Ex student Melroy Assisi ( SSC 2014) who has been playing in the Indian Soccer League since 2021 made the news for scoring a superb equalising goal for Punjab FC against North East United. He was the hero of the Punjab defence for the game . Here's the goal https://videopress.com/v/17Nxf2c9?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
The teacher who composed our School Anthem
"Let's raise the banner of St Augustine's. Let it flutter there on high.." The iconic and very familiar lyrics to our beautiful school anthem were composed by Mrs Lourdes D'silva in the academic year 2007 -2008. The lyrics were written by her and the tune was first played on the guitar by Jeffrey D'silva ,a... Continue Reading →
A teacher shares her memories of School
Dr Agnes Dcosta,associate professor in Pushpanjali College of Education,taught in St Augustine's from 1987 to 1996. Ms Cynthia,as she was known in school,shares some memories from those years in school in a chat with Clive Ferreira -Vice Captain of Murphy House (SSC 2021). This video was supposed to have been released as part of the... Continue Reading →
The view that once was ours
Some time ago there was an article on the site about the birds that visit the campus.Those birds are lucky. Only they can see the now the glorious view that was once visible from our school. We could see all the way across to the salt pans and then to the distant hills on the... Continue Reading →
Drone Video of Sports Day 2018
Sports Day 2018 was special because it was the first time two things happened. The first was that Br Lurshai got the photographer to do drone video recording of the sports. Unfortunately no one ever got to see that drone footage for a long time as the recording subsequently got lost.Happily it has been found... Continue Reading →
The School Crest and Motto
The School Crest and Motto were created in the year 1978. The tale of how this came about is recounted to us by Br Adolph Pinto,who was stationed in St Augustine's School in that year. Br Christy Murphy took over as principal from Br Peter Gomes in 1978. As sports day approached it was realised... Continue Reading →
Cristiano D’souza selected for Bayern Munich World Youth Final 2023
Cristiano D'souza participated in the National Finals of the FC Bayern Youth Cup which was held recently at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (PJN) Stadium, Fatorda,Goa. The three-day event organised by BigHit gave U-15 players a chance to showcase their footballing talent thereby enabling scouts to choose best 10 players in the country who would eventually qualify... Continue Reading →
Overnight Adventure Camp
Picnics were reintroduced into the list of school activities in early 2019. However,these were day picnics where all participants got home safe and sound by the evening of the same day - much to the relief of both the teachers and parents concerned.This year students of class 10,under the supervision of Sirs Barry and Brice,... Continue Reading →
Excerpts from Teachers Day Program 2023
A dance choreographed by Devansh Nayak of Class 10 A https://youtu.be/Sz-gR6ijuRo A song for the teachers .. https://youtu.be/nsfm5Ad3rf8
The history of the houses
The four-house system is a traditional way of organising students and is used in various educational institutions.(Harry Potter fans will be familiar with Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin) Many of the Christian Brother Schools in India have the 4 house system and the houses are often named after significant people or just as colours. Some... Continue Reading →
