St Xavier's School, Jaipur

St Xavier's School, Jaipur
St Xavier's School, Jaipur
	The facade of main school building
Address
	Bhagwan Das Road; Jaipur , Rajasthan ; India
Coordinates	26°54′45″N75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Latin: Deus Fortitudo Mea; (God is my strength)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuit
Established	1941;84 years ago
Principal	Fr. Dominic(since 2018)
Teaching staff	100+
Grades	1 -12
Gender	Co-educational (since 1989)
Enrollment	3,500+[ citation needed ]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Newspaper	X Rays
Website	xaviersjaipur.edu.in

Last updated May 26, 2025

St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Jaipur, in Rajasthan in north-western India. The school was established by the Jesuits in 1943 in this name. The Jesuits took over St. Mary's Boys School in 1943, which had recently been founded in 1941. In the year 2016, St Xavier's School, Jaipur had celebrated its 75th anniversary.^[1]

History

The school was established in 1943.^[2]^: 95 Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of Jaipur State, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the Jesuits took over management of St. Mary's Boys School,^[2]^: 95 which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.^[2]^: 94 The school became co-educational in 1989.^[3]

Notable alumni

Lt. Amit Bhardwaj, a soldier martyred in the Kargil War^[4]
Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Rohit Bohra, Politician and Businessman
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, vice-chancellor of Ashok University
Raghubir Singh, photographer^[5]
Asrani, Indian Actor.^{[ citation needed ]}
Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Unacademy
Amit Lodha, IPS officer and author
Shashindra Pal Tyagi, 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force^[6]^[7]
Vikrant Bhargava, Co-founder, Party Gaming ^[8]
Admiral Madhvendra Singh, former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy ^[9]
Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & Creative Director, South Asia Ogilvy & Mather India
(Late) Mr. Rakesh Hooja, IAS, Director-General, Indian Institute of Public Administration^[10]

References

↑ Rosamma Thomas (16 February 2016). "Raje to launch 75th anniversary celebrations of St Xavier's School, Jaipur | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
1 2 3 Verma, G. C. (1984). Modern Education, its Growth and Development in Rajasthan, 1818–1983. Jaipur: Publication Scheme. ISBN 9788185263199.
↑ "A Historical View of the School". St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
↑ "गोलियां लगने पर भी आखिरी दम तक लड़ता रहा 'जयपुर' का ये 'लाल', पाकिस्तानियों के मंसूबे किये नाकाम". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
↑ "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline . Vol. 16, no. 10. May 1999. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ "Shashindra Pal Tyagi – Bharat Rakshak" . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
↑ "SP Tyagi". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
↑ "Linkedin page".
↑ "Latest Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
↑ Hooja, Rakesh; Hooja, Bhupendra (July 1982). "Land-Water Management and Productivity" . Indian Journal of Public Administration. 28 (3): 633–650. doi:10.1177/0019556119820319. ISSN 0019-5561.

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[1] Rosamma Thomas (16 February 2016). "Raje to launch 75th anniversary celebrations of St Xavier's School, Jaipur | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[verma-2] 1 2 3 Verma, G. C. (1984). Modern Education, its Growth and Development in Rajasthan, 1818–1983. Jaipur: Publication Scheme. ISBN 9788185263199.

[self-3] "A Historical View of the School". St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[4] "गोलियां लगने पर भी आखिरी दम तक लड़ता रहा 'जयपुर' का ये 'लाल', पाकिस्तानियों के मंसूबे किये नाकाम". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 September 2021.

[rg-5] "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline . Vol. 16, no. 10. May 1999. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[6] "Shashindra Pal Tyagi – Bharat Rakshak" . Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[7] "SP Tyagi". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[8] "Linkedin page".

[9] "Latest Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[10] Hooja, Rakesh; Hooja, Bhupendra (July 1982). "Land-Water Management and Productivity" . Indian Journal of Public Administration. 28 (3): 633–650. doi:10.1177/0019556119820319. ISSN 0019-5561.

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St Xavier's School, Jaipur

Contents

History

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links

St Xavier's School, Jaipur

The facade of main school building
Address

Bhagwan Das Road Jaipur , Rajasthan India
Coordinates	26°54′45″N75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E / 26.912446; 75.809467
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Latin: Deus Fortitudo Mea (God is my strength)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuit
Established	1941;84 years ago (1941)
Principal	Fr. Dominic(since 2018)
Teaching staff	100+
Grades	1 -12
Gender	Co-educational (since 1989)
Enrollment	3,500+^{[ citation needed ]}
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Newspaper	X Rays
Website	xaviersjaipur.edu.in