| St. Joseph Higher Secondary School | |
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| Motto | Advancing in wisdom and virtue |
| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Catholic Missionary School |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Campus | 97 Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur |
| Former names | St. Joseph's High School, Saint Joseph School of Industrial Trades |
| Sports | Soccer, Basketball, Cricket, Volleyball, Athletics, Table Tennis, Handball |
| Affiliations | Congregation of Holy Cross, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka |
| Website | sjs.edu.bd |
St. Joseph High School and College is a Catholic secondary school at 97, Asad Avenue, Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1954 as the "St. Joseph English Medium School" in 16 Monir Hossain Lane, Narinda in the current old part of Dhaka by the Congregation of Holy Cross missionaries, the institution had a General Certificate of Education (GCE) based education structure. The school moved to its current location in 1965.
After the liberation war of Bangladesh, the medium of instruction in Saint Joseph High School changed to Bangla. In 1973 the last of the Cambridge groups took their examinations, as the school integrated itself into the government regulated secondary education system in Bangladesh, although it is still recognized for its particular emphasis on teaching English. However, the institution has both English and Bangla medium based education for secondary level.
Higher Secondary Education had also been introduced in Saint Joseph, changing the name of the institution to "Saint Joseph Higher Secondary School". The school is recognized by the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The average graduating class from Saint Joseph each year has 130 to 140 students. It is a Boys' School and the students are known as Josephites.
The school has a beautiful campus with a play-ground for soccer, basketball, cricket, volley-ball, badminton and so on. The school basketball court also serves as a multipurpose auditorium. The alumni of the school have formed the Saint Joseph Old Boys Foundation (SJOBF), which organizes events and programs in and outside the school boundaries. Saint Joseph is run under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka.
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The school initiated the English Version wing in 2006. This historical journey began with class 6, section 'Polar Bears', who passed their S.S.C. exam in 2009. The English Version is simply the national curriculum with the names, types and entire contents of all the textbooks kept the same, but translated into English. To the great glory of the school,each and everyone of this 'First English Version Batch' scored GPA 5.00 in their S.S.C. exams, with 11 of them accomplishing the act without the marks of fourth subject.
Beside the General educational system, the school also provides education for underprivileged children, known as the "Literacy School". The classes go into session after the regular classes break. Although the administration is the same for both the schools, the literacy classes and activities are conducted under a different faculty, and has no affiliation with the regular branch of the school. Students of the regular school often volunteer as teachers for the literacy school.
Starting its journey only with a handful of American Brothers from Congregation of Holy Cross, the school received services of a large number of teachers both before and after integrating itself with the secondary education system in Bangladesh. The current faculty consists of 50 'secondary section' teachers, 25 'higher secondary section' teachers, a counselor, 2 'prefects of discipline', 2 librarians, 10 office staffs, 2 sports instructors and individual coaches for the soccer, basketball and cricket teams. Brother N. Hubert Rozario C.S.C is the current Vice-principal of the school.
Students are generally chosen for Grade 3 through an admission test. The students who score the highest are admitted in the school. Generally around 165 students from a total of 1500-2000 are admitted each year, around fifty-seven
for each three section.
Instead of Section 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C etc, St. Joseph traditionally uses names for its sections of grades. There are three sections for grades 3 - 10, and there are six sections for grades 11 - 12. In the school section, each class contains 50-60 students. Below is a complete list:
Secondary section
Higher-secondary section
St. Joseph has some of the best high school lab facilities in the country. The Biology lab and the chemistry labs are well-equipped and large in size. Some external schools and educational institutions as Edexcel use these facilities for their students. Facilities include two computer labs equipped with multimedia projectors, a separate internet lab, two advanced chemistry labs , physics lab and a biology lab.
Besides the numerous clubs and forums in the school regular sports activities under properly qualified multiple sports faculties take place. Soccer, basketball and cricket gets top priority. Regular renovation of school grounds help maintain the quality and the healthy environment for students.
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