St Mary’s High School, Sunder Nagar, is an English Medium, Co-educational Institution, established in the year 1976, by Simla-Chandigarh Education Society, with the aim of all round development of its students with a balanced training that will lead to a proper appreciation of academic, athletic, physical, ethical and moral excellence which goes into the making of a mature, useful and complete human being. Initially it was just a primary school. Slowly and gradually, it progressed and got affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi. The School was upgraded to Senior Secondary in the year 2011.
The school is committed to:
- Providing opportunities for growth through a balanced schedule of daily activities, (academic, sports and co-curricular) and preparing the student for his vocational role in life
- Respecting the dignity of the student with his background, traditions and beliefs; valuing the potential of each, and encouraging the strong to support the weak
- Enabling the student to develop a healthy self-image and to form positive relationships with others
- Encouraging in the student a sense of creativity and of collaboration with others
- Promoting the students appreciation of his cultural heritage
- Providing opportunities for the student to experience God in the wonder of creation, in worship and in the service of others
- Developing a critical sense in the student, and helping him to challenge the forces that threaten human life
- Providing a disciplined atmosphere in which the student is encouraged to grow in freedom and to take increasing responsibility for his own education and for life in the school community,
- Creating opportunities for student responsibility under staff leadership and direction.