History of St Edward's school Shimla

Before the division of Agra Archdiocese in 1900, there used to be a Catholic school for boys known as St. Michael’s School at Milsington run by the Capuchin Fathers. However with the division of Shimla from Agra in 1910, St. Michael’s School was closed.

When the first Archbishop of Shimla diocese, Most Rev. A.E.J. Kenealy, OFM Cap was addressing a gathering at the Shimla Town hall in May 1911, the public surprised the Archbishop by expressing their need for a Catholic School for boys in Shimla, since the St. Michaels’s School was closed. The Archbishop being an Englishman knew the reputation of the Irish Christian Brothers as good educationists. Sent in his request to the Superior General in Ireland, Who after many years of discussion and deliberation decided to accept the Archbishop request to start a Catholic School for the boys in Shimla. Thus in October 1924, two Irish Christian Brothers reached Shimla and met the Archbishop at Eaglemount. The Archbishop warmly welcomed the Brothers and placed at their disposal Milsington Estate and the grounds.

The Irish Christian Brothers named the School as St. Edward’s and invited the people of Shimla to admit their boys into the school on March 9,1925. As Per The record on the first day, 42 boys were admitted to St. Edward’s School. The School began at 9:00 AM with a staff of six (Four Brothers and two lay teachers). Thus St. Edward’s School started as a day school for the boys of Shimla, primarily for Catholic boys but others were not excluded. It is also said that by the end of 1925 the number rose to 98. Slowly but surely, the school began to develop and prosper. By the end of winter of 1928, nine proper class rooms were built. Due to the hard work of the first Principal Bro. J.C.Doheny and the concerted efforts of the Archbishop, the school received permanent recognition in 1929. By March 1932, when the present main building was built, the school was converted in to a boarding school. a long cherished desire of the Archbishop bearing fruit. The school hall which

Before the division of Agra Archdiocese in 1900, there used to be a Catholic school for boys known as St. Michael’s School at Milsington run by the Capuchin Fathers. However with the division of Shimla from Agra in 1910, St. Michael’s School was closed.

When the first Archbishop of Shimla diocese, Most Rev. A.E.J. Kenealy, OFM Cap was addressing a gathering at the Shimla Town hall in May 1911, the public surprised the Archbishop by expressing their need for a Catholic School for boys in Shimla, since the St. Michaels’s School was closed. The Archbishop being an Englishman knew the reputation of the Irish Christian Brothers as good educationists. Sent in his request to the Superior General in Ireland, Who after many years of discussion and deliberation decided to accept the Archbishop request to start a Catholic School for the boys in Shimla. Thus in October 1924, two Irish Christian Brothers reached Shimla and met the Archbishop at Eaglemount. The Archbishop warmly welcomed the Brothers and placed at their disposal Milsington Estate and the grounds.

The Irish Christian Brothers named the School as St. Edward’s and invited the people of Shimla to admit their boys into the school on March 9,1925. As Per The record on the first day, 42 boys were admitted to St. Edward’s School. The School began at 9:00 AM with a staff of six (Four Brothers and two lay teachers). Thus St. Edward’s School started as a day school for the boys of Shimla, primarily for Catholic boys but others were not excluded. It is also said that by the end of 1925 the number rose to 98. Slowly but surely, the school began to develop and prosper. By the end of winter of 1928, nine proper class rooms were built. Due to the hard work of the first Principal Bro. J.C.Doheny and the concerted efforts of the Archbishop, the school received permanent recognition in 1929. By March 1932, when the present main building was built, the school was converted in to a boarding school. a long cherished desire of the Archbishop bearing fruit. The school hall which