St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The school has been upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school and has also started online education, the first in the Kashmir valley.[1][2] St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla. It has around 4,000 students and over 125 staff members.[3]
| St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School | |
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Opp. Head Post Office , , 193101 | |
| Coordinates | 34°12′13″N 74°21′01″E / 34.203512°N 74.350305°E |
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| School type | Missionary Private |
| Motto | Manners maketh man |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Christian |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Joseph |
| Established | 1905 |
| Founder | Fr. C. B. Simons MHM |
| Status | Active |
| School board | J & K Board of School Education |
| Administrator | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar |
| Principal | Fr Sebastian Nagathunkal |
| Faculty | Local |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Number of students | 4000+ |
| Classes | Class Nursery – 12th |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6Hr |
| Classrooms | 160+ |
| Campus | Urban |
| Houses | Peace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange , Violet (Primary only) |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics, hockey |
| Nickname | Josephites |
| Website | http://sjskashmir.com/index.php |
The school was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers or Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1903, 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.[4]
History
The foundation of St. Josephs School Baramulla was laid by Father C. Simon, in late 18th century and eventually in 1903 he established the school.[5] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. The school was founded and run by Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill as a Boarding school initially. It was run by Society of Jesus after Mill Hill Missionaries left the mission.
Alumni
- Maqbool Bhat- Kashmiri Revolutionary Leader, Journalist, author, philosopher, humanist and founder of National Liberation Front (NLF)and then declared leader of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).[6][7][8]
- Mohammad Najibullah – Afghan President[9][10]
- Syed Altaf Bukhari - Indian Politician[11]
- Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari – Bureaucrat[12]
- Muhammad Yusuf Saraf- Chief Justice of the Azad Kashmir High Court[13][14]
References
- ^ History[dead link]
- ^ "ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, BARAMULLA". www.schoolsworld.in.
- ^ "SJSKashmir Staff". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ "SJSKashmir Overview". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ Edward René Hambye (1982). The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India. St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India.
- ^ "Kashmir Observes Shutdown on Death Anniversary of Maqbool Bhat". NewsClick. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Azadi demands sacrifices, says Maqbool Bhat's mother". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Remembering Maqbool Bhatt: From Birth to Execution".
- ^ "Mohammad Najibullah – President of Afghanistan". www.worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (11 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes: Volume 1. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490714479.
- ^ "Sports meet concludes at St Joseph's Baramulla". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT". jkgad.nic.in.
- ^ Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). "Kashmiris Fight for Freedom".
- ^ "KASHMIR: Nearest to his heart". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.