St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Baramulla

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
Address
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Coordinates34°12′13″N 74°21′01″E / 34.203512°N 74.350305°E / 34.203512; 74.350305
Information
School typeMissionary Private
MottoManners maketh man
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic Christian
Patron saint(s)St. Joseph
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
FounderFr. C. B. Simons MHM
StatusActive
School boardJ & K Board of School Education
AdministratorRoman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
PrincipalFr. Suresh Britto
FacultyLocal
GenderCo-Educational
Number of students4000+
ClassesClass Nursery – 12th
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6Hr
Classrooms160+
CampusUrban
HousesPeace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom
Colour(s)Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange, Violet (Primary only)
SportsFootball, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics, hockey
NicknameJosephites
Websitehttp://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

References

  1. ^ History[dead link]
  2. ^ "ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, BARAMULLA". www.schoolsworld.in.
  3. ^ "SJSKashmir Staff". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "SJSKashmir Overview". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  5. ^ Edward René Hambye (1982). The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India. St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India.
  6. ^ "Kashmir Observes Shutdown on Death Anniversary of Maqbool Bhat". NewsClick. 11 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Azadi demands sacrifices, says Maqbool Bhat's mother". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Remembering Maqbool Bhatt: From Birth to Execution".
  9. ^ "Mohammad Najibullah – President of Afghanistan". www.worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  10. ^ Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (11 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes: Volume 1. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490714479.
  11. ^ "Sports meet concludes at St Joseph's Baramulla". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  12. ^ "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT". jkgad.nic.in.
  13. ^ Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). "Kashmiris Fight for Freedom".
  14. ^ "KASHMIR: Nearest to his heart". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.

See also