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The Bombay Campion High School Society – a public trust registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 0n 20/02/1971 and under the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 on 22/03/1971 with No F-2165 (Bombay); conducted and administered by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits of Bombay).
Campion-School is a boy’s school founded in January 1943 by Rev. Fr. Joseph Savall and the members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Religious Order commonly called the Jesuits. Rev. Fr. Joseph Savall had been the Principal of St Mary’s High School Mazagon. In 1942 the Society of Jesue has purchased Wellesley House at Cooperage road with the specific purpose of housing Campion School. But the since the tenants of the building put up a stout resistance to prevent Wellesley House being turned into aschool the authorities had to look for a temporary premises to run the school.
It started out on a rental ground at 43 Marine Lines with just 23 students. The Education department was not slow to conceive the need of another Anglo-India School in the fort area specially as the only other one Cathedral High School was much too overcrowded and several families in the area were reluctantly compelled to dend their children to schools far away from their homes or to Boarding schools outside (then) Bombay.
Campion is now located at 13 Campion Road, and has hundreds of students. The school is named after the Jesuit saint, Edmund Campion. Campion's motto, "Gaudium In Veritate" (joy in truth) - is displayed on the school emblem along with the colors of the three original houses.
Campion has an excellent academic reputation. It initially followed the English education system consisting of A-levels and O-levels, before adopting the ISC exams, which eventually evolved into the ICSE format.
The Society of Jesus, a Christian Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, has been active in the field of education throughout the world since its origin. In India, the Society of Jesus is at present responsible for over 300 schools and 19 colleges in which over 32,00,000 young people, belonging to every social class, community and linguistic group are being educated through the medium of English and other regional languages. These institutions are part of the effort of the Catholic Church to share in the country’s educational undertaking. This effort, while being particularly responsible towards the Christian community, has always been at the service of the whole nation. The first Jesuit institution in India was founded in 1542 in Goa and was named St. Paul's College. Jesuit education is inspired by a vision of man drawn from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who has always been respected and admired by the people of India. It is also based on the principles of character formation elaborated by Ignatius of Loyola.
This vision and these principles give Jesuit institutions a specific character and set before their staff and students, ideas of humanism and service towards which they are invited continually to strive.
Campion School therefore aims at the integral formation of the young. To accomplish this, it endeavors to create an environment which generates a love of learning, habit of critical thought and accurate expression, and the strength of character and the moral values needed for a life that is socially meaningful. Therefore special efforts are made to teach students
- to be unselfish in the service of their fellowmen;
- to become agents of needed social change in their country;
- to be clear and firm on principles, and courageous in action;
- to become mature, spiritually oriented men of character;
-to value and judiciously use their freedom;
- and to strive continually after excellence in every field.
Campion School thus endeavors to contribute to the necessary transformation of the prevailing social conditions. This transformation, as understood by it, envisages that the principles of social justice, equality of opportunity, genuine freedom and respect for religious and moral values enshrined in the Constitution of India shall prevail, and that all men live in keeping with their human dignity and self-respect. Campion School is primarily established to provide for the Catholic boys of the Anglo-Indian Community a sound general and religious education in the medium of English. Hence Catholics, especially Anglo-Indians, are accorded priority in the matter of admissions. However, boys of other communities are also admitted.
The aim of a Catholic School is the development of the whole child - spiritual, moral, mental, emotional, physical and social, and the formation of an upright citizen and a perfect gentleman. We work to turn out persons of conscience, competence, compassion and commitment - men & women for others.
Campion also excels in extra-curricular activities. The school lays equal emphasis in all fields such as sports, debates, elocution, general knowledge, etc. It believes in the overall development of the student and endeavors to achieve that.
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