St. Paul's High School is a private, co-educational school established in 1954. It is a missionary educational institution based in Hyderabad, India and has classes from lower kindergarten to the 10th-grade level.
History
In 1954, All Saints High School, Hyderabad celebrated the 100th anniversary of the school's founding. Rev. Bro. John of God, the rector of the school, decided to start a new school. A building was purchased at King Koti Road, Hyderabad to accommodate the new St. Paul's High School, named after Bro. John of God's favourite saint.
SPHS was lauded as the best school in the twin cities and one of the ten best schools in India according to a survey conducted by Outlook magazine (2001 - 2002 & 2002 - 2003) consecutively. The school has also been ranked consistently among the ten best schools in India. The school was rated as the country's second best school for excellence in computer education by the Government of India and the award was received by Rev. Bro. Franky Noronha from then president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in an official ceremony. Alumni include , Arshad Ayub, Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, Suresh Reddy, Mithin Aachi, Dr. Mohd. Faheemuddin, Pullela Gopichand Arvind Chenji, former Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan and Nandamuri Balakrishna.
Admissions
Though the school is a Catholic Minority Institution, admission is open to all students regardless of caste, creed, religion or gender. For admission into kindergarten, the school follows a joint admission policy with Little Flower High School, Hyderabad and All Saints High School, Hyderabad, both of which are also run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel.
Every year in January, one of the three schools conducts the admissions procedure for kindergarten, involving an interview of student and parents. The number of students who apply for admission far exceeds the number of positions available and hence it is a very competitive process. Students are allowed to state their choice among the three schools but their choice is not guaranteed. A twenty-percent quota is generally reserved for economically disadvantaged students.
Divisions
The school has four academic divisions- pre-primary, primary, middle and senior.
The pre-primary division has five sections each of lower and upper Kindergarten. The primary division has five sections each of Classes I to IV (Class IV is equivalent to the Fourth Grade as it is called in the USA, Canada and some other parts of the world. Note that the word "Class" is used instead of "Grade" and the year is written in Roman Numeral). The pre-primary and primary divisions are housed in one campus, commonly called the "Primary School" or "Montfort Preparatory School".
The middle school has five sections each of Classes V to VII and the high school has five sections each of Classes VIII to X. Both the middle school and high school are housed in another building, commonly called the "High School Campus". The high school campus and the primary campus are located on the same road.
Exams
The academic year starts in mid-June and ends in early April and is divided into three quarters. Examinations are held at the end of every quarter and every month.
At the end of Class X, the students take the State Government administered Secondary School Certificate Examination.
Houses
The school follows a house system. The student body is split into four houses with an aim to promote competition among the students.
The houses are: Bro. Montfort House (yellow) - named after St. Louis de Montfort, the Patron Saint of the school Bro. Stanislaus House (blue) - named after Bro. Stanislaus who captained the school for 18 years Saint Gabriel House (green)- named after St. Gabriel John of God House (red) - named after Bro. John of God, the founder of the school
Facilities
Infrastructure
Library – high school campus
Library – primary school campus
Two auditoriums
Science laboratories
Computer laboratories
Auditorium
Dining hall (girls) Digital Library – high school campus Alphonsa Hall All classes are equipped with a touch screen-enabled smart board
Sports facilities
Basketball court
Table tennis rooms
Badminton courts (indoor) Volleyball