St. Joseph Higher Secondary School (Dhaka)
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This article is about a school in Dhaka. For other schools with a similar name, see St. Joseph High School
St. Joseph High School is a Catholic secondary school located at Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Since 1999, the school is recognized by the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh as St. Joseph Higher Secondary School
It was established as "St. Joseph English Medium School" in 16 Monir Hossain Lane, Narinda in the old section of Dhaka in 1954 by the Congregation of Holy Cross missionaries. The school moved to its present site in 1965.
Currently, it is run under the supervision of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka. It is considered one of the top schools of the country, in terms of its success in public examinations.
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[edit] Notable Alumni
- Niaz Morshed, Class of 1983
- Shahriar Nafees, Class of 2001
[edit] Head Masters and/or Principals
- Brother Jude Costello, C.S.C. (1954 - 1962)
- Brother Gerald Kraeger, C.S.C. (1963 - 1967)
- Brother Thomas O'Linn C.S.C. (1967 - 1969)
- Brother Ralph Baird, C.S.C (1969 - 1972 & 1979 - 1985)
- Brother John Stephen, C.S.C. (1985-1987)
- Brother Thomas More, C.S.C. (1973 - 1978 & 1987 - 1988)
- Brother Nicholas Thielman, C.S.C.(1987 - 1989)
- Brother John Rozario, C.S.C (1990 - Present)
[edit] Grades/Classes
Instead of Section 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C etc, St. Joseph traditionally uses names for its sections of different grades. There are three sections for each grade (3 - 10). Below is an incomplete list:
- Grade 3: Eagles, Hawks, <NewSection>
- Grade 4: Lions, Tigers, <NewSection>
- Grade 5: Hornets, Wasps, <NewSection>
- Grade 6: Beers, Wildcats, <NewSection>
- Grade 7: Jaguars, Panthers, <NewSection>
- Grade 8: Comets, Meteors, <NewSection>
- Grade 9: Jets, Rockets, <NewSection>
- Grade 10: Giants, Stars, <NewSection>
- Grade 11:Jupiter,Mars,Saturn,Venus,Mercury,Vulcan
- Grade 12:Phobos,Pluto,Uranus,Neptune,Earth,Diemos
[edit] Lab Facilities
St. Joseph boasts one of the best high school lab facilities in the country. Many external schools and educational institutions such as the British Council pay fees to use the facilities when they are not being used by St. Joseph's students.
[edit] References
- History of "The Josephite" ; Golden Jubilee Souvenir 2004
- Hussain, Mukbil. "St Joseph High School and College Banglapedia
