St. Joseph's School (Baramulla)
| St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School St. Joseph's School | |
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 SJS Logo SJS Manners Maketh Man | |
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Opposite Head Post Office Baramulla, Kashmir, 193101 India | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | 1905 |
| Founder | Mill Hill Missionary London |
| Status | Active |
| Administrator | Principal |
| Principal | Fr. Sebastian Nagathunkal |
| Vice principal | Fr. Soosai Rajan |
| Asst. Principal | Sr. Sharon CMC |
| Faculty | Local |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Number of students | 3500+ |
| Classes | Class LKG – 12th |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 5 Hr |
| Classrooms | 150+ |
| Campus | Urban |
| Houses | Peace, Grace,Joy and Wisdom |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics |
| Affiliation | J & K Board of School Education |
| Website | http://www.sjskashmir.org |
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Baramulla, was established and is 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 Constitution; for everyone without any distinction of religion, 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 it was a boarding school. After Mill Hill Fathers, the school was taken care of by the Society of Jesus and then handed over to the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.[2][3]
Established in 1905, it has been upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school. Alumni includes the slain Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, actress Preeti Zinta, Navdeep Singh Kala (Aditya Birla Hindalco.) and senior bureaucrats and politicians of north Kashmir.
The school has started online education, the first in the Kashmir valley. [4]
Environmental Policy
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School regards Environmental Protection and Environmental as important. Students are environmentally knowledgeable.
Ban on smoking
In compliance with the Central Government administration ban on smoking at public places, SJS has declared its premises as a “No-Smoking Zone”.[5]
Society
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is the oldest unit (1905) of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Education Society.
Geo-co-ordinates
tude = 34.2037, Longitude = 74.3503 Lat = 34 degrees, 12.2 minutes North Long = 74 degrees, 21.0 minutes East
References
- ↑ Overview
- ↑ "St. Joseph's School Baramulla". youtube.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Golden test paper leak in St. Joseph's school Baramulla". kashmirnow.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ History
- ↑