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{{Infobox school
| name = St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
| native_name =
| seal_image =
| image = St. Joseph's Block, Perambur.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| motto = ''Pro Fide et Moribus''
| motto_translation = For Faith and Morals
| established = 1883
| grades = 12
| enrollment = 1700 ''(approx.)''
| colours = Green and Gold<br>{{colour box|green}} {{colour box|gold}}
| publication = ''Campus Chronicle''<br/>''Extrovert''
| address = 62, Siruvallur High Road
| location = [[Perambur]]
| city = [[Chennai]]
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| postal_code = 600011
| country = [[Republic of India|India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.108402|N|80.239873|E|display=inline,title}}
| fundingtype =
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
| affiliations = [[Presentation Sisters]]
| denomination = Non-denominational
| patron = [[Saint Joseph]]
| founded =
| founder = Fr. J. Allen ([[Salesians of Don Bosco|SDB]])
| principal = Sr. amala jothi ([[Presentation Sisters|PBVM]])
| free_label1 = Correspondent
| free_text1 = Sr. Ann Teresa (PBVM)
| closed =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| free_label2 = Former pupils
| free_text2 = Josephites
| website = {{URL|stjosephperambur.com}}
}}

'''St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School''' is an all-girls day school, located on Siruvallur High Road at [[Perambur]] in the city of [[Chennai]] that was founded in 1883 by Fr. J. Allen, initially as an attachment to ' Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine '. It is now managed by the [[Presentation Sisters]].

==History==
In the year 1842, the [[Presentation Sisters]] established their congregation on Indian soil. In 1883, it was found imperative to bring into being an institution to cater to the educational requirements of the children. The erstwhile Archbishop of Madras cum parish priest of the ' Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes ', Rev. Fr. J. Allen was the first manager of the school.

In the year 1895, Fr. P. O. Carroll assumed the administrative role in collaboration with a trio of lay teachers. Recognition was granted by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in the year 1903.

In 1911, the management of the institution was consigned to the [[Presentation Sisters]] under Mother Angela Curtin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stjosephperambur.com/index.php?page=history|title=ST JOSEPH ANGLO INDIAN HSC SCHOOL|publisher=|accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref>

==Academics==
The school initially educated boys up to Class IV and girls up to Class X. Following a revision of admission in 2007, the school identified as an all-girls school. In 2011, the school was upgraded to higher secondary level, offering a total of four alternative streams:

* Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry and General Mathematics
* Biology, Physics, Chemistry and General Mathematics
* Commerce, Economics, Accountancy and Computer Science
* Commerce, Economics, Accountancy and Business Mathematics

The medium of instruction is [[English language|English]]. The second languages incorporated in the curriculum are [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[French language|French]] for higher secondary level and Tamil for high school. [[Hindi]] continued to be a second language alternative for high school, prior to a syllabus revision that witnessed its withdrawal. Currently, the ''Samacheer Kalvi'' (Equity Education) system is adhered to.

Public Examinations for Classes X and XII are conducted and the answer booklets are evaluated by select staff assigned by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

==Infrastructure and Facilities==
[[File:Nagle Block, Perambur.jpg|thumb|100px|The Nagle Block]] [[File:Anne Caffrey Block.JPG|thumb|100px|The Anne Caffrey Block]]

Three buildings, namely the Anne Caffrey Block, the Nagle Block and the neoteric Saint Joseph's block constitute the plan of the school. Each block is two levels high.

Amenities include an [[auditorium]], a [[library]], an audio-visual sector, a [[solar power plant]], a [[reverse osmosis plant]], two air-conditioned computer laboratories along with laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology, an assembly stage and a canteen. Two independent vehicle stands, for the teaching and supportive staff and the student body, exist.

The convent with a chapel on the zero level are on the premises. Diverse plants are bought and gifted by the students on special occasions which are maintained along with avifauna such as [[lovebird]]s, [[Columbidae|pigeons]], a [[green parakeet]] and a [[Rooster|cockerel]]. A couple of [[Aquarium|aquaria]] are maintained and a warren of [[rabbit]]s is also bred.

Private and unaffiliated St. John's Nursery and Primary School is also on-campus.

