Nirmala Convent High School

Nirmala Convent High School
Nirmala Convent High School
NCHS
Main gate NCHS
Address
Dadoji Kondev Nagar
Nashik, Maharashtra, 422005, India
Coordinates 20°01′07″N 73°45′45″E / 20.0187°N 73.7626°E / 20.0187; 73.7626Coordinates: 20°01′07″N 73°45′45″E / 20.0187°N 73.7626°E / 20.0187; 73.7626
Information
School type Private
Established 1964
Status Active
Gender Co-educational
Classes Kindergarten to Std. 10th
Language English
Classrooms 45
Houses Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz

Nirmala Convent High School (or NCHS), established in 1964, is an English medium convent school in Nashik, India. It is situated at Gangapur Road.

NCHS is a high school imparting education from nursery(kindergarten) to tenth grade. The syllabus is based on the Maharashtra State Board. It is co-educational and open for students Catholic and non-Catholic. It has a computer laboratory, and audio-visual room, a science laboratory, and library. A canteen provides food for the students. There is a cemented basketball court, and a football ground, and a small park, with swings, slides, see-saws, etc, for students of kindergarten. It has two halls of recreation.


The current Principal is Sister Assis Fernandes, and Sr. Lorna of the Eucharist being the founder Principal. The current Manager is Sr. Dominica Pereira. It is governed by the Franciscan Hospitaller Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, led by Mother General. Its headquarters in India is at Mary Hill, Bandra, Mumbai, whose head is Sr. Eunice Menezes, a former principal of the school. The school follows the Rule of Life of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi.

Its Coat of Arms is a diamond shaped shield, divided in four parts. The upper part shows the five wounds of Christ. The left part is the star, which has one end pointing up, coinciding with the plane, which shows Mother Mary. To the right is a burning lamp, which signifies the oil that soothes pain and wounds and also the flame. At the lower end is the Cross of Christ, that is the True Cross. The school's Motto is "Lucere et Fovere". Lucere means to illuminate, enlighten and teach by doctrine and by life examples. Fovere means warm and stimulate and to encourage.


Student Houses

The school has four groups with colors as their identity:

  • Ruby (Reds) - motto Courage,
  • Emerald (Greens) - motto Bravery
  • Sapphire (Blues) - motto Sacrifice,
  • Topaz (Yellows) - motto Honesty.



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