Old Martinians
Labore et Constantia
Change of guard
The new principal of La Martiniere for Girls, Lorraine Mirza, was inducted on June 10. She took charge on Monday.
“Change is the only thing that is constant. Today’s induction ceremony is a reminder of the constancy of change. We usher in a new chapter in La Martiniere for Girls,” said Ashoke Biswas, the bishop of Calcutta at the induction ceremony.
Mirza is from GEMS Cambridge International School, Hoshiarpur, where she was principal for over 18 months. She started her career as a teacher in Harrow Hall, Park Street, in 1975.
She has also served as the head of the department of chemistry and the junior school head at St Thomas Boys’ School in Kidderpore for 23 years.
At least 25% students of La Martiniere for Boys, St James School, Loreto House, Birla High for Boys and Girls and Lakshmipat Singhania have taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and are seeking admission in the US. Many have bagged seats in Singapore, which is turning out to be a hot favourite because of its proximity and comparatively lower tuition fees compared with colleges in UK and US.
At least half of the students who have passed Plus II from La Martiniere for Boys are leaving the state, 15% of them are going abroad to study languages and
technology. "A large number of my boys will be leaving the city to study in St Stephen's, Sriram, Kirorimal and Hindu. They have already secured admission. Earlier the trend was to leave home only after completing graduation, now teenagers are looking for specialised campuses outside the state immediately after school," said Sunirmal Chakraborthi, principal of LMB. Apart from these colleges in Delhi, the other favourites are Symbiosis and Fergusson in Pune, Christ Church College
in Bangalore and several tech schools in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
"This year nine of our students have got into the IITs. Our better science students have all secured good ranks in AIEEE and got admission in institutions like BITS Pilani. There are quite a few who have been able to crack the prestigious PMT — the admission test to medical colleges in Delhi, Vellore and Pondicherry. Only a handful might stay back to study here," said Mukta Nain, principal of BHS.
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