==Athletics==
The school endorses various sports such as [[basketball]] (that has seen players rise to international ranks), [[table tennis]], [[karate]], [[kabaddi]], [[kho-kho]], [[throwball]] and [[track and field]] events whose players have also bagged multiple laurels and acclaim.

The school hosts the Nano Nagle Interschool Basketball Tournament annually, effective since 2010, and also an annual Table Tennis Tournament since 2014.

There is an outdoor basketball court and an indoor table tennis court.

A day in the scholastic year is allotted for the manifestation of sportsmanship and the pertaining events of sport are conducted in the neighboring Railway Stadium.

==Houses==
The students are assigned to one invariable house out of four that are namesakes of the saints [[Saint Anne|Anne]], [[Saint Joseph|Joseph]], [[Saint Patrick|Patrick]] and [[Teresa of Ávila|Teresa]], each of which bear an exclusive aphorism.

{| class="sortable wikitable" border="1"
|+
!House!!Motto!!Color
|-
|Saint Anne's
|"Let Your Light Shine."
|{{colour box|blue}}
|-
|Saint Joseph's
|"To Love is to Serve."
|{{colour box|pink}}
|-
|Saint Patrick's
|"Faster, Higher, Stronger."
|{{colour box|green}}
|-
|Saint Teresa's
|"Knowledge is Power."
|{{colour box|red}}
|}

==Activities==
Weekly, the high school students assort themselves into their respective ''clubs'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stjosephperambur.com/index.php?page=co_curricular_activities|title=ST JOSEPH ANGLO INDIAN HSC SCHOOL|publisher=|accessdate=20 November 2016}}</ref> all of which endeavor to promote their all-round development. The functional clubs of the school include:
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* [[Art]] and Craft Club
* [[Marching band]]
* [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides|Girl Guides]]
* [[Children's Rights]] Club
* [[English Literature]] Club
* [[National Green Corps|Environment Club]]
* [[Music]] Club
* [[Nano Nagle|Nagle]] Club
* [[Needlework]] Club
* [[Red Ribbon]] Club (RRC)
* [[Junior Safety Patrol|Road Safety Patrol]] (RSP)
* [[Tamil Literature]] Club
* [[Student activism|Young Students' Movement]] (YSM)
* [[Bharata Natyam]]}}

Aside from the aforementioned activities, the pupils are assigned projects and are encouraged to partake in the annual dramatics, carol-singing contests, occasional debates, creative writing, elocutions and a variety of similar external competitions.

==Faith Formation==
[[File:SJAIHSS Convent.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Frontal view of the convent]]

Thrice a week, a time slot is given to religious instruction- [[Catechism]] for Roman Catholics along with voluntary Christians of other denominations and [[Values education]] for non-Christians. The text material for Catechism is issued by the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore|Archdiocese of Madras and Mylapore]] wherein the Catechism examination evaluations are carried out.

[[Mass (liturgy)|Holy Mass]] is attended by the [[Religious sisters|sisters]], Catholic teachers, high school and higher secondary students every first Friday of the month and on special occasions. Masses are animated by the Catechism students of a particular class each month in combination with the Catechism teacher(s) concerned. The chapel affixed to the convent is open to the sisters, the staff, and the students during school hours.

Retreats are orchestrated over a period of two or three months for both students and teachers.

==Events==
Notable events/feasts that ( take place in ) are celebrated within the school include:

* Sports Day (June/July)
* [[Teachers' Day]] (5 September)
* [[Children's Day]] (14 November)
* [[Presentation of Mary|Presentation Day]] (21 November)
* [[Christmas]] (beforehand: week 1 December)
* Prize Day / Annual Day (January/February)
* Farewell Day (mid-February)
* [[Saint Joseph's Day|Feast of Saint Joseph]] (19 March)

==Notable alumni==
* [[Andrea Jeremiah]], actress, playback singer, musician and dancer

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=St._Joseph%27s_Anglo-Indian_Higher_Secondary_School&params=13.108402_N_80.239873_E_type:edu Geohack]

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[[Category:Presentation Sisters schools]]
[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in India]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Girls' schools in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Chennai]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1883]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in British India]]

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