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{{Infobox school
| name = St. Xavier's School
| image = Xavier bokaro.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| streetaddress =
| city = [[Bokaro Steel City|Bokaro]]
| state = [[Jharkhand]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23|39|35.27|N|86|9|46.04|E|region:IN-JH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| type = {{ubl|[[Private school|Private]] primary and secondary school|Christian minority school}}
| language = [[English language|English]]-medium
| established = {{Start date and age|1966|07|18|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
| principal = Fr. Peter James SJ
| grades = [[K-12 (education)|K-12]]
| affiliation = [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (CISCE)
| website = {{url|www.xaviersbokaro.com}}
| picture = Xav1.jpg
| picture_caption =
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic church|Catholicism]]
| denomination = [[Jesuit]]s
| students = more than 3000
| alumni = Old Xaverians
}}

'''St. Xavier's School''' is a [[private school|private]] [[Catholic school|Catholic]] secondary school located in [[Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand|Bokaro Steel City]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. The Christian minority school was founded by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]] in 1966 primarily to serve the children of those working at [[Bokaro Steel Plant]]. The school educates students from [[K-12 (education)|nursery to Grade 12]].

== Overview ==
The plant felt the necessity of a school in Bokaro Steel City where the children of their employees could be taught up to the higher secondary or its equivalent stage through the [[English language|medium of English]], and so invited [[St. Xavier's, Hazaribagh#HOXA|Xaviers Hazaribagh Association]] to undertake the opening and running of such a school. The school opened on 18 July 1966.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

The [[house system]] is followed and Loyola, Carmel, Loreto, and Xavier houses compete against each other each December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xaviersbokaro.com/Sports.aspx|title=House system|last=Sports day|website=www.xaviersbokaro.com|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> Co-curricular activities include: Integrity Club (promotes integrity in society), Peace Club (promotes peace and harmony), Spectrum Club (promotes spoken English), Science Club, Interact Club (provides service opportunities), Sports Club (develops game skills), Eco Club (sponsors ecological activities), Finomics Club (enhances student knowledge of economics and finance), I.T. Club (deals with modern tech and cyber crimes), Xavier Online (creative writing quarterly), Social Service League (encourages outreach).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xaviersbokaro.com/CulturalCoCulturalActivity.aspx|title=Activities|website=www.xaviersbokaro.com|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref>

The school undertakes various charitable activities through its Social Service League. It prepares students for the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE), and [[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) exams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/st-xavier-s-school/jh006|title=St. Xavier'S School, ICSE-ISC School, Bokaro City Steel Bokaro|website=iCBSE|language=en|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> It has served as the venue for regional speech contests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/lfs-boy-wins-asisc-regional-declamation-contest/95164/|title=LFS boy wins ASISC Regional Declamation Contest|date=2016-07-02|work=Avenue Mail|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en-US}}</ref>

Xavier's celebrated its Golden Jubilee in December, 2016 wherein it sought participation and contribution from its students who are present round the globe. There is a strong bond amongst its alumni in form of BOXA (Bokaro Old Xaverian Associations).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jaaindia.com/membership/member-directory/bokaro-old-xaverians-association-boxa|title=Bokaro Old Xaverians Association (BOXA) {{!}} JAAI India {{!}} Jesuit Alumni Associations of India|website=www.jaaindia.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-30}}</ref> 

==Principals==
The following individuals have served as principal of the school:
{|class="wikitable";
|-
! Ordinal !! Officeholder !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! Notes
|-
|align=center|{{nts|1}} || Fr. John Moore, SJ (founder) ||align=center| 1966 ||align=center| 1980 ||align=right|{{age in years|1966|1980}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|2}} || Fr. Ken McNamara, SJ ||align=center| 1980 ||align=center| 1990 ||align=right|{{age in years|1980|1990}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|3}} || Fr. P. O. Chacko, SJ ||align=center| 1990 ||align=center| 1997 ||align=right|{{age in years|1990|1997}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|4}} || Fr. Geoff Meagher, SJ ||align=center| 1997 ||align=center| 2005 ||align=right|{{age in years|1997|2005}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|5}} || Fr. Francis Kurien, SJ ||align=center| 2005 ||align=center| 2010 ||align=right|{{age in years|2005|2010}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|6}} || Fr. Pradeep Shail, SJ ||align=center| 2010 ||align=center| 2016 ||align=right|{{age in years|2010|2016}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|7}} || Fr. Saju Bastian, SJ ||align=center| 2016 ||align=center| 2019 ||align=right|{{age in years|2016|2019}} years ||
|-
|align=center|{{nts|8}} || Fr. Peter James, SJ ||align=center| 2019 ||align=center| ''incumbent'' ||align=right|{{age in years|2019}} years ||
|}

== Notable alumni ==
* [[Arundhati Bhattacharya]], retired Indian banker and former Chairman of the State Bank of India

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Schools|Catholicism|India}}}}
* [[List of Jesuit educational institutions#Schools|List of Jesuit schools]]
* [[List of schools in Jharkhand]]
* [[Violence against Christians in India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.xaviersbokaro.com/}}

{{Jesuit Schools of India|state=collapsed}}
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