St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal

St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal
Location
St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal
Location in Bhopal, India
Idgah Hills, Bhopal
India
Coordinates 23°16′01″N 77°23′08″E / 23.266825°N 77.385651°E / 23.266825; 77.385651Coordinates: 23°16′01″N 77°23′08″E / 23.266825°N 77.385651°E / 23.266825; 77.385651
Information
Type Private
Motto VIRTUE ALONE ENNOBLES
Religious affiliation(s) Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery, Catholic
Established 1956
Founder Rev. Mother Ignatius Steiret
Principal Sr. Lily
Affiliation C.B.S.E.

St Joseph's Convent School is an English medium girls school located at Idgah Hills Bhopal, India. Founded in 1956 by the Indian Province of the Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery, an order founded at Chambéry, France in 1812, it is administered by the Sisters of St Joseph's Convent, Idgah Hills, Bhopal.[1]

Overview

The school is an English Medium Senior Secondary School for girls, affiliated to C.B.S.E., New Delhi. The school conducts classes from Kindergarten to Senior Secondary level. The school is dedicated to St Joseph, with its motto "VIRTUE ALONE ENNOBLES" and aims at forming a noble character through the practice of virtues.

The school has separate buildings for the kindergarten, primary and the higher secondary section. The campus is huge with lush, green trees and gardens. The school has an auditorium and an assembly hall. Sports facilities include a variety of games like Basketball, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Badminton etc. And has two basketball courts, one Volleyball court, a Kho-Kho field and a big athletics track.

In addition to the Computer labs, the school also has labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Mathematics.

The schools regularly organises Annual Functions, Sports Meets and various other fests. The students of the school are known as the "Josephites".

Chronology of School History

  • 1956 - Founded by Rev Mother Ignatius Steiret
  • 1957 - Permanent Recognition from M.P. Board for Clases 1st to VIIIth.
  • 1960 - Further recognition from M.P. board up to class XIIth and 1st batch of students appeared for 10th board exams(all in merit positions)
  • 1961 - Introduction of NCC and House system
  • 1962 - 1st Annual sports meet
  • 1965 - National accolades to N.C.C. cadet- Miss Jaya Bhaduri as the Best Cadet at All India Level [2]
  • 1973 - Closure of admission for boys in school
  • 1981 - Inauguration of Women Empowerment cell-PREM SEVA KENDRA
  • 1987 - Composite switch over from M.P. Board to C.B.S.E. affiliation
  • 2003 - 1st Missionary school of M.P. to obtain ISO 9000:2001 Certification
  • 2006 - Flagged off Golden Jubilee Celebration on 9 July
  • 2016 - Celebrated Diamond Jubilee
  • 2016 - Students win medals in Colombo

References

  1. "Schools in Bhopal". Bhopal Official website.
  2. Dawar, p. 55

Sources

  • Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. Star Publications. ISBN 1-905863-01-2.
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