St. Xavier's School, Burdwan
| St. Xavier's School Burdwan | |
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Burdwan, 713103 India | |
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| Motto | Truth•Justice |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Jesuit (Roman Catholic) |
| Established | 1964 |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Principal | Dr. Fr. G. Paul Arockiam S.J. |
| Staff | 18 |
| Faculty | about 55 faculty members |
| Grades | K.G. to XII |
| Number of students | 1400 |
| Affiliations | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination |
| Website | http://sxs-bwn.org/ |
St. Xavier's School is a coeducational, secondary school in Burdwan (Bardhaman), West Bengal, India. Various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are encouraged for the students' integral development.[1]
Beginnings
In 1961 Mr. K.P.A. Menon, District Magistrate of Burdwan, was unable to get his son admitted to the Jesuit-run St. Xavier’s Calcutta. But in 1964 the Calcutta Province Jesuits came to help him establish St. Xavier's School, Burdwana. In the meantime, along with some local ladies, he laid the groundwork for the school, beginning with a nursery in 1963. Burdwan Educational Trust was formed as its governing body with Mr. Menon as its first president and Jesuit Fathers Gales and Hing as its first school administrators.
Development
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi, and prepares candidates for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations.
Facilities include laboratories for physics, chemistry, biology, biotechnology, and computer science, library and reading hall, an assembly hall with stage, indoor games room, playing fields, and school buses. Recently, an audio-visual hall has also come up in the secondary builiding.
To cultivate team spirit, the school is divided into four houses: Loyola (red), Xavier (blue), Gandhi (green), Netaji (yellow).
Courses
Subjects of the ICSE examination:
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A. Compulsory internal examination Candidate will have completed the following courses:
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B. Compulsory examinations after classes IX & X:
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Internal examination after class IX.
External examination (class X):
- Part I: One written paper (80 marks): external
- Part II: Project work (20 marks): internal
- Part III: Internal examination in Socially Useful Productive Work & community service
Subjects of the ISC examination
Internal exam class XI; external exam class XII
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Science:
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Commerce:
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Humanities:
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Internal examination (Class XI & XII) in Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and Community Service
References
- ↑ "Jesuits in Calcutta & West Bengal". The Goethals Indian Library & Research Society. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
Coordinates: 23°13′7″N 87°52′29.48″E / 23.21861°N 87.8748556°E