St. Joseph's School (Baramulla)
| St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School St. Joseph's School | |
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 Manners Maketh Man | |
| Address | |
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Opposite Head Post Office Baramulla, Kashmir, 193101 India | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| Established | 1905 |
| Founded | 1903 By Fr. C. Simon |
| Founder | Mill Hill Missionary London |
| Status | Active |
| Administrator | Principal |
| Principal | Fr. Johnson |
| Faculty | Local |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Number of students | 3500+ |
| Classes | Class Nursery – 12th |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 Hr |
| Classrooms | 150+ |
| Campus | Urban |
| Houses | Peace, Grace,Joy and Wisdom |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Green, Red, Yellow |
| Sports | Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics |
| Rival | BurnHall School |
| Affiliation | J & K Board of School Education |
| Website | http://www.sjskashmir.org |
St. Joseph’s convent School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. It was founded by Father C. Simon and the Mill Hill Fathers or Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1903,[1] and established in 1905.[2] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley.
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.[3] Alumni includes the slain Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, actress Preeti Zinta,and senior bureaucrats and politicians of north Kashmir.[4][5]
St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. It has around 3,500 students and over 115 staff members.[6]
References
- ↑ Edward René Hambye (1982). The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India. St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India.
- ↑ Overview
- ↑ History
- ↑ http://www.worldpresidentsdb.com/Mohammad-Najibullah/
- ↑ Hamid Wahed Alikuzai (11 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes: Volume 1. Trafford Publishing. pp. 509–. ISBN 978-1-4907-1447-9.
- ↑ http://www.sjskashmir.org/staff.php