St. Joseph's Convent, Chandannagar

St. Joseph Convent
Location
Strand Road, Chandannagar
India
Coordinates 22.87°N 88.38°E
Information
Motto Pray and Work
Established 1861
Website sjc.net.in

St. Joseph's Convent is an all-girls school in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India established in 1861 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny in the Arch-Diocese of Calcutta.[1] It is affiliated to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and Indian School Certificate examinations.

St. Joseph's Convent has completed 150 years in 2010 and is one of those schools where the students are not only nurtured with excellent academics but also with multiple co-curricular activities. There are students from this school who have excelled in various fields of academia and other fields.

St. Joseph's Convent has four houses with their own colors and mottos as given below.

                             House          - Color    - Motto
                       The Annette House    - Sky blue - 'Faith in God and in Ourselves'
                    The Immaculate House    - Yellow   - 'True to our Trust'
                     The Josephite House    - Green    - 'Persevere to the End'
                        The Marian House    - Pink     - 'Service before Self'   


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