St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, is an educational institution of the Catholic Church, belonging to and managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco Educational Society (registered as ‘St.

The present St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary school began as an orphanage in 1901 by the Salvatorian Fathers.

JU Lambergh SJ was the first Jesuit director of the orphanage and school.

In 1922 when the Salesians first came to North East India, the orphanage and the school were handed over to them.

Joseph Bacchierello SDB started St. Anthony’s College in the year 1934.

Ricaldone put up the ground floor of the school building, which during the Second World War, was occupied by the Military.

Noel Joseph Kenny SDB joined the college as an English Professor.

After World War II, the school was shifted to the present junior school section in Don Bosco Complex and the college fully occupied the new building.

Thus St. Anthony's High School got its independent existence from the college 1946 with Fr.

During his time the school made rapid progress in sports and games and won the Subrato Cup.

Stephen Mavely took over as headmaster of the school and began the construction of the Don Bosco mini Stadium.

From 1992 the St. Anthony’s Junior School was given a separate identity in the present Anton Hall.

In the meantime the construction of the New St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School was begun by the province in the Old College site.

In February 1997, the entire school was shifted to the new building of St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary School, after it was blessed on 17 March 1997, by Archbishop Tarcisius Phanrang Resto SDB and Bishop Abraham Alangimattil SDB, both former headmasters.

The new school building was inaugurated by Shri MM Jacob, the then governor of Meghalaya on 20 March 1997 in the presence of Fr.

Joseph Anikuzhikattil SDB as the principal, secretary and vice rector of the unified Higher Secondary School and Salesian Training Centre on 7 April 1977.

LB Anthony went to London, England, for a year of study and Fr.

John Paramkamalil SDB took over charge of the school on 8 October 1998 and when Fr.

He is the first Salesian Brother to take up an assignment as principal of St Anthony’s Higher Secondary School.

Joseph Anikuzhikattil SDB took charge as Rector at Salesian Training Centre.