St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Baramulla

St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
Address
Opp. Head Post Office Baramulla , Kashmir, J&K , 193101 India
Coordinates	34°12′13″N74°21′01″E / 34.203512°N 74.350305°E / 34.203512; 74.350305
Information
School type	Missionary Private
Motto	Manners maketh man
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic Christian
Patron saint(s)	Saint Joseph
Established	1905;120 years ago (1905)
Founder	Fr. C. B. Simons MHM
Status	Active
School board	J & K Board of School Education
Administrator	Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
Principal	Fr. Suresh Britto
Faculty	Local
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	4000+
Classes	Class Nursery – 12th
Language	English
Hours in school day	6Hr
Classrooms	160+
Campus	Urban
Houses	Peace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom
Colour(s)	Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange, Violet (Primary only)
Sports	Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics, hockey
Nickname	Josephites
Website	http://sjskashmir.com/index.php

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, India. 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. It has around 4,000 students and over 125 staff members. ^[3]

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

1. History
2. "ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, BARAMULLA". www.schoolsworld.in.
3. "SJSKashmir Staff". Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
4. "SJSKashmir Overview". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
5. Edward René Hambye (1982). The St. Thomas Christian encyclopaedia of India. St. Thomas Christian Encyclopaedia of India.
6. "Kashmir Observes Shutdown on Death Anniversary of Maqbool Bhat". NewsClick. 11 February 2019.
7. "Azadi demands sacrifices, says Maqbool Bhat's mother". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.
8. "Remembering Maqbool Bhatt: From Birth to Execution".
9. "Mohammad Najibullah – President of Afghanistan". www.worldpresidentsdb.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
10. Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (11 October 2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes: Volume 1. Trafford Publishing. ISBN   9781490714479.
11. "Sports meet concludes at St Joseph's Baramulla". Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
12. "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT". jkgad.nic.in.
13. Saraf, Muhammad Yusuf (1977). "Kashmiris Fight for Freedom".
14. "KASHMIR: Nearest to his heart". Greater Kashmir. 14 March 2015.

External links

• Official website

See also

• List of Schools in India
• List of Christian Schools in India