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| name = Alexandra Girls' English Institution
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| motto = Trust In God And Be Not Daunted
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| location = 31, Hazarimal Somani Marg,
| city = [[Mumbai]]
| state = [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| zipcode = 400001
| coordinates = {{coord|18|56|07|N|72|49|53|E|display=inline,title}}
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| former_name = Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution
| type = Private
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| established = {{Start date|1863|09|01|df=yes}}
| founder = [[Manockjee Cursetjee]]
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| principal = Mrs. Kashmira Sarkari<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alexandragei.org/overview/members-of-staff/ |title=Members of Staff |publisher=Alexandra Girls’ English Institution |website=Alexandragei.org |access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
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| staff = 63
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| gender = Girls
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| enrollment = 830
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| language = English
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| affiliation = [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]] (5–10)<br />[[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (nursery–4)
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The '''Alexandra Girls' English Institution''' (commonly abbreviated as the '''AGEI'''), formerly known as the '''Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution''', is a [[Single-sex education|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 [[Alexandra of Denmark|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 [[Preschool|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.

== Foundation ==
[[File:Queen Alexandra, the Princess of Wales.jpg|left|thumb|The school was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark|Alexandra, Princess of Wales]].]]
The school was founded by Parsi businessman and judge [[Manockjee Cursetjee]] as the Alexandra Native Girls' English Institution on 1 September 1863 at his residence Villa Byculla in Mumbai (then known as Bombay).<ref name="Palsetia2001">{{Cite book |title=The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City |last=Palsetia |first=Jesse S. |page=151 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |year=2001 |isbn=9004121145 |volume=17 |chapter=Identity and Social Reform}}</ref> He was of opinion that to bring the "required change in society" women's education was important, and with this vision he started this English medium school for Indian girls, initially with 13 students.<ref name="Palsetia2001" /> It was named after [[Alexandra of Denmark]], then [[Princess of Wales]] (who later became the [[queen consort of the United Kingdom]] and the [[British Dominions]], and [[empress consort of India]]), as Cursetjee believed that she would be an "ideal" for the girls to look up to.<ref name="Palsetia2001" /> The school was later moved to its present location at Hazarimal Somani Marg. It is one of the oldest girls' schools in Mumbai.<ref name="DNA20">{{Cite news |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-s-oldest-girls-school-turns-150-1676409 |title=Mumbai's oldest girls school turns 150 |last=Pednekar |first=Pooja |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=5 July 2020 |work=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

The school reached its 150th anniversary in 2013 and started its sesquicentennial celebration 1 September 2012. The year-long celebration included issuing of a special postal cover, an inter-school festival, reunion of alumni and releasing school souvenir in April 2013.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Mumbais-oldest-school-to-shift-to-new-age-International-Baccalaureate/articleshow/15246300.cms |title=Mumbai's 'oldest' school to shift to new-age International Baccalaureate |date=29 July 2012 |access-date=3 August 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |last=Bhandary |first=Shreya |location=Mumbai}}</ref>

== Administration ==
The school is affiliated with the [[Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education]] (MSBSHSE).<ref name="Profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.alexandragei.com/overview/profile/ |title=Profile |publisher=Alexandra Girls’ English Institution |website=Alexandragei.com |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806191126/http://www.alexandragei.com/overview/profile/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, it follows [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] for all the grades up to fourth grade, and from fifth to tenth grades it follows the [[Secondary School Certificate]] curriculum of the MSBSHSE.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Must For Mums: Mumbai |edition=Third |last=Mehta |first=Rina |chapter=Schools in Mumbai – Alexandra Girls’ English Institution |page=65 |isbn=978-8120417359 |publisher=Oxford and IBH Publishing |year=2009}}</ref> It is divided into four different sections: pre-primary section comprises grades nursery, lower and higher kindergarten, primary section is from first to fourth grade, middle section includes fifth to seventh grades and secondary school is made up of eighth, ninth and tenth grades.<ref name="Profile" /> Each grade is further divided into two divisions. The average strength of each grade is 35 and with a current strength of 63 teachers the [[student–teacher ratio]] of the school is 1:17,<ref name="Profile" /> which is better than the national ratio of 1:24.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/india-s-student-teacher-ratio-lowest-lags-behind-brazil-and-china-1568695-2019-07-14 |title=India's student-teacher ratio lowest among compared countries, lags behind Brazil and China |work=[[India Today]] |date=14 July 2019 |access-date=29 July 2020 |agency=[[Indo–Asian News Service]] |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Bhikaiji Cama]] – an Indian independence activist.<ref>{{Cite book |editor-last=Darukhanawala| editor-first=Hormusji Dhunjishaw| title=Parsi lustre on Indian soil| volume=2| year=1963| location=Bombay (now Mumbai)| publisher=G. Claridge}}.</ref>
* [[Ruby Patel]] – a Parsi–Gujarati theatre actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/she-was-the-real-ruby-of-theatre/22780226 |title=She Was The Real Ruby Of Theatre |date=13 May 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 |last=Fernandez |first=Fiona |location=Mumbai |work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref>
* [[Tanaaz Irani]] – a Hindi film and television actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/did-you-know-zaban-sambhal-ke-actress-tanaaz-irani-has-a-25-year-old-daughter/16541 |title=Do you know Zabaan Sambhalke actress Tanaaz Irani has a 27-year-old daughter? |date=8 April 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 |last=Wagh |first=Nikita |work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Private schools in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1863]]
[[Category:1863 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Alexandra of Denmark]]

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