St. Blaise High School

St. Blaise is a school founded in 1879 and is run by the Roman Catholic parish of St. Blaise, Amboli in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Secondary school is recognized by the Government of  Maharashtra and  the Primary school is recognized by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The School prepares students of Standard ten for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate examinations conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Students are also prepared for Governmental Drawing Examinations, Hindi and Marathi Public Examinations.

St. Blaise High School celebrated its diamond jubilee in 1954.

Campus
The campus of the school is around 400 meters long. It has a hockey ground and a football ground with a stage for celebrating the school's Annual Day, as well as a small canteen. St. Blaise Church stands next to the school.

Uniform

 * Boys - Mild olive green pants (with side pockets) and white shirts, batch on the shirt, black leather shoes and white socks.
 * Girls - Checked pinafore with white blouse, batch on the pinafore and black leather buckled shoes and white socks. Pinafore two inches below the knees bloomers or cycle shorts to be worn.
 * Footwear - During rainy season black color sandals are allowed. No floaters, no chappals and no colored sandals.

Former Principals

 * 1950–1957 - Rev. Winnibold Menezes
 * 1957–1974 - Rev. Santan F Dharmai
 * 1974–1976 - Rev. Joe Pereira
 * 1976–1985 - Rev. Brian Fernandes
 * 1985–1991 - Rev. Lucian Fernandes
 * 1991–1998 - Rev. Andrew Mukadom
 * 1998–2000 - Rev. John Lopes
 * 2000–2005 - Rev. James D'Silva
 * 2005–2006 - Rev. Leslie Almeida
 * 2006–2017 - Sr. Mary K. Sab
 * 2017–present - Sr. Bindu Joseph

The house system
The students are divided into Four Houses and all activities are conducted by House. Prefects are chosen from the topmost classes to help maintain discipline. The prefects meet once a month.
 * Sarojini house - Yellow
 * Nehru house - Red
 * Gandhi house - Green
 * Tagore house - Blue

Competitions
Elocution in English, Hindi, Marathi, Dramatics, Singing, Debating, Arts and Crafts, Handwriting, General Knowledge, Rangoli and Dance.

Games
Sports and games offered at the school include football, cricket, hockey, volleyball, throw ball, table tennis, boxing, wrestling, carrom, and chess.

Activities
Scouting, Guiding and Social Service Each student from Std. VIII to X must take part in one of these activities. The School provides a Library and a reading room.

Tours
Excursion Leadership Camps are organized from time to time.