Sir Cowasjee Jehangir High School

Sir Cowasjee Jehangir High School is a co-educational private aided school located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The institution was established in 1859 by Sir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, a notable Parsi community leader, philanthropist and industrialist of the city. The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to class 10. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education which conducts the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations at the close of class 10. The pupils are taught using the English language. In 1929, Bai Cooverbai D. Mama, a niece of the founder, bequeathed by her will a sum of Rs. 2,15,000 to the school, which after paying for the maintenance amounted in 1938 to Rs. 2,40,000. Out of this bequest, Rs. 70,000 was spent on the construction of this building on the land given by Sir Cowasji Jehangir, 2nd Baronet. The Dowager Lady Dhunbai Cowasjee Jehangir donated Rs. 70,000 in memory of her husband, the 1st baronet.[2] The school follows the SSC board which is the state board of the Government of Maharashtra. It runs classes from Standard One to Standard Ten. The primary and secondary school occupy different buildings. A class has two sections 'A' and 'B' with approximately forty to fifty students each. All students of the secondary school belong to one of four houses - blue, green, red and orange.Additionally a School Captain and Vice-Captain are elected from Standard Ten. These student representatives maintain student discipline and lead student and sports activities. Having completed more than 150 years in the service of society by educating the young minds; the institution is steadily marching ahead, equipped with new technology for effective teaching – learning process for creating a better society for tomorrow. The institution which started with number of students which could be counted on our finger tips, now imparts education to 1213 students.