Convent of Jesus and Mary (Delhi)

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For other CJM schools, see Convent of Jesus and Mary.

Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi – often known by the acronym CJM – is a leading girls' day school in Delhi, India. It is one of a network of Convents of Jesus and Mary in India, Pakistan, and the UK. CJM Shimla also has a long history and offers a boarding facility.

A Catholic school founded in 1919 by the order of the Religieuses of Jesus and Mary, it moved to its current building behind the Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1926. It has some 2,000 students and is the alma mater of a number of eminent women in or from India. Situated near the Gol Dak Khana (Round Post Office), its grounds border the well-known St. Columba's School (for boys). As a result, these are considered "sister and brother schools" and many students have siblings in the other school.

The school's motto is Semper Jesu et Maria Laudentur, which is Latin for "Praised be forever Jesus and Mary".

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[edit] School Song

Jesu Marie's our pride
Jesu Marie
we'll hold our banner high
And keep her honour bright
Until we die.
For we're J.M.'s to the core
We're J.M.'s true
So let's cheer rings out free
Long live , long live, long live Jesu Marie.


The earlier school song was:

Praised be forever Jesus and Mary
Oh hymn of triumph glorious hymn
Lead on we follow wherever you may call us
Our mighty chant to heaven and victory soars

[edit] House System

CJM follows a house system in which students are divided into four groups or houses.

The houses are:

  • Endurance (Green)
  • Endeavour (Blue)
  • Encounter (Red)
  • Enterprise (Yellow)


These groups have their own captains and compete with each other in academic and extra-curricular activities. However, since students may be assigned to different houses each year, longstanding loyalties to the house are not usual.

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