St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai | |
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Type | Jesuit, Catholic |
Motto | Veritate Lumen et Vita Life and Light through Truth |
Established | 1880 |
Rector | Fr. Britto Vincent. SJ |
Headmaster | Fr. agastin jhon peter. SJ |
Gender | Boys school |
Website | XavierAlumni |
St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School was established by the Catholic Society of Jesus in 1880 at Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is coeducational and has an active alumni association founded in 1990. [1] It includes a hostel with 300 boys, standards VI through XII. [2]
1898: recognition of school by the Director of Public Instructions
1899: boarding house established, that became a hostel with 10 boys in 1903
1910: Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) scheme adopted
1917: new high school building inaugurated
1922: newly built hostel inaugurated, today's Sacred Heart Hostel
1935: Scouting movement introduced
1940s: introduction of school magazine, literary and debating societies, Hindi in curriculum, National Cadet Corps
1950s: lunch for needy students; co-operative and credit union for teachers; engineering course; described as "glory years"; former teacher John P. Leonard SJ consecrated archbishop of Madurai; teacher Rajarethinam A. Sundaram consecrated bishop of Tanjore; graduate Peter Fernando would later become archbishop of Madurai; Our Lady of the Assumption church on campus consecrated in 1959
1980s: Centenary Block built; students secured first and second ranks in SSLC exam (1982); cultural week initiated
1990s: new outreach programs for underprivileged, rural, and refugee students (Loyola Study Centre, LASAC movement, STAAR charitable association run by students); modern biology lab; computer education from standard VI through XII
2000a: Arrupe administrative block built; Fr. Y.S Yagoo SJ introduced more extracurricular activities and state level tournaments in football and hockey, receiving the Dr. Radhakrishnan award in 2010. [3]
2011: entrance enhanced with gardens and wider roads [4]
A thorough tour of the campus is provided online. [5] School activities include: Consumer Club, Eco Club, Arts & Crafts, Leveil Reading Club, Road Safety Patrol, Ignatian Band, Veeramamunivar Tamil Literary Association, Verdier Science Club, Arrupe Dispensary, and Arrupe Inter-Religious Centre. [6] The boys have won state championships in hockey, volleyball, football, and in individual events in swimming, athletics, and Silambam (second place). [7]
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