St. Columba’s School is deeply committed to including a sense of social responsibility in its students. The Principal of St. Columba’s, has a distinct vision when it comes to his students and their duty to the under privileged. Principal – Gaurav Shankar involves his students in social causes in the belief that society will only change when young people take on the onus of social transformation and are pro-active participants in the mechanism of change. He says, "Without in any way compromising on our commitment to pursue the all-round development of our students, we feel that we need to awaken a social conscience within our boys & girls, so that their growing awareness of the lot of the huge number of people who continue to lead miserable lives even after 75 years of independence, will create a resolve within them to put something back in society to the the tenure ahead".