▁located ▁in ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁Sub urban ▁district ▁in ▁V ile ▁Par le ▁West . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁& ▁Junior ▁College ▁cat ers ▁to ▁pup ils ▁from ▁kind erg arten ▁up ▁to ▁class ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁instruction ▁is ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Second ary ▁and ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁Education , ▁P une , ▁which ▁conduct s ▁the ▁annual ▁Board ▁Ex ams ▁namely ▁the ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁( SS C ) ▁exam in ations ▁and ▁the ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁( H SC ) ▁exam in ations ▁at ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁class ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁class ▁ 1 2 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁started ▁function ing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁some ▁claim ▁it ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁under ▁a ▁b any an ▁tree ▁that ▁still ▁stands ▁inside ▁the ▁educational ▁institution ' s ▁campus . ▁Near ▁the ▁level ▁crossing ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side , ▁St ▁X av iers ▁church ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁The ▁opening ▁of ▁this ▁school ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁St ▁Vincent ▁de ▁Paul ▁soci eties ▁Par ish ▁Conference . ▁ ▁School ▁life ▁ ▁School ▁flag ▁and ▁shield ▁The ▁em blem ▁of ▁St . ▁X avier ▁High ▁School ▁is ▁a ▁shield ▁with ▁a ▁tor ch ▁in ▁the