St. Xavier's School, Burdwan

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146.70.99.183: Pincode corrected ,street address added

{{third-party|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox School
| name = St. Xavier's School, Burdwan
| logo = StMaryBurd.gif
| image =
| image size = 270px
| streetaddress = St. Xavier' Road,Kanainatshal
| address2 =Police Line,Sripally
| city = [[Burdwan]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| postalcode = 713103
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|23|13|7|N|87|52|29.48|E|display=title,inline|region:IN-WB_type:edu}}
| gender = [[Mixed sex education|Co-educational]]
| type = [[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary school
| grades = [[K-12 (education)|{{tooltip|K.G.|Kindergarten}} to XII]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1964}}
| affiliations = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic|Catholicism]]
| denomination = [[Jesuit]]s
| patron = [[Francis Xavier]]
| president =
| principal = {{nowrap|Fr. Maria Joseph Savariappan, S.J.}}
| faculty = 70
| staff = 18
| students = 1,400
| campus =
| athletics =
| motto = Truth and Justice
| mascot =
| colors =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = {{url|http://sxs-bwn.org/}}
}}

'''St. Xavier's School, Burdwan,''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] primary and secondary school located in [[Burdwan]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The co-educational school was founded in 1964 and is managed by the [[Society of Jesus]]. It uses [[English language|English]] as a medium for instruction and is unaided.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/st-xavier-s-school-burdwan/19093301305|title=St. Xavier'S School, Burdwan, Burdwan Ward/13, Barddhaman - West Bengal|website=iCBSE|language=en|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref> This is the only co-educational Jesuit school under the St. Xavier's group of schools.

== Program ==
The early history of the school involved the demand for Jesuit education that exceeded the capacity of [[St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata|St. Francis Xavier School, Calcutta]]. After much prodding by the [[District Magistrate]] of Burdwan, the Jesuits opened a school here in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxs-bwn.org/the_school.html|title=St.Xavier's School, Burdwan|website=www.sxs-bwn.org|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref>

The school uses the [[Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation]] assessment of student progress.<ref name=":0" /> Various co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are encouraged for the students' integral development.<ref name=":1" /> The school’s motto is truth and justice, with emphasis on leadership in securing justice, especially for the most vulnerable. Team spirit and leadership qualities are fostered through the division of the school into four houses. Cultural programs and games are organized by the students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxs-bwn.org/our_vision.html|title=St.Xavier's School, Burdwan|website=www.sxs-bwn.org|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref> The school has a theatre hall for cultural offerings and for daily school assemblies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sxs-bwn.org/academics.html|title=St.Xavier's School, Burdwan|website=www.sxs-bwn.org|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref>

In 2014 St. Xavier's School, Burdwan ranked 27th all over India for results on the internationally recognized [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations#International accolades|Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) test.<ref>Top 100 ISC Schools of India - City Montessori School (March 2014). Retrieved August 22, 2017</ref> Recently the school added an ISC course in [[Biotechnology]]. In 2017,a graduate from the school ranked fourth in the state exam for entrance into medical schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bardhaman.com/news/news_bdn_090604.htm|title=Burdwan: City boys top state medical entrance.|website=www.bardhaman.com|access-date=2017-08-22}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]
* [[List of schools in West Bengal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://sxs-bwn.org/ Official site]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIuBHAWu_7o YouTube Tour]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHAikX5pwnY YouTube Our school]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT36Lu92g9U YouTube Students]

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[[Category:Christian schools in West Bengal]]
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[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Schools in Purba Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Jesuit secondary schools in India]]

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