St Xavier's School, Jaipur

St Xavier's School, Jaipur
The facade of main school building
Address
Map
Bhagwan Das Road

Jaipur
,
Rajasthan

India
Coordinates26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E / 26.912446; 75.809467
Information
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
MottoLatin: Deus Fortitudo Mea
(God is my strength)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationJesuit
Established1941; 83 years ago (1941)
PrincipalFr. Dominic(since 2018)
Teaching staff100+
Grades1 -12
GenderCo-educational (since 1989)
Enrollment3,500+[citation needed]
Color(s)Blue and gold   
NewspaperX Rays
Websitexaviersjaipur.edu.in

St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Jaipur, in Rajasthan in north-western India. The school was established by the Jesuits in 1943 in this name. The Jesuits took over St. Mary's Boys School in 1943, which had recently been founded in 1941. In the year 2016, St Xavier's School, Jaipur had celebrated its 75th anniversary.[1]

History

The school was established in 1943.[2]: 95  Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of Jaipur State, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the Jesuits took over management of St. Mary's Boys School,[2]: 95  which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.[2]: 94  The school became co-educational in 1989.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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  10. ^ Hooja, Rakesh; Hooja, Bhupendra (July 1982). "Land-Water Management and Productivity". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 28 (3): 633–650. doi:10.1177/0019556119820319. ISSN 0019-5561.