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{{Infobox school
| name = Our Lady of Fátima Convent Secondary School
| image = LadyFatima.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Statue of [[Our Lady of Fátima]] at the school
| motto = ''Deus Meus Et Omnia''
| motto_translation = My God, My All
| address = 52-53 Ajit Nagar
| city = [[Patiala]]
| state = [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| postalcode =
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.3368|N|76.3802|E|region:IN_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1960<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Site|url=http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com}}</ref>
| founder = Mother Seraphina Farolfi
| type = Private
| affiliation =
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]
| grades = Lower and Upper Kindergarten, Classes I - X
| principal = Sister Flevy David <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com/staff1.html|title=Our Lady of Fatima Staff|access-date=7 January 2013|publisher=[[Our Lady of Fatima Convent School Patiala]]}}</ref>
| faculty = 52 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/our-lady-of-fatima-convent-sec-school/03170514503|title=Our Lady of Fatima Convent Sec. School, Patiala - Address, Admissions, Fees and Reviews 2021}}</ref>
| students =
| colours = Blue and white {{color box|lightblue}} {{color box|white}}
| houses = 4 (St Clare, St Francis, St Joseph, St Mary)
| campus_type = Urban-Open Campus
| campus_size = {{convert|2|acre|m2}}
| accreditation =
| information = CBSE Affiliation Code: 1630012<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Website |url=http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/19775/38/|title=OLOF Golden Jubilee Celebrated in 2009|access-date=2009-10-15|publisher=[[Punjab Newsline]]}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com}}
}}

'''Our Lady of Fátima Convent Secondary School''' is a convent school located in the city of [[Patiala]] in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. The school is run by Catholic nuns who live on the school campus itself. The nuns, mostly belonging to the southern Indian state of [[Kerala]], bought the small patch of land from the scion of the erstwhile [[Patiala State]] in 1960 and for more than 40 years have been working to provide quality education at an affordable price to the children of Patiala.

==About the school==

Our Lady of Fátima Convent Secondary School was established in the year 1960. It is run by Seraphina Educational Society, Dehradun. The main aim of the society is education of the youth, especially poor and abandoned children. Since 1901 the Society is actively engaged in the field of education in India. It is a co-educational institution affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE). The medium of instruction is English. It is run by the Seraphina Educational Society, Dehradun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com/about-school.aspx|title = Our Lady of Fatima Convent Sec. School, Patiala}}</ref><br>

Their educational vision is:

* The education of the young with a preferential option for the poor, the marginalised or the underprivileged in the slum/interior rural areas.

* The care of the orphaned/destitute children.

* The service of the poor especially in the remote regions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com/about-school.aspx|title = Our Lady of Fatima Convent Sec. School, Patiala}}</ref>

==Crest & motto==
The crest of the school consists of two crossed arms, the naked one of [[Jesus Christ]] and the robed one of [[Saint Francis of Assisi]]. It bears the inscription ''"Porto I Misteri"'' which means "I Carry The Mysteries",<ref>http://www.edumissioclarissefrancescane.org/chi_siamo.htm</ref> and IHS which is a [[Christogram]].<ref>http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com/images/logo.png</ref><br>
The motto ''"Deus Meus Et Omnia"'' means "My God and All".<ref>franciscansisterspeoria.org/charism/st-francis</ref>

==Houses==
The four houses are named after [[Christianity|Christian]] saints. All the extra-curricular activities are conducted between these four houses.
* Saint Clare ([[Royal Blue]] {{color box|royalblue}})
* Saint Francis ([[Red]] {{color box|red}})
* Saint Mary ([[Green]] {{color box|darkgreen}})
* Saint Joseph ([[Yellow]] {{color box|yellow}})

==Boat tragedy==
On 29 September 1982 there were a group of children from the school picnicking around the [[Nangal]] Dam area. The children accompanied by teachers went for a boat ride when unfortunately some of the boats started to sink and 22 11-year-old children drowned in the lake. The 22 flower pots commemorate those who died and the names of children are listed just below the statue of Lady Fatima at the school entrance. Later their parents established the Children memorial school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1761455/Children-Memorial-Public-School|title=Children Memorial Public School - Patiala}}</ref>

[[File:OLOFSchool.jpg|right|thumb|Our Lady of Fátima Convent Secondary School, [[Patiala]].]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ourladyoffatimapatiala.com/ Our Lady of Fátima Convent Secondary School] – Official website

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[[Category:Catholic schools in India]]
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