<P> Due to the cold climate the scholastic year usually runs from March to November . Education begins from grade four and ends at grade ten with a centralized ICSE board exam . The Students come from the various parts of the country and the world to be part of the school's renowned culture and history of producing promising products for the future . </P> <P> The school opened in 1887 as Mount Abu Railway School . Upon takeover by the Christian Brothers in 1929, it was renamed St Mary's . The school is situated away from the city, surrounded by jungle and as such provides a calm environment for the students . It has a dam close by known as the Lower Kodhra Dam . For sporting activities the school has six football pitches, three volleyball courts and four basketball courts, it also has a swimming pool . </P>

Official website of st. mary's high school . mt. abu