fathers at this time, marking the start of an essential aspect of the Fathers' mission in Mumbai.

St. Peter's Girls' High School in Byculla was established on 16 August 1875. In June of 1876, a few boys were admitted to the school.

On 1 March 1878, a compact boys' school was founded in rented premises in Mazagaon, and funds were obtained for a new structure under the railway bridge next to Dockyard Road railway station. The Government provided half of the funding for this new school building, with the remaining coming from St. Peter's Church parishioners and well-wishing individuals. The new structure was officially opened in October 1879 on the grounds of St. Peter's Church.

In 1905, the site of St. Peter’s Church was claimed by the Mumbai Port Trust to allow for the extension of the Port Trust Railway and the Harbour Railway Line. A new site at the junction of Dockyard Road and Belvedere Road was granted by the Government and the present St. Peter’s Chapel was built in 1907 and finished in 1908.

On 19 January 1910, St. Peter's High School for Boys and Girls was officially inaugurated on the school's parapet.

Academics The school has two sessions, one morning and one afternoon. The morning school being from 7:00 A.M. to 11:50 A.M., and the afternoon school being from 12:10 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. The school year consists of two terms, from March to August, and from September to February. The course of school studies extends from the Preparatory Class to Class 10. It is designed to prepare students for the ICSE Examination, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. The school recently had its 150-year anniversary at the beginning of 2024.

Awards As per the Education Today - India School Merit Awards 2022, St. Peter's School ranked ninth nationwide, third statewide, and second citywide. The school also ranked first nationwide under the category of 'India's Top ICSE Schools Parameter Wise - Holistic Education' as per Education Today - India School Merit Awards 2023.

School organizations All students are assigned to a house. There were four houses until St. Paul and St. John were added, and then St. Luke and St. Mark were added.

St. Andrew (blue) St. James (green) St. Matthew (yellow) St. Thomas (red) St. Paul (orange) St. John (purple) St. Luke (fluorescent blue) St. Mark (rust)

St. Paul and St. John were added in 2017, resulting in the splitting of the morning and afternoon sections' houses. The morning had the original four, whereas the afternoon had the newly introduced ones. St. Luke and St. Mark were announced in 2019 but were added to the school in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They now serve as the third and fourth houses in the afternoon section.

Principals The following individuals have served as principal of the school:

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeFather R. L. Page18741890 yearsFather J. W. Biscoe18901896 yearsFather A. E. Tovey18961903 yearsFather A. F. Langmore19031911 yearsFather T. E. Tovey19111918 yearsFather W. B. O'Brien19181930 yearsFather B. D. Wilkins19311932 years8Father C. W. Withworth19331949 years9Father H. E. W. Slade19491955 years10Mr. M. W. Duthie19551965 years11Mr. Cecil Julian Olliver19651982 years12Mr. E. G. Myall19822001 years13Mr. Dornford F. S. Garrett20012006 years14Mr. Jayant Biswas20062008 years15Mr. Brian N. Robbins20082013 years16Mr. Eugene J. D'Monte20132026 years17Mrs. Gloria Stephens2026incumbent years Notable alumni Business and economics Merzin Tavaria – Chief Creative Director and Co-founder of Prime Focus

Literature Ayaz Memon – journalist, columnist, author, and former lawyer

Performing arts Salim Merchant – singer, songwriter Sulaiman Merchant – singer, songwriter Kunal Ganjawala – singer, songwriter

See also List of schools in Mumbai

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