St. Joseph Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh

St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School is a school in Chandigarh, India. It was founded in 1981.

Extracurricular activities

The school is noted for its excellent facilities and strong focus on sports such as cricket, football, basketball, tennis, fencing, athletics, carrom, table tennis, skating, shramdaan, yoga, first aid, scouts and guides.

Old Boys

Every year, old boys travel from across the globe to attend the Old Boys Day which falls one day after the annual sports day of the school. This is a very important event for the school as well as for the guys which participate in it.

Co-curricular activities

There are moral science classes from Std I to XII. Social service is encouraged by getting the students to be members of Bharat Scouts and Guides, and Red Cross volunteers.

Notable alumni

• Rupinderjit Singh Khakh was a prominent cricket player of the school cricket team (2003–2004) and state team as well. He was awarded the Best Bowler and the Promising Player awards in the 2004 Inter-State Sports Awards. He attended the MRF Pace Foundation to train as a fast bowler. Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee was impressed by his performance and encouraged him to carry on with his passion. He played several national and state tournaments. He attracted the attention of Ranji Trophy selectors when he led the U-19 Punjab cricket team to state finals. He captained Punjab U-16, U-17 and U-19 for four years respectively.