Stewart School, Cuttack has its tell-tale glorious past, soaked in legend.
Stewart School, Cuttack was founded in 1882 by the enterprise and generosity of Dr. William Day Stewart, a Civil Surgeon based at Cuttack.
In 1910, the school was recognized as a Higher Elementary School by the Inspector of European Schools, Bihar, and Orissa. The name of the school was altered to Stewart School, Cuttack, to perpetuate the name of its Founder, Dr. Stewart. In the year 1924, the school was confirmed in the status of Junior Secondary School and the Cambridge Syndicate sanctioned the opening of a center for Cambridge Examinations in the school. In the year 1974, the school was affiliated with CISCE, New Delhi. Stewart School, Cuttack is an Anglo-Indian School and its Principal is the State’s only Non-official representative on the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education.
The contribution of Stewart School, Cuttack in the field of education is immeasurable. Stewart School has been a trail-blazer in the educational firmament of Orissa. There are Six Stewart Schools in Orissa under the Management of the Diocese of Cuttack, Church of North India catering to the educational needs of the people of Orissa.
Stewart School, Cuttack, the oldest among the six and still towers like a giant in the educational spectrum of the state. It has been instrumental in cataclysmic changes that rewrote the socio-political history of Orissa. The illustrious alumni of this prestigious institution have reached the top echelons of society both at national and international levels. Incidentally, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose attended this school till class 7th. Thousands of reputed professionals spread across the globe feel proud to call themselves ex-Stewartonians. Stewart School, Cuttack continues to produce men and women with clarity of vision. Academic excellence is at the top of the hierarchy of the priorities of Stewart School. The Sterling performance of the students in ICSE examinations year after year bears testimony to the achievements of Stewart School, Cuttack.
Currently, the school has 2500 odd students and the number of Teachers is 80. The school is housed in an imposing complex of double-storeyed buildings. Spacious and airy classrooms, broad corridors, well-equipped laboratories, a computer lab, an impressive centenary hall, and a first-class library-cum-reading room make the school learner-friendly. Well-laid out lawns in front and vast playgrounds create an ambiance required for siphoning off pressures of academic pursuit. An affable and dedicated tribe of teachers makes the school a second home for the school children.
Although our major thrust is on academic excellence, extra-curricular activities are given due emphasis. Sports, N.C.C., and cultural activities have a sobering effect on the minds of pupils. They not only ennoble and embolden the pupils but also foster the spirit of camaraderie. We make sure that everyone participates in games and sports. School Youth festival is an occasion when the whole school becomes aflame with color. Folk, art, and cultural forms are jolted out of stupor. The students belonging to four houses vie with one another for honors. Everyone gets saturated with the spirit of competition. The virtuoso display of art forms is a charming vignette of Indian culture and lifestyle. Individual talents get acknowledged and encouraged in all these activities. Monthly quizzes, seminars, debates, exhibitions on philately, numismatics, environment, science, etc. dot the academic year. Educational tours are organized invariably every year to give the children maximum exposure. In short, the school remains a beehive of activity around the year.
