St. Xavier's High School (Ahmedabad)

St. Xavier's High School
A Teneris Impende Laborem 'Apply yourself to hardwork from an early age'
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
Coordinates	23°01′51″N 72°35′03″E / 23.0308°N 72.5843°E / 23.0308; 72.5843Coordinates: 23°01′51″N 72°35′03″E / 23.0308°N 72.5843°E / 23.0308; 72.5843
Information
Type	Independent co-educational primary and secondary (1-10); co-educational higher secondary (11th and 12th Grade)
Established	1935 (1935)
Chairman	Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan
Principal	Fr. Titus De Costa
Asst. Principal	Madam Unwala
Faculty	180
Grades	1–12
Classes	36
Campus	12 acres (49,000 m²)
Color(s)	Uniform color - white shirt; tan color pants/skirts
Affiliations	Roman Catholic, Jesuit
Website	xaviersmirzapur

St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur is an English-Gujarati medium primary and secondary school located at Mirzapur in Ahmedabad, India. It was established in 1935.^[1]

History

St. Xavier's was a high school for boys managed by the Society of Jesus until 1977 and since then by the Bishop of Ahmedabad. It is recognised by the Department of Education, Gujarat State. Since 2007-8 girls have been admitted to the school from Sr. K.G. onwards.It comprises the K.G. and Std. I - XII with parallel divisions having Gujarati and English as the medium of instruction. Those who study through Gujarati Medium have English as an additional subject.

The K. G. and Std. 1 to 10 have parallel divisions with Gujarati and English medium of instruction. The Higher secondary is grade 11 and 12 (Science and Commerce streams, the latter only in English medium) is co-educational.

It is a Higher Secondary School for boys and girls managed by the Xavier Education Society and recognized by the Department of Education, Gujarat State. Though a Catholic Institution, it welcomes pupils of all castes and creeds and prepares them for the Secondary and Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination.

This School aims not merely at preparing its pupils to qualify for the Secondary or Higher Secondary School Certificate but also to develop their character and personality through graded responsibility, personal guidance and social awareness.^[2]

Images

School dome
Bird's-eye view

References

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Jesuit Secondary Schools of India

St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad Loyola Public School, Loyola Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Loyola High School, Vinukonda St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet Loyola High School, Hindupur Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Xavier's High School, Darsi St. John's High School, Amalapuram Loyola Medium School, Amalapuram Loyola High School, Krishnapuram Loyola High School, K.D. Peta St. Xavier's High School, Patna St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's School St. Xavier's School, Rohini Saint Britto High School, Mapusa Loyola High School, Margao St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St John's Middle School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro De Nobili school, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad De Nobili School, CMRI, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Mugma, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Maithon, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sindri, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sijua DeNobili School CTPS, Bokaro, Chandrapura De Nobili School, Bhuli, Dhanbad St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian High School, Bangalore St. Paul's School, Belgaum St. Aloysius College, Mangalore St. Xavier's CBSE school, Manvi, Raichur, Raichur Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram AKJM Public School, Kanjirappally, Kottayam Campion School Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School, Pune St. Xavier's High School, Fort, Mumbai St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Mumbai ICSE, Mumbai St. Mary's High School (SSC), Mumbai St Mary's School Sangamner, Ahmednagar St. Vincent's High School, Pune Campion School, Mumbai St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St.Joseph's School, Kendrapara Loyola School, Sankhabhanga, Baripada St.Xavier's School, Rutungia, Kandhamal Loyola School, Pajikeri, Kandhamal St. Xavier's School, Jaipur Saint Xavier's School, Neota St. Xavier's School, Mahua, Rajasthan St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Behror Loyola Academy CBSE school, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Xavier's High School, Tuticorin St.Mary's Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Hr. Sec. School, Thoothukudi Loyola Hr. Sec. School, Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram District De Britto Hr Sec School, Devakottai St. Arulanandar Higher Secondary School, Oriyur Carmel Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil St. Joseph's College Hr. Sec. School, Tiruchirapalli St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Haldia St. Xavier's School, Shahebgunj St. Xavier's School, Burdwan

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