Past Principals of Holy Family
Honouring the dedicated Jesuit leaders who safeguarded, expanded, and led Holy Family High School & Jr. College across more than eight decades of academic and spiritual formation.
Fr. Andrew Rodrigues
Fr. Andrew Rodrigues took over as the principal of the school from the academic year 1st August 2022.
Fr. Malcom Nato
Fr. Malcom Nato took over as the principal of the school from the academic year 2019 – 20.
Dr. Bro. Thomas Vaz S.J.
Bro. Vaz took over as the principal of the school from the academic year 2014. He was earlier the Vice-Principal of the school.
Dr. Fr. Francis Swamy S.J.
Dr. Fr. Francis Swamy was amongst our longest serving principals. He is now the Manager at St. Xavier's High School, Fort.
Fr. Joaquim Mascarenhas S.J.
Handsome, tough and meticulous to the smallest detail. Academics, sports and everything else went on improving. Jesuit educational policies at about this time began to change. An option to work for the poorer section led to a shift in the admission policy. At least 40% students were now accepted in the school from the poorer sections of society.
Fr. Tony Fonseca S.J.
The sports loving, silver-haired maths genius, was busy putting HFHS on the sports map of Bombay. But he also made the school a memorable and lively place to be in, with innovative co-curricular activities, and his personal touch.
Fr. Francis Gonsalves S.J.
He had an important role in opening of the Marathi section. He literally carried the school on his shoulders to Mahakali road, to its new and spacious premises, with grounds and a stadium!
Fr. Edmund Carassco S.J.
The gentle, kind, singing Principal. With him the high standards came to be maintained through his foresight and detailed planning.
Fr. Joe D’Abreo. S.J.
The return of the prodigal – Fr. Joe D’Abreo returned with his apt anecdotes and brought back the firm, kind and spotless look to the school.
Fr. V. Aleu S.J.
A Spaniard with a mastery over Hindi, and a slant for science, extended the school building and equipped it with some of the best laboratory equipment, still in evidence today.
Fr. Henry D’Cruza S.J.
Quiet and unassuming; but he kept the family spirit alive in the school.
Fr Basil Fernandes S.J.
Fr. Jiminez made way for another great teacher and fund raiser … Fr. Basil Fernandes. He looked after the completion of the first phase of building a proper school structure.
Fr. Denzil Keating S.J.
At the Chakala junction, on the Andheri Kurla Road, there existed a small property consisting of an open space, a garage, an out-house kitchen, and two small building structures – one had five rooms and verandah, the other had three rooms and a verandah. This caught the eye of Fr. Denzil Keating s.j. who that very year was appointed parish priest of Holy Family Parish. So with some financial assistance from the church authorities, he bought this property …. and thus was Holy Family School born – in 1944. Just five class and 80 enthusiastic students! The first Principal was rightly Fr. Keating himself; and the first Headmistress Ms. Maud D’Costa who served the school till 1959. They both struggled to put this small babe on its feet. Maud through her organisational abilities and Fr. Keating through his kind yet firm approach guided this infant school so as to make its mark on the educational map of Bombay.