St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal

St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal
Location
St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal Location in Bhopal, India
Idgah Hills, Bhopal India
Coordinates	23°16′01″N 77°23′08″E / 23.266825°N 77.385651°E / 23.266825; 77.385651
Information
Type	Private
Motto	VIRTUE ALONE ENNOBLES
Established	1956
Founder	Rev. Mother Ignatius Steiret
Affiliation	C.B.S.E.

St. Joseph's Convent School is an English medium girls school located at Idgah Hills Bhopal, India. Founded in 1956 by the Indian Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Chambery, an order founded at Chambéry, France in 1812, it is administered by the Sisters of St. Joseph's Convent, Idgah Hills, Bhopal.^[1]

Overview

The school is an English Medium Senior Secondary School for girls, affiliated to C.B.S.E., New Delhi. The school conducts classes from K.G. to Senior Secondary level.

The school is dedicated to St. Joseph, with its motto "VIRTUE ALONE ENNOBLES" and aims at forming a noble character through the practice of virtues.

Chronology of School History

• 1956- Founded by Rev. Mother Ignatius Steiret.
• 1957-Permanent Recognition from M.P. Board for Clases 1st to VIIIth.
• 1960-Further recognition from M.P. board up to class XIIth and 1st batch of students appeared for 10th board exams(all in merit positions)
• 1961-Introduction of NCC and House system
• 1962-1st Annual sports meet
• 1965-National accolades to N.C.C. cadet- Miss Jaya Bhaduri as the Best Cadet at All India Level ^[2]
• 1973-Closure of admission for boys in school
• 1981-inauguration of Women Empowerment cell-PREM SEVA KENDRA
• 1987-Composite switch over from M.P. Board to C.B.S.E. affiliation
• 2003-1st Missionary school of M.P. to obtain ISO 9000:2001 Certification
• 2006-Flagged off Golden Jubilee Celebration on 9 July

References

• Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. Star Publications. ISBN 1-905863-01-2. 

Evternal links

• St. Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal at wikimapia