| St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School St. Joseph's School |
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| Baramulla, Kashmir, 193101, India | |
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| School type | Public |
| Status | Active |
| Principal | Fr. Fr. Sebastian Nagathunkal |
| Vice principal | Fr. Santhosh Attickal |
| Asst. Principal | Sr. Vandana |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Classes | Class LKG – 12th |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 5 Hr |
| Campus | Urban |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Athletics |
| Affiliation | J & K Board of School Education |
| Website | http://www.sjskashmir.org |
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School , Baramulla, is established and owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution; for Christians and all others without any distinction of caste, creed or colour.[1] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley.The school was started by the Mill Hill Fathers from London.Initially this school was a boarding school. After Mill Hill Fathers, the school was taken care by the Society of Jesus and then handed over to the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar. The school is the premier institute of not only Baramulla town but the whole area of North Kashmir. Established in 1901, it has provided education to the people of the area. It has been upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school. The new block cost nearly 6 crore rupees. It alumni includes the slain Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, actress Preeti Zinta and the senior bureaucrats and politicians of north Kashmir.
The school has started online education, the first in the Kashmir valley. The school also has a plan to upgrade to a professional college starting with journalism, business administration and computer science. [2]
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The student body is divided into four houses, represented by abstract virtues and qualities. Each student is allotted one of these houses upon entry into school. The houses are:
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School states that its purpose is to provide the best possible education to its students in accordance with the needs of the time by
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, regard Environmental Protection and Preservation as the prime responsibility. school shall comply with all applicable Environmental legislation, Regulation and directives.school shall help their students in becoming environmentally knowledgeable, skilled and dedicated citizens. School shall make sjs an eco-friendly oasis and strive for continual improvement in their environmental performance by suitably setting and periodically reviewing their objectives and targets. It shall be schools endeavour to document, implement, maintain and communicate this policy to all the staff and make it available to the public. Smoking is banned on school premises.
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is one of the units and the oldest unit (1905) of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Education Society (Regd.).
The schools under the Society as on date are:
01 St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School Baramulla, Kashmir
02 Burn Hall Higher Secondary School Srinagar, Kashmir
03 St. Peter's High School Leh, Ladakh
04 St. Peter's High School B.C. Road, Jammu
05 St. Francis Higher Secondary School Akhnoor, Jammu
06 Fatima Convent School Bishnah, Jammu
07 Holy Cross Convent School R.S. Pura, Jammu
08 St. Xavier's Convent Higher Secondary School Kathua, Jammu
09 Carmel Convent School Kunjwani, Jammu
10 St. Mary's Convent School Smailpur, Jammu
11 Holy Family Convent School Nagri, Jammu
12 Sacred Heart Convent Schoo Billawar, Jammu
13 St. Antony's Convent School Vijayapur, Jammu
14 Holy Trinity Convent School Dansal, Jammu
15 Presentation Convent School Reasi, Jammu
16 Little Flower Convent School Udhampur, Jammu
17 Nirmala High School Kaleeth, Jammu
18 Pavanatma Convent School Manwal, Jammu
19 St. Peter's Higher Secondary School Karan Bagh, Jammu
20 St. Peter's Preparatory School Prem Nagar, Jammu
21 Holy Cross Convent Nagrotta, Jammu
22 St. Mary's Convent School Ramkot, Jammu
23 Vimal Vidyalaya Akalpur, Jammu
24 St. George's Convent School Battot, Jammu