St. Joseph's School, Bhagalpur
| St Joseph's School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Excellence, Virtue and Discipline |
| Established | 1983[1] |
| Type | Private |
| Principal | Father Amal Raj |
Administrative staff | Varies |
| Students | 4000+[2] |
| Location | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | Josephites |
| Affiliations | CISCE |
| Website | www.sjsbhagalpur.org |
St Joseph's School, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, is an English Medium School at Bhagalpur. It is associated with the ICSE board of education. It was established in 1983 by Rt. Rev Urban Mc Garry,[3][4] the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur.
The principal is Father Amal Raj. Fr. Varghese Panangatt was the longest serving principal for 31 years. The school is managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur.
The school is equipped with a basketball court, a games field, a computer lab and three science labs.[5]
The motto of the school is Excellence, Virtue and Discipline.
History
His Lordship Rt. Rev Urban Mc Garry, the first Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur started an English Medium Co-Education school in Bhagalpur on 15 November 1982 and invited Sisters of St. Ann of Providence from Secunderabad as a core team to assist him.
On 2 February 1983, Bishop Mc Garry blessed and inaugurated the new school with L.K.G and U.K.G classes. Fr. Varghese Panangatt, Ph.D. was appointed as the principal of the school and Fr. Joseph Thanniparampil as its Secretary. Srs. Alice, Loretta and Joyce joined as first teaching staff with other teachers.
The school received No Objection Certificate from the Government of Bihar on 11 May 1992 and later became affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi on a provisional basis, on 30 September 1992. The school received permanent affiliation on 17 January 1997.
The Senior Secondary (Plus Two) Section of School was inaugurated on 5 July 2005 under ISC curriculum with commerce and science streams. The first batch of Plus two students appeared in 2007 board examination.
Campus
The St. Joseph's campus is located on the outskirts of Bhagalpur(opposite to TNB College, Bhagalpur). The campus is divided into clusters of buildings. The academic area chiefly comprises the Kinder Garden Section, Primary Section, Senior Section and Higher Secondary(+2) section.
The institute campus has football and cricket grounds; and basketball and volleyball courts. There is an open-air theatre and a stadium with a permanent stage. The school has an auditorium with a lighting and sound system, with accommodation for 1000 people.
A Fossil Garden, a Herbal Garden, an Aquatic Garden and a Greenhouse are on the campus. There is residential accommodation for the Principal, Reverend Sisters, and lady teachers.
Houses
The students are divided into four houses - Astros (red), Biogens (yellow), Marines (blue) and Terrestrians (green). Competition between the houses is in the form of quizzing, sports, debating, athletics, drama, and elocution. Meritorious houses are awarded house points and the house with the most points at the end of the year wins the House cup.
Activities and awards
Students participate in inter-school competitions at all levels from local to international.