St Joseph's College, Calcutta

St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
St Joseph's College in June 2022
Address
Map
69, Bepin Behari Ganguly Street

Calcutta
,
West Bengal
,
700012

India
Coordinates22°34′09″N 88°21′33″E / 22.5692°N 88.3593°E / 22.5692; 88.3593
Information
School typePrivate day school
MottoLatin: Viriliter age
(Act Manfully)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Congregation of Christian Brothers
Established1848; 177 years ago (1848)
FounderEdmund Ignatius Rice (as founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers)[1]
School boardICSE (year 10)
ISC (year 12)
GenderBoys
ClassesNursery to 12
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
HousesRed, Blue, Green and Gold
Colour(s)   Green and gold
SongLift Up Your Voice Today[2]
Annual tuition₹61,812 to ₹81,228[3]
AffiliationCouncil for the Indian School Certificate Examinations[4]
UDISE Code19170105015
CISCE CodeWB024[4]
PupilsJosephytes
Websitesjckolkata.com

St. Joseph's College (informally SJC) is an all-boys private day school in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.[5] It is run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers[6][7] and is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. The school falls under the St. Francis Xavier's Church, Kolkata Deanery, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta.[8]

Edmund Ignatius Rice is the founder of Congregation of Christian Brothers.

Honours and achievements

Brothers and faculty

The school has been served by many Irish Christian Brothers over the years. One of the last of them to serve in India, Br. Brendan MacCarthaigh,[9] played an integral part in St. Joseph's in particular, and the Christian Brothers schools in India in general since his arrival in India in 1960. His stay of service in the country, however, was truncated to 62 years in 2022 due to visa issues.[10][11] He has been inducted into The Telegraph Education Foundation's Hall of Fame in 2016.[12]

Pupils

From left to right: the tie worn by students from KG to year 10, and the tie worn by year 11 and 12 students.

The school topped the charts in academic performances in 2009 when Subhojit Ghosh secured 99.25% in his year 12 (ISC) examination,[13][14][15] which was then the all-time national record in the history of the examination.[16]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "St. Joseph's College - Our Founder". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "St. Joseph's College - School Anthem". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "St. Joseph's College - School Fees". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "List of Affiliated Schools in West Bengal" (PDF). Directorate of School Education, Government of West Bengal. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ "The Christian Brothers, India". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Christian Brother Schools - Edmund Rice Education India". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Calcutta Archdiocese : KOLKATA DEANERY". Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  9. ^ Colin Brennan (26 April 2016). "Meet one of the last Irish Christian Brothers in India - who has spent 56 years there". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  10. ^ Aheli Banerjee (30 October 2022). "West Bengal: Irish educator Brother Brendan MacCarthaigh goes home after visa issues cut short 62 years of service". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  11. ^ Jhinuk Mazumdar (30 October 2022). "Hang on to love: Farewell message from Brother Brendan MacCarthaigh". The Telegraph: My Kolkata. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  12. ^ Chandreyee Chatterjee (27 November 2016). "Fantastic heroes and where to find them..." The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  13. ^ Chandreyee Chatterjee (22 May 2009). "Champ comes to his cradle Campus savours 'wow' moment- 'The most disciplined school in the city'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  14. ^ Devjyot Ghoshal (21 May 2009). "City boy tops ISC with 99.25%". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  15. ^ "On top of the world: toppers say it with a smile". The Indian Express. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  16. ^ Chandreyee Chatterjee (21 May 2009). "Not very studious yet 99.2% - Record-breaking ISC topper from Calcutta school". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Cedric Dover: The Anglo-Indian Who Advocated Racial Equality". Madras Courier. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Campus: Josephytes enjoy bonhomie around a bonfire". The Telegraph. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Arindam Sil goes back to school". Times of India. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  20. ^ Ratnalekha Majumdar (4 May 2023). "Shantanu Maheshwari on what he has in common with Doc Roy from Netflix's Tooth Pari". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2024. We walked around the streets of Bowbazar near my school (St. Joseph's College) at night.
  21. ^ Ratnalekha Majumdar (9 September 2015). "I am back". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  22. ^ Saibal Gupta (29 November 2015). "Writers with Kolkata link in line for DSC award". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2024. Jha, who was born in Bihar and had his schooling at St Joseph's, put the city inn his first novel 'The Blue Bed Spread'...
  23. ^ "Sumitro Basak – CIMA Gallery". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Bengal: Renowned artist jumps to death". The Indian Express. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2025.