St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School
| St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School Changanasserry | |
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| Coordinates | 9°27′13″N 76°32′50″E / 9.45373°N 76.54723°E |
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| Other name | SBHSS |
| Former name | SB English High School Changanasserry |
| Motto | Age Quod Agis (Do well whatever you do) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Patron saint(s) | St John Berchmans |
| Established | 1891 |
| Founder | Mar Charles Lavigne |
| Sister school | St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Changanasserry. (1895) |
| School board | State Council for Educational Research and Training, Kerala |
| Director | Fr Tony Chethipuzha |
| Principal | Fr Roji Vallayil |
| Headmaster | Mr Vinod Babu |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Classes | 18 |
| Website | https://www.sbhss.in/ |
St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School is an aided Catholic Residential School in Changanasserry of Kottayam district. Established by Mar Charles Lavigne SJ, the then Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam, in 1891, is one of the oldest Catholic schools in Kerala. The school is run by Syro Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanasserry. The school today has served its purpose producing many notable alumni especially in Catholic Church such as two Cardinals, Cardinal Antony Padiyara and Cardinal George Alencherry and Archbishops such as Mar Joseph Powathil and Mar Joseph Perumthottam.
Later, in 1922, A college was established on the cornerstone laid by Mar Charles Lavigne by Venerable Mar Thomas Kurialacherry on the same name, SB College Changanasserry, to provide higher education to the students of Malabar-Travancore region.