St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata
| St. Lawrence High School | |
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St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata, in 2017 | |
| Address | |
27 Pramathesh Barua Sarani (formerly Ballygunge Circular Road) Kolkata-700019 , India | |
| Coordinates | 22°31′43.39″N 88°21′20.88″E / 22.5287194°N 88.3558000°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | St. John Chrysostom School |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | For God and Country |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Patron saint(s) | Lawrence of Rome |
| Established | January 1937 |
| Founder | Fr. Lawrence Rodrigues, S.J. |
| School board | ICSE & WBCHSE |
| School district | Kolkata |
| Session | April–March |
| Rector | Fr. Julian S Das, S.J. |
| Principal | Fr. M Benny Thomas S.J. |
| Teaching staff | 84 |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrollment | 1600+ |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 5:50 |
| Campus | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
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| Athletics | Football, cricket, basketball |
| Nickname | Lawrencians; SLHS |
| National ranking | 19 |
| Yearbook | The Lawrencian |
| Affiliations | Indian Council of Secondary Education West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
| Website | stlawrencehighschool |
St. Lawrence High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The school was founded in 1810 and run by the Jesuits, initially in Baithakhana, Sealdah, as an elementary school which came to be known as St. John Chrysostom School. It was renamed in January 1937 by Fr. Lawrence Rodriques, S.J. as St. Lawrence High School. The school caters for approximately 1600 students.