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Burnhall School
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- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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The History of Burn Hall School is inexplicably intertwined with the Baramulla Mission, christened as the St. Joseph's Mission. The church in its endeavor to have effective presence carved out the Prefecture Apostolic of Kashmir and Kafiristan from the diocese of Lahore and handed it over to the Mill Hill Missionaries. [1]
The first Prefect Apostolic of this mission was Msgr. Ignatius Brouwer who made Rawalpidi as his headquarters. On 13 July 1888, at the time of Maharaja Pratap Singh in Srinagar, Msgr. Ignatius Brouwer obtained permission from the Viceroy in Kashmir to stay in Kashmir. [1]
Fr. Daniel Kilty was the first missionary to have set foot in Kashmir. He later went to Leh in August 1888 where he fell ill and died on 23 April 1889. [1]
The Mill Hill presence in the dawn of the 20th century was felt in the persons of Msgr. Ignatius Brouwer, MSgi. Winkley, Frs. Densen, Kuhan and Simons. [1]
In 1930 Msgr. Winkley died in Rawalpindi and Fr. O'Donoqhoe was placed in charge of the Prefecture. He, with the help of Fr. C. B. Simons established a primary school in Baramulla and named it St. Joseph's School. [1]
Following the successful establishment of the school at Baramulla in Kashmir, the then Mill Hill Missionaries desired to open another educational institution in Srinagar. Fr.Tijssen was assigned this task and Fr. S.De Jong assisted him. They came to Srinagar in 1942 and rented a home from Mr. Mirza at the Hotel Road (now Moulana Azad Road) Srinagar. The building which housed the first Burn Hall School is at present the Teacher Training collage. Initially it was started as the senior Cambridge School, with the Hostel facilities for boys and there were students from the Punjab and the North West Frontier Province. Although planned for children of Indian nationality, the school also admitted Europeans. The school functioned well and grew from strength to strength. [1]
Fr. Tijssen soon set out to acquire a plot of land to construct the school building. But there was no response from the British Govt. and the local Administration was very apprehensive of the Fathers intentions. In 1946 Fr. S. De Jong tried his luck to get a plot of land by putting an application to Hon. Minister Kak, but nothing came through. [1]
Independence came in August 1947 and it added a new dimension to the situation of Kashmir. The Kabali tribals were preparing to invade Kashmir. Every communication between India and Pakistan came to a stand still. In the wake of the tribal invasion the missionaries and the hostel students had to be evacuated. The students were taken away by their parents as it had become unsafe for them to stay there. The Missionaries went back to Rawalpindi, their Headquarters. [1]
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- Ahmed, Shiekh Saheel (January 1975 - March 1986)
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- Wani, Shoaib Hassan (August 2003 - September 2003)
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