St John's Church High School

St. John's Church High School (co-educational) was established by Mrs. Gallagher, whose husband was a missionary in the Church of South India, Medak Diocese.

Location

The school is adjacent to the St. John's Church, St. John's Road, Nehru Nagar (old name Marredpally), Secunderabad.

School motto

Truth is our hope.

School song

We'll march along, together We of St John's Church High School We'll work along, together With a purpose bold and true

There is work to be done There is victory to be won There is hope to share In the service of our nation We'll be true and do and dare.

Houses

• Ingles
• Ogilvys
• Shaws
• Dunhams

In the 1990s, there were five houses:

• Shaw (blue)
• Gallagher (red)
• Johnson Berry (green)
• George Dunham (yellow)
• Lazarus (purple)

Staff

Principals

• Mr. K.M. George
• Mr. A.P. Rajarathnam

Mr. George Dunham was the Administrative Officer and Correspondent in the 1970s. A British national who retired from The INDIAN police service served as the AO of the school after Mrs. Gallagher left India.

A. P. Rajarathnam was the second principal of the school, who joined after the demise of Mr. K.M. George. He had retired from Osmania University as a reader in English in the Nizam College. He taught English but was capable of teaching any other subject with equal authority except Telugu.

The present principal is Mrs. Usha Rani.

Old Principals

• James David
• Peter
• Yesupadam

External links

• http://wikimapia.org/847237/ST-JOHN-039-S-CHURCH-HIGH-SCHOOL