St. Michael's High School, Patna

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St. Michael's High School
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St. Michael's High School, Patna
Bankipur-Danapur Road

Patna
,
Bihar
,
800011

India
Coordinates 25°38′40″N85°6′9″E / 25.64444°N 85.10250°E / 25.64444; 85.10250
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School type Private secondary school
Motto Latin: Pro Deo et Patria
(For God and Country)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Denomination Jesuits
Patron saint(s) Michael the Archangel
Established1858;166 years ago (1858)
FounderBishop Anastasius Hartmann
StatusActive
Sister school
Authority Central Board of Secondary Education
SessionApril–March
School code330004 [1]
RectorFr. Norbert Menezes, S.J.
PrincipalFr. A. Christu Savarirajan S.J.
Campus DirectorFr. Mathew PI, S. J.
Faculty122
Enrollment4800
Average class size50-60 students
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
Hours in school day6-7 hrs
CampusesDigha, Patna
CampusUrban
Campus size21.55 acres (8.72 ha) [2]
Houses  Blue
  Green
  Red
  Gold
SportsFootball, volleyball, handball, cricket, table-tennis, carrom, chess, throw ball, karate, yoga, badminton, swimming, kho-kho, kabaddi, basketball, track events
Nickname Michaelites
PublicationTheatrum[21]
Website www.stmichaelspatna.edu.in

St. Michael's High School, Patna, [3] [4] also referred to as SMHS Patna or SMHS for short, [5] is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in the Digha neighborhood of Patna, Bihar, India.

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Established in 1858 initially as an orphanage, [6] [7] [8] it is one of the oldest schools in the state of Bihar, [9] and is currently managed by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the first Bishop of Patna, Msgr. Anastasius Hartmann. [10]

The current principal is Edison J. Armstrong who took charge in January 2016 from Peter Arockiasamy. [11] The school's patron saint is Saint Michael the Archangel. The school authority is the Central Board of Secondary Education in New Delhi.

History

In 1854 Monsignor Zuber, Vicar Apostolic of Patna, purchased the land where the school stands intending to form a community of native Christians. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 destroyed his plans and the place was left without any residents. In 1858, when order was restored, Anastasius Hartmann opened the building as an orphanage for children who became orphans during the rebellion. More buildings were added and the institution gradually grew to become a large boarding house and orphanage combined. [12]

In 1894, the management of the school was handed over to the Irish Christian Brothers [13] (commonly known as Christian Brothers) under whose management it became one of the leading schools in Bengal. St Michael's became a high school and sent its first batch of four students to the high school examination in 1896. In 1907, Bengal District Gazetteers for Patna states the number of boys in the school at 283, including a large number of orphans. The staff consisted of six brothers and six secular teachers. During this period, the school received an annual government grant, regulated by the number of students enrolled. St. Michael's set up a volunteer cadet corps in 1893.

Since 1968, the school has been managed by the Jesuits of the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus, [14] In 1988 the school's affiliation board changed from ICSE Board to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Campus and infrastructure

The school is in Bankipur - Danapur Road (commonly known as Danapur Road), on the banks of the Ganges in the Digha neighborhood of Patna.

The central building complex houses classrooms, administrative offices, and an auditorium. The administrative offices including the principal's office are at the main entrance on the north gate of the building in front of the assembly ground. The main playground is west of the assembly ground and is used for annual parades as well as for games of cricket and football. The east playground is smaller and used by students to play games. The southeast section of the campus has table tennis boards and a handball wall. Indoor games such as carom, chess, and other board games are housed inside the main building in the playroom.

The auditorium is well-equipped with a PA system and has a stage for plays, performances, annual gatherings, and debate competitions.

The northwest section of the campus has a swimming pool with a diving board. Next to the pool is the school cafeteria. The school has a BEd college (St. Xavier's College of Education) on its campus to train teachers.

St. Michael's has two computer labs: one each for junior and senior students. The library is well equipped with reference books and caters to students of Class II and onward. The school has one language lab for the students from Class I to VIII and subject-specific labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics. A dispensary under the supervision of a trained nurse is in the school building to attend to any health care problems of students during school hours. [15]

St. Michael's offers private, citywide transportation services for students and faculty through a bus service company.

Academic

Affiliation

The institution is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. The school prepares its students for the All India Secondary School (Class IX-X) and the All India Senior School Certificate Examinations (Class XI-XII) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.

Subjects

Below subjects are taught which are in accordance with the CBSE curriculum. [16]

There are three streams for senior secondary classes XI and XII:

Medium of instruction

Since 2010 all classes (I-XII) are taught in English. [17]

Before 2010 the school followed Hindi medium for Primary sections (I-V), bilingual (Hindi and English) from Class VI-X (Social Studies and Moral Science in Hindi), and English medium at the +2 level.

Grading system

St. Michael's follows the below grading system: [18]

Scholastic-A

Marks RangeGradeGrade Point
91-100A110.0
81-90A29.0
71-80B18.0
61-70B27.0
51-60C16.0
41-50C25.0
33-40D4.0
21-32E1
0-20E2

Scholastic-B

Marks RangeGradeGrade Point
91-100A+10.0
81-90A9.0
71-80B+8.0
61-70B7.0
51-60C6.0

School session

The school year is from April to March. Days are divided into eight periods with summer and winter timings. The order in which the classes meet varies from day to day.

Uniform

Boys

Warm season:

Cold season:

Girls

Warm season:

Cold season:

Student groups

Student council

The student council is a body of student representatives, headed by the Head Girl and Boy. It is made up of the captains of the teams and representatives from other co-curricular activities with elected and nominated students of each class from Grade VI through X. Parliamentary procedure is used at meetings. The main purpose of this group is to assist the principal, vice-principal, staff, and students in fulfilling their responsibilities. The student members help maintain order in the school during the Assembly and breaks, in between classes, and on important occasions like the Annual Day.

Publications

The Theatrum [20] is a monthly magazine of the school published by an editorial board consisting of teachers and students. It includes articles by students, events in the school, and student achievements.

The school publishes an annual yearbook featuring talks by the principal, rector, vice-principals, group photographs of all classes, photographs of office bearers and major events, and articles written by students, teachers, and alumni.

Notable alumni

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