Admissions Open for Nursery to Class IV • School Re-opens on 15-06-2026 Admissions Open for Nursery to Class IV • School Re-opens on 15-06-2026
St. Francis de Sales School and Junior College (CBSE), Khamgaon
Our History
Fransalian Vidya Niketan
Fransalian Vidya Niketan (FVNK) was founded in Khamgaon, Maharashtra, by Rev. Fr. P. V. Joseph MSFS, who purchased a significant size of a plot at in the year 1981 and registered the institution as a public charitable trust in 1982. A zealous Fransalian missionary devoted to the upliftment of the poorest of the poor, Fr. Joseph drew his inspiration from St. Francis de Sales, the patron of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS) Congregation, and envisioned an Ashram that would hold together prayer, education, social service, and inter-religious harmony as one mission.
The early years asked for great courage. The land lay beside a public burial ground; after six in the evening no one was to be seen in the area. Fr. Joseph began with a small rented room in Khamgaon town, then with a bullock cart for travel, and slowly built up the campus that stands today. A well, divined on the property by Rev. Fr. Louis Chirakkal MSFS and dug at the very foundation of the centre, has never run dry. Within a few years the Ashram welcomed boarders from the surrounding villages, opened a small library, hosted the first inter-religious gathering on 25 October 1987, built fifty rehabilitation houses for the homeless of every caste and religion, took up a tribal mission at Rajura, and grew into a widely respected centre of dialogue and social work in the Vidarbha region.
St. Francis de Sales School and Junior College (CBSE), Khamgaon, is the most recent fruit of that legacy.
Our School
A Continued Legacy
On 4 May 2023, FVNK took a historic step by laying the foundation stone for a CBSE-affiliated school on its Khamgaon campus. The blessing was given by His Grace Most Rev. Elias Gonsalves, Archbishop of Nagpur, in the presence of Rev. Fr. John Britto Muthuswamy MSFS. Carrying forward the Fransalian motto of Knowledge, Love, and Service, the school works for the intellectual, cultural, moral, and physical growth of every child, and seeks to form what Saint Francis de Sales called the education of the human heart.
In the academic year 2025 to 26, the school enrolled 60 students from Nursery to Standard III. Children took part in poem recitations, fancy-dress events, rhyme contests, and a wide range of co-curricular activities. Regular orientation programmes for teachers and parents continue to strengthen the partnership between the school and every family it serves.
Admission and Withdrawal Procedure for SFS School
Admission Process
- Obtain the Prospectus:
Visit the school office to collect the prospectus on any working day between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, starting from the admission announcement date. You can pick it up in person or send someone on your behalf. - Register Your Child:
Complete the forms provided in the prospectus and submit them with the required documents to register.
Age Requirements for Admission
- Nursery:
Child must be 3 years old by April 1 of the admission year. - LKG:
Child must be 3 years and 7 months old by April 1 of the admission year. - UKG:
Child must be 4 years and 7 months old by April 1 of the admission year. - Class I:
Child must be 5½ years old by September 30 of the admission year. The academic year begins on April 1.
Withdrawal Policy
- Notice Period:
Provide one month’s notice (excluding holidays) before withdrawing your child, or one month’s fee will be charged. - Fees for Absence:
If a child’s name remains on the register for the next month due to lack of notice, fees for that month must be paid, even if the child is absent. - Clearing Dues:
A Leaving Certificate will be issued only after all school dues are fully paid or settled. - Pre-Primary Students:
After results, collect the Character Certificate and Transfer Certificate from the office within one month for admission to higher classes.
Fee Payment Rules for SFS School
- Payment Schedule:
Fees must be paid in four installments before the 15th of June, September, November, and February. - Timely Payment:
Ensure payments are made on or before the due dates to avoid inconvenience. - Discount for Full Payment:
Pay the full annual fee before July 15 to receive a 5% discount. - Sibling Discount:
For siblings studying at SFS School, a 6% discount applies if the total fee is paid before July 15.
School
Management
The leadership team at Fransalian Vidya Niketan draws on the founding values of compassion, service, and integrity. Each member contributes to the steady forming of the school as an inclusive, value-based learning community.
Fr. Khutekar leads the strategic direction of the school. He oversees infrastructure, partnerships, and operational frameworks, and keeps the school anchored in its founding mission of inclusive education and outreach to the marginalised.
Fr Shantwan Khutekar
Manager
As Principal, FR. ANSON KALIYATH MSFS directs academic leadership and curriculum development. He fosters a learning environment in which intellectual curiosity, ethical formation, and spiritual growth are held together, in keeping with the holistic model of St. Francis de Sales.
FR. ANSON KALIYATH MSFS
Principal
Working under the Manager and the Principal, the Administrator looks after the day-to-day functioning of the school, supports academic and administrative activities, and helps maintain the disciplined, value-based environment that the founders of FVNK envisioned.