St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal

St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal
St Joseph's Convent School, Bhopal
Location
	Idgah Hills, Bhopal; India
Coordinates	23°16′01″N 77°23′08″E / 23.266825°N 77.385651°E
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Virtue Alone Ennobles
Religious affiliation(s)	Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery, Catholic
Established	1956
Founder	Rev. Mother Ignatius Steiret
Principal	Sr. Lily
Affiliation	CBSE
Website	https://www.sjcsbhopal.com/

St Joseph's Convent School is an English medium girls school located at Idgah Hills Bhopal, India. Affiliated to the CBSE, the school was founded in 1956 by the Indian Province of the Sisters of St Joseph of Chambery, an order founded at Chambéry, France in 1812, it is administered by the Sisters of St Joseph's Convent, Idgah Hills, Ranked as the best school in Bhopal for the 2nd consecutive time. Bhopal.^[1]

Overview

The school is an English Medium Senior Secondary School for girls, affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education. The school conducts classes from Kindergarten to Senior Secondary level. The school is dedicated to St Joseph, and aims at forming a noble character through the practice of virtues.

The school has separate buildings for the kindergarten, primary and the higher secondary section. The campus is huge with lush, green trees and gardens. The school has an auditorium and an assembly hall. Sports facilities include a variety of games like Basketball, Volleyball, Kho-Kho, Badminton etc. And has two basketball courts, one Volleyball court, a Kho-Kho field and a big athletics track.

In addition to the Computer labs, the school also has labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Mathematics.

The schools regularly organizes Annual Functions, Sports Meets and various other fests. The students of the school are known as the "Josephites".

Chronology of School History

1956 - Founded by Rev Mother Ignatius Steiret
1957 - Permanent Recognition from M.P. Board for Classes 1st to VIIIth.
1960 - Further recognition from M.P. board up to class XIIth and 1st batch of students appeared for 10th board exams(all in merit positions)
1961 - Introduction of NCC and House system
1962 - 1st Annual sports meet
1965 - National accolades to N.C.C. cadet- Miss Jaya Bhaduri as the Best Cadet at All India Level ^[2]
1973 - Closure of admission for boys in school
1981 - Inauguration of Women Empowerment cell-PREM SEVA KENDRA
1987 - Composite switch over from M.P. Board to C.B.S.E. affiliation
2003 - 1st Missionary school of M.P. to obtain ISO 9000:2001 Certification
2006 - Flagged off Golden Jubilee Celebration on 9 July
2016 - Celebrated Diamond Jubilee
2016 - Students win medals in Colombo

School Anthem

               School life is long 
               The end seems so far
               But ambitions are hitched to the star
               As we train and we learn 
               We shall ever remember
               Virtue alone ennobles

Chorus:-

        Work and prayer are chosen way of life
        Hope and peace to gladden every day
        Confidence and courage in every form of strife
        Faith and love to conquer all the way

             School life is a rock 
             On which we shall build
             With a spirit of God to filled 
             As we grow in our minds 
             May this truth be instilled 
             Virtue alone ennobles

Notable alumni

Jaya Bachchan^[3]

References

^ "Schools in Bhopal". Bhopal Official website. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
^ Dawar, p. 55
^ "Smt. Jaya Bachchan - National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

Sources

Dawar, Ramesh (2006). Bollywood Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow. Star Publications. ISBN 1-905863-01-2.

External links

[1] "Schools in Bhopal". Bhopal Official website. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[2] Dawar, p. 55

[3] "Smt. Jaya Bachchan - National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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