C.B.S.E. Affiliation No. - 2133521 (Status: Senior Secondary) School Code - 61369

Origin

The Orthodox Church in India traces its origin to 52 A.D., when St. Thomas, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ arrived and propagated the gospel and established church in the southern part of India. This church believes in preserving an unbroken continuity of spiritual life, ethical value and noble traditions through the ages. In order to keep up this belief, a handful of a variety of job prospects offered by the industrial belt in the area, got together under the banner of 'Christian Association' in the year 1976

Establishment of the Church

In the year 1977 the first Metropolitan of Delhi, Dr. Paulos Mar Gregorious appointed Rev. Fr. P.K. Thomas as the first vicar of the parish. Together they arranged for regular Orthodox worship. In 1978, the parish was formally begun and the St. Thomas Orthodox Church Society was registered. The relentless effort and enthusiasm of the parishioners, and the encouraging moral support of the priests led to the procurement of a small plot of land at Lajpat Nagar, Sahibabad for the erection of the Church building in 1981. The Church proudly stands as a fountain of blessings and spiritual inspiration reminding the parishioners of the social commitment that is to be maintained by them.

St. Thomas School, Sahibabad

As a part of the educational venture of the St. Thomas Orthodox Church Society, Ghaziabad, a humble beginning was made with a handful of students, within the premises of St. Thomas Church, Lajpat Nagar, Sahibabad, in the year 1986 and thus St. Thomas School, Sahibabad was established. Later, a plot was purchased for the school in 1988 and the fully constructed school building came into existence in 1992. In 1996, the school got affiliated to the C.B.S.E. Since then the institution has successfully maintained a good reputation with 100% result and a commendable number of distinctions in the C.B.S.E. Board Examinations and strives to excel more.

St. Thomas School, Indirapuram

Another milestone in the noble endeavour was a new branch of St. Thomas School at Indirapuram, at the prime locality of Indirapuram, for which 2.75 acres of land was acquired in 1999. The school was established in 2000. Subsequently, a Senior School with 4-storied building & 72 classrooms was planned. The zest and vigour of the Church Society led to the construction of the magnificent school building ,which was inaugurated by the then Hon'ble speaker of the Lok Sabha- Shri Somnath Chatterjee on 27th January, 2005. It is recognized and affiliated to C.B.S.E and obtained its Senior Secondary status in 2006. Presently it has approx. 2800 students and 175 staff members

St. Thomas School, Loni

By the Grace of the Lord Almighty and with the support and prayers of all the well-wishers, the Society could start the primary wing of its third School at Indraprastha Yojna, Loni on 4th April 2018. Inspite of many unforeseen hardships in the beginning, on 21st February 2016, the foundation stone of the primary wing was laid down by His Grace Dr. Youhanon Mar Demetrios, the Metropolitan of the Diocese of Delhi and the building was also blessed by His Grace on 3rd April 2018. We started our journey for classes Nursery to V, on 4th April 2018. The construction of its Senior Secondary wing too is over and was also blessed and inaugurated by His Grace on 21st December 2019

St Thomas Schools aim at providing holistic education that helps in the all-round development of students. Every effort is made to mould the students into worthy and capable achievers in various walks of life. The emphasis is not merely to make students to be men and women of character, compassion and commitment but also competent to face all kinds of challenges. The management and staff strive to nurture the growth of the students enabling them to make right choices and right judgments and to have a universal outlook through carefully planned and executed curricular and extracurricular programmes.