Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p St. John the Baptist High School and Junior College is a Catholic school in the central suburbs of Mumbai, Thane, India. It has also a school for children in need of special care. It is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai.It was built in 1905 beside the church of the same name (built in 1663 at the same site of the old St. Anthony's Church). Built to serve Portuguese children, it was reorganized into an English school, and recognised by the Education Department as an English Teaching High School in 1938 .The impressive school building was due to the foresight of Rev. Fr. Pascal D'Souza. With his long stay in the U.S.A. he worked to give a try to the broad based American system of education. The growth of the institution required a new building for St. John's School. The stately three-storeyed building, with wings spread out to the right and left, capped by an open air terrace, sprang up within a period of two and a half years thanks to the supervision of Rev. Fr. Pascal and the efforts of architect Mr. Vyom Keshav of “Studio Arch”.Rev. Fr. Pascal was not destined to give the final touches to it. He collapsed due to a massive heart attack. His remains rest on the school campus. Rev. Fr. Valerian Godinho stepped into the shoes of Fr. Pascal. His first task was to supervise the finishing of the school building. The first students used the building in 1966The St. John the Baptist High School and Junior College, Thane is affiliated to the Mumbai Division Board of Secondary and Higher Education. It is situated in Thane town of Thane District. It was started as Primary School in 1905. The school was recognised by the Education Department as an English teaching high school in 1938.The school/college aims at the education primarily of the Catholic community around and to the extent possible of the members of all the communities. At the request of the Educational Department, a junior college was attached to the high school from June 1979.Science and Commerce classes of the junior college started in 1979.In 1980 junior college Science and Commerce classes opened.. }
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- St._John_the_Baptist_High_School,_Thane abstract "St. John the Baptist High School and Junior College is a Catholic school in the central suburbs of Mumbai, Thane, India. It has also a school for children in need of special care. It is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai.It was built in 1905 beside the church of the same name (built in 1663 at the same site of the old St. Anthony's Church). Built to serve Portuguese children, it was reorganized into an English school, and recognised by the Education Department as an English Teaching High School in 1938 .The impressive school building was due to the foresight of Rev. Fr. Pascal D'Souza. With his long stay in the U.S.A. he worked to give a try to the broad based American system of education. The growth of the institution required a new building for St. John's School. The stately three-storeyed building, with wings spread out to the right and left, capped by an open air terrace, sprang up within a period of two and a half years thanks to the supervision of Rev. Fr. Pascal and the efforts of architect Mr. Vyom Keshav of “Studio Arch”.Rev. Fr. Pascal was not destined to give the final touches to it. He collapsed due to a massive heart attack. His remains rest on the school campus. Rev. Fr. Valerian Godinho stepped into the shoes of Fr. Pascal. His first task was to supervise the finishing of the school building. The first students used the building in 1966The St. John the Baptist High School and Junior College, Thane is affiliated to the Mumbai Division Board of Secondary and Higher Education. It is situated in Thane town of Thane District. It was started as Primary School in 1905. The school was recognised by the Education Department as an English teaching high school in 1938.The school/college aims at the education primarily of the Catholic community around and to the extent possible of the members of all the communities. At the request of the Educational Department, a junior college was attached to the high school from June 1979.Science and Commerce classes of the junior college started in 1979.In 1980 junior college Science and Commerce classes opened.".