St Joseph’s Higher Secondary School, Baramulla
St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. 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.[1][2] St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. It has around 3,500 students and over 115 staff members.[3]
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School type | Missionary Private |
Motto | Manners Maketh Man |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic Christian |
Patron saint(s) | St. Joseph |
Established | 1905 |
Founded | 1903 |
Founder | Fr. C. B. Simons MHM |
Status | Active |
School board | J & K Board of School Education |
Administrator | Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar |
Principal | Rev. fr. Antony Peppin |
Headmistress | Sr. Prabha CMC |
Faculty | Local |
Gender | Co-Educational |
Number of students | 4000+ |
Classes | Class Nursery – 12th |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 6Hr |
Classrooms | 150+ |
Campus | Urban |
Houses | Peace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom |
Colour(s) | Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange (Primary only) |
Sports | Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics,hockey |
Nickname | Josephites |
Website | http://www.sjskashmir.org |
The school was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers or Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1903, owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Constitution; for everyone without any distinction of religion, caste, creed or colour.[4]
History
The foundation of St. Josephs School Baramulla was laid by Father C. Simon, in late 18th century and eventually in 1903 he established the school.[5] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. The school was founded and run by Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill as a Boarding school initially. It was run by Society Of Jesus after Mill Hill Missionaries left the mission.
Alumni
- Maqbool Bhat- Kashmiri Revolutionary Leader,Journalist,author,philosopher,humanist and founder of National Liberation Front(NLF)and then declared leader of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front(JKLF).[6][7][8]
- Mohammad Najibullah - Afghan President [9][10]
- Syed Altaf Bukhari - Indian Politician[11]
- Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari - Bureaucrat[12]
- Muhammad Yusuf Saraf- Chief Justice of the Azad Kashmir High Court [13][14]
References
- History
- http://www.sjskashmir.org/staff.php
- Overview
- Edward René Hambye (1982). The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India. St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India.
- https://www.newsclick.in/kashmir-observes-shutdown-death-anniversary-maqbool-bhat
- https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/azadi-demands-sacrifices-says-maqbool-bhat-s-mother/113465.html
- http://www.kashmirink.in/news/currentissue/remembering-maqbool-bhatt-from-birth-to-execution/273.html
- "Mohammad Najibullah - President of Afghanistan". www.worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (11 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes: Volume 1. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781490714479.
- "Sports meet concludes at St Joseph's Baramulla".
- http://jkgad.nic.in/gadDynamic/FormerAdmSecretaries.aspx
- Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). "Kashmiris Fight for Freedom".
- https://m.greaterkashmir.com/news/gk-magazine/kashmir-nearest-to-his-heart/173795.html