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{{Infobox School
| name = Notre Dame Academy
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| image = [[File:Notre Dame Academy, Patna.jpg|frameless|300px]]
| imagesize =Notre Dame Academy Main Building
| caption =Notre Dame Academy Main Building
| location = Patliputra Colony
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| city = [[Patna]]
| state =Bihar
| postalcode = 800013
| country =India
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| district = Patna
| denomination = [[Roman Catholic]]
| affiliation = CBSE
| trustee = Miss Sheenam Gupta
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| principal = Sr. Mary Jessy, SND
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| classes offered = 1–12th grade
| gender = female
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| houses = Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
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| grades = 1–12
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| language = English
| classrooms = Well equipped
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| hours_in_day = 6 hours
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| motto = "Lead Me From Darkness to Light "
| accreditation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205044/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-24/patna/27762379_1_girl-students-nursery-level-school CBSE's +2 course exclusively to girls, Notre Dame Academy...] [[The Times of India]], 24 June 2008.</ref>
| nickname = Damian
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| homepage = {{url|http://notredameacademypatna.in/}}
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'''Notre Dame Academy''' ('''NDA''') is a [[Catholic school|Roman Catholic]] [[secondary school]] for girls in [[Patna]], [[India]], in the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna]], serving girls in [[Educational stages|grades]] [[first grade|1]]–[[twelfth grade|12]]. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205011/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-07-15/patna/27298226_1_don-bosco-academy-joseph-s-convent-high-school-three-schools Notre Dame girl declared 'brain' of Patna] [[The Times of India]], 15 July 2002.</ref> It is affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] board.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/schools-up-in-arms-against-official/articleshow/60125860.cms|title=Schools up in arms against official - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-16}}</ref>

==History==
The first Notre Dame School in [[India]] was founded in [[Jamalpur, Bihar]] in 1950.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sndchardon.org/global-missions/our-mission-in-india/|title=Our Mission in India - Sisters of Notre Dame, Chardon, Ohio|newspaper=Sisters of Notre Dame, Chardon, Ohio|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-20}}</ref> The Notre Dame Academy, Patna was founded on 2 February 1960, under control of the Patna Notre Dame Sister's Society by [[Religious sister|Sister]] St. Thomas SND, Sister Mary Freda and Sister Sushila. It is associated with the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Patna]].<ref>''The Catholic directory of India'', by Pious Society of St. Paul, Catholic Church. Bishops' Conference of India. Published by St. Paul Publications., 1972. ''Page 355''.</ref>

The society was founded in 1804 by St. [[Julie Billiart]] (1751–1816) as [[Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur|Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur]] in [[France]]. From there the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame was formed in [[Coesfeld]], [[Germany]], in 1850, from where the mission spread, offering educational, social and medical services.<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/nd/ndapatna/aboutnda.html About Notre Dame Academy]</ref>

Today, it is a girls' school in the city, with an emphasis on extracurricular activities along with studies.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205029/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-12-01/patna/27221094_1_music-concert-notre-dame-musical-evening Notre Dame kids present lively music concert] [[The Times of India]], 1 December 2001.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-12-14/patna/27983035_1_science-exhibition-third-prize-patna-women-s-college The two-day science exhibition organised by the Parents Teachers Association, Notre Dame Academy, Patna..] [[The Times of India]], 7 December 2000.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205052/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-30/patna/27888325_1_cent-success-class-x-students-cent-marks 90 percenters all around in city] [[The Times of India]], 30 May 2007. "The girls of Notre Dame Academy also fared well. "As many as 154 of the 155 students secured first division," said school principal Sister Jayashree."</ref> It has a [[Montessori]] section which allows co-education. The school is associated with [[SPIC MACAY]] programs.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023205021/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-08-05/patna/27149941_1_kathak-dance-dance-form-shovana-narayan Shovana Narayan performs at Notre Dame Academy] [[The Times of India]], 5 August 2004.</ref>

It supports Julie School, a school system for the poor who cannot afford to pay for their education. Notre Dame celebrated its Golden Jubilee<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Sathiyaan-lets-raise-fund-for-alma-mater/articleshow/4093262.cms|title=Sathiyaan, let's raise fund for alma mater - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-16}}</ref> in 2009.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

==Administration==
* Principal – Sister Jessey SND
*Headmistress – Sister Lata SND
* Director – Sister Mary Namrata SND

==Motto==
"Lead Me From Darkness To Light".

==Notable alumni==
*[[Neetu Chandra]]<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/I_will_do_anything_for_Bihar_Neetu_Chandra/rssarticleshow/4090326.cms Notre Dame Academy Almuni Association...] [[The Times of India]], 6 February 2009.</ref>
*[[Pranati Rai Prakash]]

==See also==
* [[Pustak Mahal#Sources|Pustak Mahal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://notredameacademypatna.org.in//Official website]
*[http://wikimapia.org/151216/Notre-Dame-Academy School location]

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{{Schools in Patna}}

[[Category:Private schools in Bihar]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Bihar]]
[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in India]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in Bihar]]
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[[Category:1960 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur schools]]

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