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'''St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School''' is an all-girls [[Catholic]] school for grades 1st through 12th standard in [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is located on Trichy road in a three-school complex with its sister schools St. Francis and St. Marys.<br />
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==Governing body==<br />
The school is run by FMM sisters.<br />
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==History==<br />
St. Joseph's was founded in 1960 by Mother Mary of the passion. It attained its [[golden jubilee]] in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=November 2025}}<br />
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In 2024, the [[Madras High Court]] issued a directive requiring state authorities to relocate the school, which has been operating on land owned by the [[Devanathaswamy temple, Thiruvanthipuram]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sivakumar |first=R |date=11 July 2025 |title=Contempt of court: Five IAS officers appear in Madras High Court, seek apology |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jul/11/contempt-of-court-five-ias-officers-appear-in-madras-high-court-seek-apology |access-date=2025-11-14 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> St. Joseph's officials have argued that land allocated to the school at [[Bhuvanagiri, Tamil Nadu|Bhuvanagiri taluk]] is unsuitable due to lack of infrastructure such a roads and its proximity to quarries, and have requested an alternative site within {{Convert|5|km|mi}} of its current location.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Uniform==<br />
The school's colors are [[maroon]] and [[white]].<br />
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School uniforms for regular days are made up of a maroon dress, black shoes, white socks and white collared shirt. <br />
For P.T. (play time) days, the green, maroon, purple, or blue (depends on the house- Loyalty, Charity, Truth, Honor respectively) collared shirt and white socks along with a white pleated skirt and white sneakers constitute the uniform.<br />
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==Houses==<br />
There are four houses, named after the qualities valued most by the school :<br />
* [[Charity (virtue)|Charity]]<br />
* [[Loyalty]]<br />
* [[Truth]]<br />
* [[Honor]]<br />
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==Competitions==<br />
The school conducts inter-house competitions like mass drills, salad making, mehendi drawing, poetry and writing, etc. The House Cup was introduced in 2009.<br />
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==School hours==<br />
The school functions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30 am to 3.20 pm, with eight 40-minute periods.<br />
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On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the school functions from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm, with theeight 40-minute periods, with an additional period for games and club activities.<br />
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==School clubs==<br />
A few prominent ones are:<br />
* Social-Service Club<br />
* Eco and Pulse club<br />
* English Literary Club<br />
* Hindi Literary Club<br />
* Art and Craft Club<br />
*Tamil Literature Club<br />
*Maths Club<br />
* Guides<br />
* Bulbuls<br />
* Computer Club. <br />
*Karate. <br />
*Band <br />
Every year, each club has an open exhibit, where the members showcase their talents, in the presence of an honored chief guest, connected to their club theme.<br />
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==Sports==<br />
The school sports teams include [[basketball]], [[volleyball]] and [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]. It co-hosted the District-Level zonals in 2012.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Franciscan high schools]]<br />
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[[Category:Christian schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Girls' schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Primary schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Schools in Coimbatore]]<br />
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[[Category:1960 establishments in Madras State]]</div>Aaron