St. Xavier's Collegiate School

St. Xavier's Collegiate School
St. Xavier's Collegiate School
Location
30 Mother Teresa Sarani

,
India
Coordinates22°32′54″N 88°21′21″E / 22.54837°N 88.35596°E / 22.54837; 88.35596
Information
TypePrivate school
Catholic school
MottoLatin: Nihil Ultra
(Nothing Beyond)
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
DenominationJesuits
Patron saintFrancis Xavier
Established16 January 1860 (1860-01-16)
School boardIndian Certificate of Secondary Education (year 10)
Indian School Certificate (year 12)
SessionApril–March
RectorJeyaraj Veluswamy
PrincipalRev. Fr Roshan Tirkey SJ
HeadmasterGabriel Gomes
Faculty83
GenderBoys
Enrollment2,300
ClassesKg-12
Average class size40
LanguageEnglish
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue and white   
NicknameXaverian; SXCS
YearbookThe Xaverian
Annual tuition1,00,900
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Websitewww.sxcs.edu.in

St. Xavier's Collegiate School (informally SXCS) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1860 by the Jesuits under the supervision of Henri Depelchin, and it is named after Francis Xavier, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary to India. The school has approximately 2,300 students.