My School

Leo XIII Higher Secondary School, with its academic heritage for two centuries remains the beacon light of Alappuzha, the Venice of the East. The school was initiated by the Jesuit missionaries, that was under the Padruado system. Initially, that was known as St. Antony’s school in 1870’s as it was managed by the clerics of St. Antony’s Church. It was later renamed as Leo XIII as it was the year of the jubilee memorial of Pope Leo XIII. It became a middle school on 1st June 1889. It was raised as a High school in 1921 with the implementation of ESLC instead of matriculation. The institution was handed over by the Jesuits to the diocese in 1969 and then on, it has been functioning under the Corporate Management of the diocese of Alleppey. The school was later raised as a higher secondary school in 1998 as part of the educational reforms in Kerala.

 

HISTORY

• Before AD- 1870, St. Antony’s church was situated at the present basketball court of the school.
  The present playground was the cemetery. Old building at the extreme west end was the school meant for catechism ,language, mathematics and music.
• 1870 – The church was shifted to the present place of the cathedral for the school to be constructed intending modern education.The school was named St.Antony’s school,which provided matriculation education .
• 1888- The period of Pope Leo XIII .
  The school was named as Leo XIII school as it was the revolutionary period for both education and labour by virtue of the visionary ,Pope Leo XIII
  1956 – Leo XIII primary school was shifted to the present location and the chapel was constructed at that place .A small portion of the previous primary school still remains there as a remnant ,revealing the past.
• 1960- Elaborate and prestigious auditorium was constructed with the monitory aid from central government under the supervision of Rev.Fr.Paul Kunnumkal,SJ
• 1967-1968 – The school was handed over to the diocese of Alleppey by Jesuit Fathers
• 1989- St. Peter’s Block
• 1998- Upgraded as Higher secondary school , with Sri. Benjamin Joseph as the principal
• 2003- Rev.Fr. Stanley Pulimootuparambil took charge as the school manager and under his eminent and sincere leadership revolutionary changes were brought about in the infrastructure of the school.
  
  
• 2005- Pope John Paul Block
• 2008 - Sacred Heart Block ,
• New basketball court –Sponsered by Karan group.
• 2007- July- School Office renovated
• 2011- Ground modification with drainage ,with the financial aid from MP fund
• 2012- Higher secondary office building