St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur | |
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Motto | A Teneris Impende Laborem ' Apply yourself to handwork from an early age' |
Established | 1935 |
Type | Independent co-educational primary and secondary (1-10); co-educational higher secondary (11th and 12th Grade) |
Affiliations | Roman Catholic, Jesuit |
Faculty | 100 |
Grades | 1–12 |
Location | Mirzapur, Ahmedabad, India |
Campus | 12 acres (49,000 m2) |
Colors | Uniform color - white shirt; tan color pants/skirts |
Website | http://www.xaviersmirzapur.com |
St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur is an English-Gujarati medium primary and secondary school located at Mirzapur in Ahmedabad, India. It was established in 1935.
St. Xavier's was a high school for boys managed by the Society of Jesus until 1977 and since then by the Bishop of Ahmedabad. It is recognised by the Department of Education, Gujarat State. Since 2007-8 girls have been admitted to the school from Sr. K.G. onwards. Though a Catholic institution, it accepts pupils from all sections of society and prepares them for the secondary school certificate and the higher secondary school certificate examinations.
The K. G. and Std. 1 to 10 have parallel divisions with Gujarati and English medium of instruction. The Higher secondary is grade 11 and 12 (Science and Commerce streams, the latter only in English medium) is co-educational.