St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Baramulla
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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 | 34.203512°N 74.350305°E / 34.203512; 74.350305 |
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School type | Missionary Private |
Motto | Manners maketh man |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Christian |
Patron saint(s) | St. Joseph |
Established | 1905; 119 years ago (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. Suresh Britto |
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]