Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, also known as OLPS High School, is a school for boys in Chembur, Mumbai, India. The school celebrates its annual feast on 27 June as the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
| Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
OLPS High School, St Anthony's Rd, Chembur , 400071 India | |
| Information | |
| Other name | OLPS |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Let Your Light Shine |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Patron saint(s) | Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
| Established | 1954 |
| Sister school | St. Anthony's Girls High School |
| School board | SSC |
| Chairman | Fr. Louis Menezes CSsR |
| Principal | Sr. Sheeja Kunjumon |
| Headmistress | Sr. Elizabeth Leo |
| Headmaster | Santosh Souz |
| Grades | 1st to the 10th standard |
| Gender | Male |
| Number of students | 2640 |
| Classrooms | 24 |
| Houses | Yellow, Blue, Green, Red |
| Song | "O Let's Lift Up Our Voices" |
| Sports | Yes |
| Website | www |
It has alumni across industries including the Bollywood film industry, cricket, television, music and authors.
History
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School was established in 1954 by the Redemptorists. The first principal of the school was Fr. Brian McGrath (1930–2019). Dr. Sarto Esteves was the one instrumental in helping the first principal of OLPS High School, Fr. Brian McGrath, an Irish Redemptorist, to raise funds for the school building and this was the beginning of a long association. Our Lady of Perpetual Help is the patron of the school.
Curriculum and activities
The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education for Class One to Tenth Class. It also has kindergarten and nursery for boys. The medium of instruction is English.
The students are grouped into four houses: St. Gerard (Blue); St. Alphonsus (Yellow); St. Clement (Green); and St. Anthony (Red).
Sports activities include cricket, football, basketball, kabaddi and volleyball. OLPS students have consistently excelled in sporting events.
The school band has won many competitions across Mumbai.
Program for Learning Disability
In 2016, the batch of 1988 funded a program called "Mentoring Champs Learning Center" which caters to children who have various leaning disabilities, from nursery up to 7th standard (10 classes). Between 2016 and 2022 the program supported 195 students.
Staff
The school is administered by the manager Fr. Louis Menezes CSsR
Secondary section
- Head Mistress – Sr. Sheeja Kunjumon SCB[1] (2022-)
Primary section
- Head Mistress – Sr. Elizabeth Leo[1] (2021-)
Notable alumni
- Anil Kapoor, actor.[2]
- Shankar Mahadevan, music composer and singer[3]
- Devdutt Pattanaik, author, mythologist, and leadership consultant[4]
- Eijaz Khan, television and film actor
- Armaan Kohli, actor
- Suru Nayak, test cricketer
- Ram Sampath, music composer[3]
- Aditya Tare, cricketer for Mumbai Indians[5]
- Ajay Jayaram, badminton player[6]
See also
- List of schools in Mumbai
- Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (The Redemptorists, founders of the school)
References
- "OLPS Mentoring Champs". YouTube.
- "Anil Kapoor gets nostalgic about Chembur". Mumbai Mirror. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- "Aamir almost entirely ignores reputation: Ram Sampath". The Times of India. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- "Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik". 22 October 2013.
- "Cricket on the pitch, football off it: Aditya Tare worships Arsenal". Mumbai Mirror. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- "Ajay Jayaram, from nearly man to a comeback man". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 September 2015.