Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah

Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah
Address
Map
Belbagh Bangalore Colony, Baswariya Bettiah


India
Coordinates26°47′14″N 84°30′45″E / 26.78722°N 84.51250°E / 26.78722; 84.51250
Information
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationJesuits
Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)
FounderJesuits
OversightKhrist Raja Educational Association
RectorJoy Karrypuram SJ
PrincipalJacob O.A SJ
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment2,146 (468 girls)
Campus35 acres (14 ha)
National ranking1
PublicationSatyarthy
AffiliationBihar Board
Websitekrschoolbth.com/index.aspx

Khrist Raja High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Bettiah, in the state of Bihar, India. Founded by the Jesuits in 1927, the school became coeducational in 1998.[citation needed]

History

Khrist Raja High School (K.R.), Bettiah, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1927 and in 1930 moved to its present campus. Khrist Raja High School has been considered the "premier school of north Bihar", with students attending from all over the state and staying at its residential facilities.[1]

The Khrist Raja High School has served the Bettiah Christians, the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community, with statistics showing that 83.6% of Christian pupils from 1927 to 1928 were from the Bettiah Christian community (including the Bettiah Christian diaspora).[1]

Notable alumni

  • Manoj Bajpayee - Indian Film Actor[2][3]
  • Cajetan Francis Osta - bishop of Muzaffarpur[4]
  • Vinod Kumar (Class of 1974) - Managing Director and CEO, The Manipal Group

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kalapura, Jose (1 January 2015). "Philanthropic Organizations and Community Development: The Case of the Bettiah Christians in India". Asian Journal of Social Science. 43 (4): 409. doi:10.1163/15685314-04304005.
  2. ^ "Aligarh Acclaimed actor essays double role in Bettiah". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee: The original indie star". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. ^ Agenzia Fides. Accessed 6 August 2016. Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine