About Ch. S.D. St. Theresas College for Women

The Sisters of St. Ann is a Congregation dedicated to the cause of Women’s education. The Sisterhood was started in Turin (Italy) in 1834 by a noble couple Marquis Carlo and Marchioness Giulia of Borolo and consolidated by Sister EnrichettaDominici. The desire to share God’s love with the poor and under privileged children in any part of the world led the sisters to undertake the long and tedious journey to India. Mother Enrichetta the then Superior General sent six Italian sisters to India. They reached Secunderabad in 1871 and started a school there.

 Later, when the parents of Eluru pleaded for a school for girls, the Sisters started St. Theresa’s High School in Eluru in 1938. It was the fulfillment of the dream of Mother Clemenza the then Provincial Superior that led to the foundation of the College on 5th July,1953.

HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

        Ch.S.D.St. Theresa’s College was founded in 1953 by sisters of St. Ann of Providence, Secunderabad. It offers Intermediate, Degree and Postgraduate courses to the girl students. The college was affiliated to the Andhra University which granted autonomy to the degree section during the year 1987-88. The college was assessed by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 1998, 2005 & 2012 and was awarded ‘A’ Grade with Top Score. The University Grants Commission conferred the award of COLLEGE WITH POTENTIAL FOR EXCELLENCE in the year 2005. The College is currently affiliated to Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamahendravaram.

St. Theresa’s College is a Catholic Minority Institution, but it is open to all the students as well. In carrying out its aims the college as a minority institution, reserves for itself its inherent and constitutionally recognized rights of Management and Administration. Freedom of conscience and other religious faiths will always be respected in this institution, but public and organized worship other than catholic may not be carried out in the college and hostel premises.

Information compiled from: Ch. S.D. St. Theresas College for Women - Website