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Holy Family Convent High School, Igatpuri

This school is about 200 years old. It is situated in a Hill Station in a taluka called Igatpuri. It was constructed during the British rule. Holy Family Convent High School is the oldest English medium school run in the town. It was made for the children of the british. It is a primary and secondary education school, providing education from lower kindergarten through tenth standard. The school has an adjoining church named as 'The Sacred Heart' church. The school provides a state board education. English is the medium of education there. The school was extended with new building in the 1950s, with multiple stories, new classrooms and a school hall. It is a missionary school and provides education to underprivileged christian kids. They provide regular two times meal to these students on thursdays and sundays after Mass.

The school is situated on a small hill top and is surrounded by small mountains and greenery. The school has a separate basketball court, badminton court, playground and assembly court. It has a graveyard behind it where many british officials were buried and is now an official graveyard for the christian society living there.

The school is run by Sisters and Fathers and some non christian teachers. Fr Sebastian, Fr Paul, Fr Antony are the oldest faculty members and they look after the church. Sister Anne D'costa was the first principal when the school was only per-primary, primary and secondary till 8th grade, post independence.

There after, Sis Rita, Sis Shakuntala, Sis Heather, Sis Mariyam and Sis Murela have been the principal. Some of the oldest teaching staffs are Miss Agatha, Miss Bambie, Sir Patil, Sir Devkishan, Sis Lovenia, Sis Eulelia, and Sis Flavia.