St. Joseph's School (Baramulla)

St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School
St. Joseph's School
SJS Logo
SJS
Manners Maketh Man
Address
Opposite Head Post Office
Baramulla, Kashmir, 193101
India
Information
School type Private
Established 1905
Founded 1903 By Fr. C. Simon
Founder Mill Hill Missionary London
Status Active
Administrator Principal
Principal Fr. Johnson
Faculty Local
Gender Co-Educational
Number of students 3500+
Classes Class Nursery – 12th
Language English
Hours in school day 6 Hr
Classrooms 150+
Campus Urban
Houses Peace, Grace,Joy and Wisdom
Colour(s) Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
Sports Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics
Rival BurnHall School
Affiliation J & K Board of School Education
Website http://www.sjskashmir.org

St. Joseph’s convent School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a Private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir.

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.It was then established in 1905.[1] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. In the starting phase the school functioned as a boarding school. After Mill Hill Fathers, the school was taken care of by the Society of Jesus and then handed over to the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar.[2]

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.[3] Alumni includes the slain Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, actress Preeti Zinta,and senior bureaucrats and politicians of north Kashmir.[4][5]

St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir . It has around 3,500 students and over 115 staff members.[6]

History

The foundation of St. Josephs School Baramulla was laid by Father C. Simon, in late 18th century and eventually in 1905 he established the school.[7]

Environmental Policy

St. Joseph’s Higher Secondary School regards Environmental Protection and Environmental as important. Students are environmentally knowledgeable.

Ban on smoking

In compliance with the Central Government administration ban on smoking at public places, SJS has declared its premises as a “No-Smoking Zone”.[8]

Society

St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is the oldest unit (1905) of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Education Society.

Geo-co-ordinates

tude = 34.2037, Longitude = 74.3503 Lat = 34 degrees, 12.2 minutes North Long = 74 degrees, 21.0 minutes East

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