St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery
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Thalassery, Kerala India | |
| Coordinates | 11°44′54″N 75°29′8″E / 11.74833°N 75.48556°ECoordinates: 11°44′54″N 75°29′8″E / 11.74833°N 75.48556°E |
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| Type | Aided Higher Secondary School |
| Established | 1941 |
| Staff | 69 |
| Grades | 12 |
| Sports | Cricket, hockey, table tennis, football |
| Affiliation | State Council Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala |
| Website | http://stjosephsthalassery.com/ |
St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery is an educational institution in Thalassery, Kerala. It was started as an Anglo Indian school in the 16th century, run under the management of Latin Diocese of Kannur. It is located in the heart of Thalassery town, by the side of the Tellicherry Fort. The architecture of the school gives a view of the Arabian sea, even from the classrooms.
History
An Anglo Indian school was established as a part of the Holy Rosary Church in the early years of 16th century. As one of the oldest schools in the region, it was recognized in 1854, upgraded from Middle School to High School in 1941, and finally it added the higher secondary section in 2000.[1].
This English medium school was known as European school and Catholic middle school in its early days. In 1922 an Italian missionary father John Baptist Galanta transformed the European school to Indian middle school. Until September 1939 father Galanta was the headmaster and manager of Indian middle school.Moorkoth Kumaran, one of the prominent short story writers of early Malayalam literature, the municipal vice chairman of Thallassery during that period, and an eminent person in the social and political fields was the 1st assistant until 30 April 1930. In October 1940 Sri.P.Kanari B.A.L.T was appointed as the headmaster. In this 3rd forum (Up to class 7th) school there were 166 students during that time. The selfless service rented by P.P.Varid master,Vidwan Varghese Thalleketty,Britto teacher,Auseph master for the welfare of this school are ever memorable. 101 prominent citizens presented a memorandum in front of father Rodrigs.[2]
On 1 June 1941, St. Josephs Boys High School came into existence, there were 32 students in the first batch. It was as a result of the work of Father Rodrigs that the school obtained a double storied building, library and laboratory. Father George Pathiyil was appointed as the head master of Saint Joseph's High School in 1952. Today, it is regarded as one of the foremost educational institutions in Kerala with focus on holistic education from class 5 to class 12 while producing some notable sports talent and public figures.
Higher Secondary School Rank Holder
Farzana Puthiya Nelliyil 8th Rank 2004
SSLC Rank holders
Prem Venugopal - 11th Rank 1992
Vivek P - 10th Rank 1997
Subith V.S - 14th Rank 1997
Naquash P V - 8th Rank 1998
Sreenath S - 13th Rank 1998
Vineeth Vijayan - 10th Rank 1999
Nithin Valsan - 6th Rank 2001
Ramshid Rasheed - 13th Rank 2002
Vineeth Kumar K
Sarang Vijayan - 15th Rank 2002
Jithin Raj - 11th Rank 2003
Anand P - 13th Rank 2003
Shobith P J - 13th Rank 2003
Sayooj Laxman - 7th Rank 2004
Niketh K Prabhakar - 12th Rank 2004
See also
Gallery
Thalassery St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School