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	== Alumni ==		== Alumni ==
	Students and [[alumni]] are referred to as Xaverians or ~~DOXs~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dorandaoldxaverians.com/\|title=The Official Alumni Network of St Xavier's School, Doranda\|first=Doranda Old\|last=Xaverians\|website=Doranda Old Xaverians}}</ref> The Doranda Old Xaverians are mainly networked through their ~~Yahoo group~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.yahoo.com/\|title=Yahoo\|website=Yahoo}}</ref> ~~The alumni meet~~ in ~~locations like~~ Mumbai, ~~Delhi~~, ~~San Francisco~~, ~~and Singapore~~,~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www~~.~~telegraphindia.com~~/~~1070524~~/~~asp~~/~~jharkhand~~/~~story_7819588.asp\|title=Telegraph}}</ref> besides the get~~-~~togethers at Ranchi.~~		Students and [[alumni]] are referred to as Xaverians or Doranda Old Xaverians.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dorandaoldxaverians.com/\|title=The Official Alumni Network of St Xavier's School, Doranda\|first=Doranda Old\|last=Xaverians\|website=Doranda Old Xaverians}}</ref> The Doranda Old Xaverians are mainly networked through their Alumni portal www.dorandaoldxaverians.com and Facebook and Whatsapp groups.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.yahoo.com/\|title=Yahoo\|website=Yahoo}}</ref> DOX has active chapters in Bengaluru, New Delhi NCR and Mumbai and upcoming chapter in Kolkata. The Doranda Old Xaverian's Association (DOX) formerly Xavier's Old Boys Association Jharkhand, is the official alumni association of St. Xavier's School, Ranchi. The Association presently has over 13, 000 members, spanning across all batches that have passed out of the school since 1964. DOX is registered under the Trust act, bearing registration DOX Trust VII -‐36/12A/2002/03/1485-‐87

	St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. ~~Recently in a national survey, it~~ was awarded the ~~silver medal throughout India~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181350/http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=JAA\|archivedate=22 February 2014}}</ref>		St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. DOX was awarded as the Best Alumni Association in 3 different categories at the JAAI Congress in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181350/http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm\|url-status=dead\|title=JAA\|archivedate=22 February 2014}}</ref> It was judged as #1 in "Landmark Legacy" , "Supporting Spirit" and Ëvolving Education"and Runners up in "Glory to Alma Mater".

	=== Notable alumni ===		=== Notable alumni ===

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{{For|other educational institutions using the name Xavier|List of schools named after Francis Xavier}}
{{short description|Private school in Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = St. Xavier's School
| logo = St Xaviers Logo.JPG
| image = St. Xaviers Senior Section.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Senior section of the school
| motto = Courage to excel by all
| motto_translation =
| address =
| city = [[Ranchi]]
| state = [[Jharkhand]]
| postalcode =
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.338038|85.3143335|type:school_region:IN-JH|display=title,inline|format=dms}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary
| denomination = [[Jesuit]]s
| religion = [[Catholic church|Catholicism]]
| established = {{Start date and age|1960}}
| accreditation = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]]
| oversight =
| principal = Fr. Sanjay Kerketta, S.J.
| students = 2110+
| gender = {{ubl|[[Single-sex education|Boys only]]: KG to 10|[[Mixed-sex education|Co-educational]]: 11 to 12}}
| classes = [[K-12 (education)|K-12]]
| mascot =
| free_label =
| free =
| patron = [[Francis Xavier]]
| alumni = Xaverians
| website = {{URL|www.stxaviersschool.com}}
}}

'''St. Xavier's School''' is a [[Private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] primary and secondary school located in [[Doranda]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. The school was founded by the [[Jesuits]] in 1960<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stxaviersschool.com/gdjb/about/journey.htm|title=Journey}}</ref> and named in honour of [[Saint]] [[Francis Xavier]], co-founder of the Jesuits. It is run by the [[Society of Jesus]] and provides education from kindergarten to standard 12. Plus two (+2) was started in 2000 and was run under the guidance of the late Hira Prasad. The school is boys-only until standard 10 with its plus two section being [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]].

== Overview ==
Until about 1976, the school followed the [[Cambridge International Examinations|Cambridge Higher Secondary curriculum]] and now follows the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE) curriculum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cisce.org/|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org}}</ref> The school feeds students into the engineering colleges (IITs and BIT, NITs, KIIT, etc.) and medical colleges of India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stxaviersschool.com/current/acheivers.htm |title=Achievers}}</ref> It is now one of the most renowned schools in the east zone and is famous for its achievements in fields such as sports, debate, academics, quizzes and many more.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

The motto of the school was coined in Sanskrit by Fr. C. Bulcke, when Courage to Excel by All was considered a contribution towards the building up of one country and one nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stxaviersschool.com/schl/origin.htm|title=Origin}}</ref>

== History ==
This school was started in 1960 in response to a request from the professional community of [[Heavy Engineering Corporation]], [[Steel Authority of India|Hindustan Steel Ltd.]], and the [[Coal mining in India|National Coal Development Corporation]].

== Alumni ==
Students and [[alumni]] are referred to as Xaverians or DOXs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dorandaoldxaverians.com/|title=The Official Alumni Network of St Xavier's School, Doranda|first=Doranda Old|last=Xaverians|website=Doranda Old Xaverians}}</ref> The Doranda Old Xaverians are mainly networked through their Yahoo group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yahoo.com/|title=Yahoo|website=Yahoo}}</ref> The alumni meet in locations like Mumbai, Delhi, San Francisco, and Singapore,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070524/asp/jharkhand/story_7819588.asp|title=Telegraph}}</ref> besides the get-togethers at Ranchi.

St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. Recently in a national survey, it was awarded the silver medal throughout India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181350/http://www.jaaindia.com/Active_Members.htm|url-status=dead|title=JAA|archivedate=22 February 2014}}</ref>

=== Notable alumni ===
{{alumni|date=April 2021}}
* [[Shiney Ahuja]], Indian actor
* [[Sajal Chakraborty]], I.A.S (1980 batch), former Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand
* [[Abhishek Chaubey]] (1993 batch), Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and producer
* [[Birender Singh Dhanoa|Birendra Singh Dhanoa]], (1969-1971), [[Air Chief Marshal]]
* [[Jairam Ramesh]] (1961-1963 class 3 to 5), former [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests]]
* Lt. Gen. [[Amrik Singh (army officer)|Amrik Singh]], AVSM, Chief of Army Staff Commendation, General Officer Commanding in Chief Commendation, Sena Medal (distinguished)

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Schools|India|Catholicism}}}}
* [[Education in India]]
* [[List of schools in India]]
* [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.stxaviersschool.com/}}
* {{Google maps |url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/St.+Xavier's+school+doranda/@23.338038,85.3143335,331m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x39f4e1b56dad4b43:0xd1b4b9ff853b9a74!8m2!3d23.3380331!4d85.3154265 |title=St. Xavier's School |work= |publisher= |via=Google Maps |date= |access-date= }}

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