St. Andrews School

Student Life Overview

St. Andrews, Keesara is always bustling with activity, full of excitement and overflowing with life. Students build friendships, learn responsibility and work hard in a safe, secure and happy environment. Whether they are singing, acting, competing or learning, they are doing so in a unique way to create an education that defines a lifetime.

Bell Schedule

08:25 am - First Bell

08:28 am - Second Bell

Morning Assembly

08:30 am to 08:45 am

08:45 am to 09:30 am - Period 1

09:30 am to 10:10 am - Period 2

Short Recess

10:10 am to 10:25 am

10:25 am to 11:05 am - Period 3

11:05 am to 11:45 am - Period 4

Lunch

11:45 am to 12:15 pm

12:15 pm to 01:00 pm - Period 5

01:00 pm to 01:40 pm - Period 6

01:40 pm to 02:20 pm - Period 7

02:20 pm to 03:00 pm - Period 8

03:00 pm - Final Bell

Sports Training / Club Activities

03:30 pm - 04:30 pm

House Systems

Students of St. Andrews belong to one of four Houses and remain in that House until they leave school. This system promotes participation in all capacities of school life. Houses compete against each other for points in tournaments, activities and competitions that are organised throughout the year. The House System is deeply entrenched and occupies a prominent place in the school life of the students. Traditionally, students are placed in the same house as their siblings.

Student Council

The school offers opportunities for students to take up responsibilities in order to develop leadership skills. The Student Council is proactive in every sphere of student life. Appointment to the Student Council is an honour bestowed to deserving students by the school community. Aspiring candidates are expected to have an exemplary record not just in academics but in behaviour too. An all important and solemn investiture ceremony is held, at the beginning of the academic year, to formally welcome such students into the Student Council.

Clubs and Organisations

Discovery is an important part of learning and by offering an extensive range of extra-curricular activities we emphasise on the importance of intellectual curiosity and independence of mind and spirit. Vital to this development, students are offered ample opportunities to discover their creativity, ability and strength through a range of sporting, artistic, cultural and social activities, which run parallel to their academic endevours. Each day, from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, students are given time to pursue extracurricular activities of their choice. The school strongly believes in the power of art in enriching lives and is a melting pot of artistic options available for the students to choose from – music, drama, dance or visual art.

School Band

St. Andrews School Band is well known throughout the state of Telangana. With well over 50 playing members, it is one of the largest high school marching bands.
Music

Music plays a huge part in the life of the school. St. Andrews School Choir is arguably one of the most renowned and accomplished school choirs singing in 4-part harmony i.e., Soprano, Alto, Bass and Tenor. Choir practices are held once a week.
Quizzing

This club offers a competitive platform for those who are passionate about general knowledge. The club members meet twice a week to hone their skills in current affairs as well as prepare for competitions within and outside St. Andrews.
YFS

Youth for Service is dedicated to helping others. St. Andrews encourages students to think beyond themselves and help those around them. Activities range from organising events for underprivileged children, senior citizens, the disabled and the homeless. Additionally, a mentoring programme called 'Reach Out' has been instituted where YFS volunteers help underprivileged students with their schoolwork.