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{{Infobox school
|name = St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School
|logo = [[File:St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School's logo.jpg|125px]]
|image = File:St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.jpg
|motto = Virtus in Arduo
|motto_translation = Excellence Through Hardship
|location = Sadar Cantonment
|streetaddress = 1, Shakti Marg
|city = Jabalpur
|state = Madhya Pradesh
|postalcode = 482001
|country = India
|schooltype = Private
|religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
|patron = [[Aloysius Gonzaga]]
|established = 1868
|founder = [[Amedee Delalex|Fr. Amedee Delalex]]
|sister_school = [https://staloysiusschoolpolipathar.edu.in/ St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Polipathar] <br /> [http://staloysiusrimjha.edu.in St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Rimjha]
|schoolboard = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
|school_number = 1030055
|president = [[Gerald Almeida|Bishop Gerald Almeida]]
|rector = Fr. Sibi Joseph
|average_class_size = 45 pupils in one section
|system = [[Coeducational]]
|classes_offered = Kindergarten to Class XII
|medium_of_language = [[British English|English]]
|houses = Red, Green & Yellow
|yearbook = The Aloysian
|website = http://staloysiusjabalpur.edu.in
}}
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'''St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School''' is a [[co-ed]] [[catholic school]] located in the city of [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is affiliated to [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]. Established in the year 1868, it is one of the oldest schools in India.<ref>http://staloysiusjabalpur.com/index.html</ref>

== History ==
In 1858, Fr. Thevenet [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagpur|(Nagpur Diocese)]], obtained a piece of land from the [[British Indian Army|military authorities]], and built a temporary [[chapel]], which was blessed on 22 June 1858. [[Amedee Delalex|Fr. Amedee Delalex]] started the school exclusively for boys in that church in 1868. The school followed the [[Cambridge Assessment International Education|University of Cambridge International Examinations]]. The primary section of the school was recognised in the year 1873, and the classes were held in the new church building, which was constructed in the same year. The middle section of the school got recognised in 1884 by the British government. The present building was erected by Fr. Thevenet to house the school for [[Europeans]] and was later extended for Indians also. The school started [[Boarding school|boarding]] European students in 1887, while the Indian boarding section was started in 1903, which later became the St. Thomas School, and now functions as a separate school.

India gained independence from the British in 1947, and the European boarding section was shut down in 1949, which later became a part of the present St. Aloysius College. Post independence, the school got affiliated to the [[Board of Secondary Education, Madhya Pradesh]]. Computer education was started in the year 1987 from class III onwards. The school affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]], [[New Delhi]] in 1992, and became coeducational in the year 1998, admitting girls along with boys. Smart classes were introduced in 2008.<ref>http://staloysiusjabalpur.com/page2.html</ref>

== Administration ==
The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jabalpur]] runs schools, colleges, hospitals, cathedrals and boardings. Jabalpur Diocesan Educational Society (JDES) manages the educational institutions. It also conducts non-formal education and medical camps, both in urban and rural areas. It came into existence on 3 May 1968. The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Jabalpur is the President of the society.

The society has more than 30 schools and boardings in the urban and rural areas of [[Jabalpur district|Jabalpur]], [[Shahdol district|Shahdol]], [[Sagar district|Sagar]], [[Anuppur district|Anuppur]], [[Umaria district|Umaria]], [[Seoni district|Seoni]], [[Katni district|Katni]], [[Mandla district|Mandla]] and [[Dindori district|Dindori]] districts. Apart from the schools and boardings, it conducts non-formal education classes and also conducts social service activities like medical camps, social awareness programmes, etc. in the rural areas. The society also administers several [[cathedral]]s, the St. Aloysius Schools at Polipathar and Rimjha, the St. Thomas School, St. Aloysius Institute of Technology, St. Aloysius College, all situated in Jabalpur, and the Katra Hospital in Mandla.

==Admission==
The school has an open-admission policy. It is done solely on the basis of merit. Normally admission in Pre-K.G. takes place in the months of December & January. At the time of admission to Pre-K.G., the child should have completed 4 years. The age of admission to the other classes should be reckoned accordingly.

==Education system==
The school has a [[coeducational]] system, following the norms and syllabi laid down by the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]. The medium of conduct is strictly [[British English|English]]. It has classes from [[Kindergarten]] up to the [[Secondary school|Senior Secondary level]]. Each class has four sections: A, B, C & D, having a strength of about 45 pupils in each of the sections. The school offers courses in Science and Commerce at the Senior Secondary level.

The academic session begins in the month of April and continues till March, with May and June as summer vacation. The winter vacation is of 10–15 days and comes around [[Christmas]]. The school timings for Kindergarten and Class I are 07:50 am to 01:00 pm. For Classes II to X, the timings are 07:50 am to 02:00 pm.

==Notable alumni==
* [[Jal Cursetji|Admiral Jal Cursetji]] - 10th [[Chief of the Naval Staff (India)|Chief of the Naval Staff of India]].
* [[Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik|Lt. General K. T. Parnaik]] - [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]].
* [[WAG Pinto|Lt. General WAG Pinto]] - 8th [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] of the [[Central Command (India)|Central Command]].
* [[G. D. Bakshi|Maj. General G. D. Bakshi]] - Retired Major General of [[Indian Army]], leading defence analyst of India.
* [[Jitendra Malik|Dr. Jitendra Malik]] - Indian-American academic, who is the Arthur J. Chick Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at [[University of California, Berkeley]].
* [[Ron Norris]] - Represented India in boxing at the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].
* [[Tarun Bhanot]] - Former Finance Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh]].
* [[Neelesh Awasthi]] - Member of the [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].
* [[Ankit Raaj]] - Model, film and television actor.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed caption="Other establishments">
File:St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Rimjha, Jabalpur.jpg|St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School, Rimjha, Jabalpur
File:Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Jabalpur.jpg|Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Jabalpur
File:Katra Hospital, Mandla.jpg|Katra Hospital, Mandla
File:St. Aloysius Institute of Technology, Jabalpur.jpg|St. Aloysius Institute of Technology, Jabalpur
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://staloysiusjabalpur.edu.in/ St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School (Official website)]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1868]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in India]]
[[Category:Primary schools in India]]
[[Category:Schools in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Private schools in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Education in Jabalpur]]

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