St Xavier's School, Jaipur
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St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Jaipur, in Rajasthan in north-western India. The school was established by the Jesuits in 1943.
| St Xavier's School, Jaipur | |
|---|---|
| File:XavierRej.png | |
 The facade of the main school building | |
| Address | |
Bhagwan Das Road , India | |
| Coordinates | 26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°ECoordinates: 26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Deus Fortitudo Mea (God is my strength) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuit |
| Established | 1941 |
| Principal | Fr. Dominic S.J.[citation needed] |
| Teaching staff | 100+ |
| Grades | 1 -12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (since 1989) |
| Enrollment | 3,500+[citation needed] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Newspaper | X Rays |
| Website | stxaviersschooljaipur |
HistoryEdit
The school was established in 1943.[1]:95 Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of Jaipur State, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the Jesuits took over management of St. Mary's Boys School,[1]:95 which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.[1]:94 The school became co-educational in 1989.[2]
Notable alumniEdit
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- Lt. Amit Bhardwaj, a soldier martyred in the Kargil War
- Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Pratap Bhanu Mehta, vice-chancellor of Ashok University
- Raghubir Singh, photographer[3]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Verma, G. C. (1984). Modern Education, its Growth and Development in Rajasthan, 1818–1983. Jaipur: Publication Scheme.
- ↑ "A Historical View of the School". St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ↑ "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline. Vol. 16, no. 10. May 1999. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.
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