Alexandra Girls' English Institution

Alexandra Girls' English Institution
Location
Map
31, Hazarimal Somani Marg,

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400001

India
Coordinates18°56′07″N 72°49′53″E / 18.93528°N 72.83139°E / 18.93528; 72.83139
Information
Former nameAlexandra Native Girls' English Institution
TypePrivate
MottoTrust In God And Be Not Daunted
Established1 September 1863 (1863-09-01)
FounderManockjee Cursetjee
PrincipalMrs. Kashmira Sarkari[1]
Staff63
GenderGirls
Enrollment830
LanguageEnglish
AffiliationMaharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (5–10)
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (nursery–4)
Websitealexandragei.org

The Alexandra Girls' English Institution (commonly abbreviated as the AGEI), formerly known as the Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution, is a girls-only school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Established on 1 September 1863 by Manockjee Cursetjee at his residence Villa Byculla, the institution is named after Princess Alexandra, who became the Princess of Wales upon her marriage to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales on 10 March 1863.

The school was later moved to its present location at Hazarimal Somani Marg. Imparting education from nursery to tenth grade, the school is affiliated with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education for all the grades up to fourth grade and with the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education from fifth to tenth grade. Its student–teacher ratio, 1:17, is better than the national ratio of 1:24.

  1. ^ "Members of Staff". Alexandragei.org. Alexandra Girls’ English Institution. Retrieved 3 August 2020.