St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur

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{{Infobox school
| name = '''St. Xavier's High School'''
| native_name =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| logo = XavGujarat.png
| motto = ''A Teneris Impende Laborem''<br /> ''Apply yourself to hardwork from an early age''
| established = {{Start date and age| 1935 }}
| type = Independent co-educational primary and secondary (1-10);<br /> co-educational higher secondary (11th and 12th grade)
| affiliation =
| affiliations = [[Roman Catholic]], [[Jesuit]]
| chairman = Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan
| principal = Fr. Titus De Costa
| faculty = 180
| grades = 1–12
| city = [[Ahmedabad]]
| state = [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.0308|72.5843|region:IN-GJ|display=inline,title}}
| campus = {{convert|12|acre|m2}}
| colors =
| classes = 36
| picture = [[File:St Xaviers High School Ahmedabad front.jpg|280px]]
| website = [http://www.xaviersmirzapur.in]
}}

'''St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur''', [[India]] is an [[English language|English]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] medium primary and secondary school administered by the [[Jesuits]]. It was established in 1935.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianmemoryproject.com/tag/st-xaviers-high-school/|title=St.Xavier's High School Archives - Indian Memory Project|website=Indian Memory Project|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Carmelites|Sisters of Mount Carmel]] founded the school in a few rooms to the right of the present compound. They ran it for a year before handing it over to the [[Society of Jesus]]. For need of more space [[St. Xavier's High School, Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad|St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall]] across the [[Sabarmati River]] was opened, and in 1975 become a separate school, eight kilometers away. Plans for a third Xavier high school in Ahmedabad began in 2009,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ahmedabad-to-get-more-st-xavier-s-schools-1292622|title=Ahmedabad to get more St Xavier's schools {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2009-09-24|newspaper=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref> and it was graduating students by 2012.<ref>{{Citation|last=navin sindhwani|title=farewell dance in st'xaviers hansol|date=2012-06-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEI1otGJi9c|accessdate=2016-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujaratnow.com/StXaviers-High-School-Ahmedabad-216.html|title=St.Xavier's High School, Hansol, Ahmedabad|website=www.gujaratnow.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

St. Xavier's is managed by the Xavier Education Society and prepares students for the Secondary and Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination. It includes kindergarten through 12th standard (science and commerce), with parallel classes taught in [[Gujarati (language)|Gujarati]] and in [[English (language)|English]].<ref name=his>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xaviersmirzapur.com/history.html|title=St.Xavier's High School, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad - 380 001.|website=www.xaviersmirzapur.com|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref>

Among its sports facilities are a [[taekwondo]] center opened in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://taekwondo-ahmedabad.wixsite.com/taekwondo-ahmedabad/single-post/2016/04/06/Taekwondo-Training-Center-St-Xaviers-High-School-Mirzapur|title=taekwondo-ahmedabad|newspaper=taekwondo-ahmedabad|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref> Yoga was introduced in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scoop.it/t/in-amdavad-info/p/4061305577/2016/03/17/st-xavier-s-high-school-in-mirzapur-introduces-yoga-for-primary-students|title=ST XAVIER'S HIGH SCHOOL IN MIRZAPUR INTRODUCES YOGA FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS {{!}} in.amdavad.info|website=Scoop.it|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

An alumni association, Xaviers Alumni Mirzapur (XAM), was founded in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://xaviersalumnimirzapur.com/index.html|title=Home Page|last=name|first=Your|website=xaviersalumnimirzapur.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

In 2014 it began sponsoring a Christmas Carnival that was widely attended, including the Mayor, Bishop, Swami, and cultural groups like the Adivasi dancers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vijaymacwan.blogspot.com/2015/01/christmas-carnival-at-st-xaviers.html|title=Christmas Carnival at St. Xavier's, Mirzapur....|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jagadishchristian.com/?p=7742|title=3rd Christmas Carnival rally was held by St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur. {{!}} Jagadish Christian.Com|website=jagadishchristian.com|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

In 2010 a student from the school ranked 10th in Gujarat state in the science exam for class XII.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/In-a-first-4-English-medium-rankers-in-merit-list/articleshow/5956199.cms|title=In a first, 4 English medium rankers in merit list - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-12-20}}</ref>

At the same time, Dalits might complain that government policy excluding Christians from special reservation privileges, and an early focus on schools in the large cities catering to the better-off, have worked against them.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bzj1pyBKZzsC&q=st.+xavier%27s+high+school+mirzapur+ahmedabad&pg=PA76|title=Journeys to Freedom: Dalit Narratives|last1=Franco|first1=Fernando|last2=Macwan|first2=Jyotsna|last3=Ramanathan|first3=Suguna|date=2004-01-01|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=9788185604657|language=en}}</ref>

== Images ==
<gallery>
File:St Xaviers High School Ahmedabad top.jpg|School dome
File:XaviersBirds Eye.jpeg|Bird's-eye view
File:St Xaviers High School Ahmedabad front entrance.jpg|Entrance
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]

== References ==
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{{Jesuit Schools of India}}
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[[Category:Private schools in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1935]]
[[Category:1935 establishments in India]]

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