Academic standing
The school got its recognition on 30 November 1868 from the then Bombay University because it was part of Bombay Presidency. The first batch appeared in the Matriculation Examination in 1917. It was given government grant-in-aid already from 1917.
The school, right from the beginning, has had a very good academic record and has provided students opportunities to develop their talents in dramatics, elocution and sports. The Inspector, Mr. H. Davies wrote with great pride in 1936, “The upper classes are extremely well graded and taught, the School’s record in the Matriculation Examination being one which over a long period has entitled it to respect….The percentage of passes (24 sent up and 20 passed) is therefore 83% as against the University general average of 35% and the school stands first among the English Teaching Schools of the presidency. The best English education is given here and conversation in English is compulsory unlike the other schools in the city. Discipline in language, dressing and mannerisms is the priority of this rich institution. It has earned distinctions at ten times the average rate for the presidency and has once more secured the Latin prize.”
After the advent of the new millennium, the school has undergone a change with the long-standing principal Fr. Jacob Carvalho retiring. The school faces new challenges in retaining its rich heritage in the absence of the senior staff who all retired after completion of their tenure.