Established 1956 (1956) Phone 0251 247 1305 | Campus type Urban Founded 1956 | |
School type Public, Secondary School Address Station Rd, Thakurli, Dombivli East, Dombivli, Maharashtra 421201 Founders Central Railway, Electrical Department, Officers' Wives Association Similar SIA High School & Jr College, Model English High Sch, Holy Angels' School, Sister Nivedita English a, DNC Multipurp High Sch | ||
Mahila Samiti English High School is an educational school located in Thakurli-Maharashtra, India PIN 421201. The school was established in 1956 by the wives of Officers of Electrical Department of Central Railway for children of underprivileged staff members.
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History
In the 1953’s the Railway officials and, their wives settled in “Bara Bunglow”, Thakurli to begin their lives earnestly. There were numerous impediments for them to overcome. The first that came to their immediate attention was that the rural area, where they were housed, had no schools and the people who lived there then hardly had the facilities to educate their young ones. Thus, Mrs.P.C. Bahree, wife of Dy. Chief of Electrical Engineer and others took to themselves the responsibility of starting a school for the help of the people. The school started as a nursery with 28 children and one teacher in 1956. Over the time, it gained impetus and started receiving support of many people and organisations from society.
It was soon recognised by the state government of Maharashtra in 1960.
Administrative body
To regulate and monitor the smooth functioning of the School an administration body was formed and registered under the charity commissioner’s office, Thane. Since all the members of this body(wives of Railway officers and staff ) were ladies, the body came to be known as “Mahila Samiti” and they gave the same name to their school “Mahila Samiti” School.
Expansion
As years passed by, the strength of the students and size of the school began to grow. The School began its secondary-VIII in the year 1976-77. Three years later in 1978-79 the first batch of SSC students marched out the school in flying colours. By 1987 the construction of a 3 storeyed building was completed which enabled them to accommodate more and more students. The school is still managed by railway officials.