The St. Peter's High School is an educational institution started by Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1952 and belongs to Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.
| St. Peter's High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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NH 44, B.C. Road , , 180016 | |
| Coordinates | 32°43′38″N 74°51′23″E / 32.727152°N 74.856377°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Missionary |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1952 |
| Founder | Fr. J. Boerkamp MHM |
| Sister school | St. Peter’s Higher Secondary School, Karan Bagh |
| Administrator | Diocese of Jammu - Srinagar Education Society |
| Principal | Fr. S. Joseph |
| Gender | Co-Education |
| Classes offered | U.K.G to 10th |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | grey and white |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
History edit
Father John Boerkamp MHM and Lt. Col. Dean requested the then Hon’ble Chief Minister, Sheikh Abdullah, for a piece of land in order to build a Convent School in Jammu. He rented a house near Kashmiri Mohalla, Baba Jivan Shah and stayed there for 2 years. It was from the same house that St. Peters' High School, B.C Road[1][2][3] originated in 1952. Initially, it was an Urdu Medium School and only those Catholic Students were admitted who were denied admission elsewhere in Jammu City. In 1954, Father Boerkamp bought a bungalow at B. C. Road Jammu and began an English Medium School there with the help of the Presentation Sisters.
Division edit
In 1964, the Presentation Sisters shifted the school, now popularly known as Presentation Convent Senior Secondary School, to the new venue in Gandhi Nagar, where as B.C. Road School continued to function as St. Peters's.
Changes edit
The School changed its medium of instruction from Urdu to English in 1984 and in 1987 it was recognized as a High School by the State Government.[4][5][6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Limited, InLinks Communication Private. "St. Peter's School celebrates Annual Day - Jammu Links News". jammulinksnews.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ www.time2study.in. "St. Peter's High School B.C. Road Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir 180001, India, Jammu". www.time2study.in. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "St Peter's celebrates Annual Day". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "St. Peters High School BC Road Jammu".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "On mission to educate Jammu". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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