St. Columba's School, Delhi

Schola Columbae St. Columba's School
Logo of St. Columba's School
Location
Ashok Palace, New Delhi, Gole Market, India
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Sapere aude sincere et constanter (We Care)
Established	1941
Founder	Edmund Ignatius Rice
Principal	Br. E. V Miranda, CFC
Faculty	100+
Grades	KG-12
Enrollment	3500
Color(s)	Green      and Gold
Slogan	We Care
Affiliation	CBSE

St. Columba's School, Delhi, India, was established in 1941, one of twelve thousand English Medium schools of its kind conducted by the Indian Province of the Congregation of Christian Brothers which was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice, a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. It has followed the CBSE system of education. The campus of St. Columba's School is located in the heart of Delhi and extends over a couple of acres. St. Columba's School alumni include 2 Rhodes Scholars and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Students are referred to as Columbans. The school admits only boys. Famous celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Kunal Nayyar have passed out from St.Columbas. The school has completed 75 years.

St. Columba's was founded in 1941, by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a Catholic society from Ireland that has undertaken missionary and educational work worldwide. This group, also informally known as the Christian Brothers, was founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice. St. Columba's School, New Delhi is one of the 19 Christian Brothers Schools in India. St. Columba's School began with 32 boys in New Delhi next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral, admitting through class 6. It was one of the first schools in India to introduce computer education. The junior school opened in 1942, at the site of what previously had been a rose garden.

The senior school building once housed the entire school. Today, the 11th and 12th classes are to be found here along with a library, science laboratories and the administration wing. On the first floor were the residences of the Christian Brothers, which were shifted to the Provincialate Wing in 2011.