St. Xavier's School, Jaipur

St. Xavier's School, Jaipur
Address
Bhagwan Das Road Jaipur, Rajasthan India
Information
Type	Jesuit (Catholic)
Established	July 1941 (July 1941)
Principal	Fr. T.J. Jose, S.J.
Teaching staff	100+
Grades	1 -12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	3500+
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Newspaper	X Rays
Affiliation	IB
Website	St. Xavier's School

St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the oldest schools in the city of Jaipur. Founded in 1941, it runs under the management of the Jesuits, an international Christian religious order called the Society of Jesus.

History

St. Xavier's School is a co-educational school, which in its early days was open only to male students. It was founded in July 1941 under the name of St. Mary's Boys School in the Roman Catholic Church compound at Ghat Gate, Jaipur, by Fr. Ignatius, O.F.M.Cap. In July 1943 its management was entrusted to the Jesuit Fathers who operate 79 high schools and 58 colleges in India. The school moved to its new site and was renamed St. Xavier School in January 1945. The Jesuits have remained its administrators.^[1]

The campus

The campus is located in the heart of the city of Jaipur. There are three basketball courts, two tennis courts, two handball courts, two swimming pools, two football fields, a shooting range, two badminton courts, two squash courts, and two cricket fields, besides indoor sports courts and a gym. There are separate buildings for the Senior School, Middle School, Junior School, for Science, and for the sports complex, besides two auditoriums for co-curricular activities.^[2]

The Staff

In 2013 the head of Xavier's physics department and IAPT member Mr. Yogesh Bhatnagar, after 35 years of service to education, was awarded the CBSE National Award for Teachers by two members of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State, and Mr. M. Pallam Raju, Union Minister.

Notable alumni

Mr. Justice Alok Sharma, sitting judge, Rajasthan High Court
Mr. Amit Jain , CEO and Co-Founder , Cardekho.com
Vikrant Bhargava, co-founder Partygaming
Siddhant Vats, entrepreneur and philanthropist; inventor of world's first Android watch
Govardhan Asrani, mollywood actor
Dr. Chandra P. Belani, Miriam Beckner Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine and Deputy Director, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, USA
Admiral Madhvendra Singh, former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
Air Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi former Chief of Air Staff (India)
Raghubir Singh, photographer^[3]
Paresh Lamba, fashion designer
Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & Creative Director, South Asia Ogilvy & Mather India
(Late) Mr. Rakesh Hooja, IAS, Director-General, Indian Institute of Public Administration
Haider Khan, noted fashion photographer
Anshul Agarwal, life of the party
Robin Xavier, Founder Director Jaipur Football Club
Anju Mudkavi, Captain of India Under 19 Cricket Team
Mr Satish Mathur, Director General of Maharashtra Police

Higher education

For the purpose of higher college education, St Xavier's College, Jaipur, was inaugurated by the Society of Jesus. The College, however, does not give preference to students of St. Xavier's School in the admission process.

Clubs

eXRays
Photography Club
Motivating Youth Club
Art Club
Beats and Ballet
Debating Society

L.T.S
Interact Club
Literature Club
Philatelic Club
Science Club
Taru Mitra

Uticx
Xrays
XmaG
Robotics club
MUNX^[4]

References

↑ History
↑ Facilities
↑ "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline (magazine). 16 (10). May 8–21, 1999.
↑ Clubs

External links

Coordinates: 26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E / 26.912446; 75.809467

Jesuit secondary schools of India

St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad Loyola Public School, Loyola Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Loyola High School, Vinukonda St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet Loyola High School, Hindupur Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Xavier's High School, Darsi St. John's High School, Amalapuram Loyola Medium School, Amalapuram Loyola High School, Krishnapuram Loyola High School, KD Peta St. Xavier's High School, Patna St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's School, Delhi St. Xavier's School, Rohini Saint Britto High School, Mapusa Loyola High School, Margao St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St John's Middle School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad De Nobili School, CMRI, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Mugma, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Maithon, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sindri, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sijua De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro, Chandrapura De Nobili School, Bhuli, Dhanbad St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian High School, Bangalore St. Paul's School, Belgaum St. Aloysius College, Mangalore Xavier School, Manvi, Raichur Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram AKJM Public School, Kanjirappally, Kottayam Campion School Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School, Pune St. Xavier's High School, Fort, Mumbai St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Mumbai ICSE, Mumbai St. Mary's High School SSC, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Sangamner, Ahmednagar St. Vincent's High School, Pune Campion School, Mumbai St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St. Joseph's School, Kendrapara Loyola School, Sankhabhanga, Baripada St. Xavier's School, Rutungia, Kandhamal Loyola School, Pajikeri, Kandhamal St. Xavier's School, Jaipur St. Xavier's School, Nevta St. Xavier's School, Mahua, Rajasthan St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Behror Loyola Academy CBSE school, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Xavier's High School, Tuticorin St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Hr. Sec. School, Tuticorin Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram District De Britto Higher Secondary School, Devakottai St. Arul Anandar School, Oriyur Carmel Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Haldia St. Xavier's School, Sahebganj St. Xavier's School, Burdwan

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