Saint Francis School Deoghar

Saint Francis School, Deoghar
Saint Francis School, Deoghar
Address
	Carstairs Town, Deoghar, Jharkhand
Coordinates	24°29′01″N 86°41′24″E / 24.4836247°N 86.6899505°E
Information
School type	Catholic School Day school; Co-educational; ICSE and ISC (CISCE, New Delhi);
Motto	Let your light shine
Patron saint(s)	Francis of Assisi
Established	10 January 1970
Founder	Fr alyosius kattady
Principal	Rev. Father Kurian Trikkodanmalil T.O.R.
Grades	Nursery school – 12th Standard
Enrollment	3000
Houses	Concord , Peace-makers , Patriots , Explorers
Color(s)	Brown and white
Sports	Table tennis, badminton , cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, kho kho
Nickname	SFS
Publication	Francisco;
Affiliations	ICSE; ISC; CISCE;
Alumni	Francerians
Website	http://www.sfsdeoghar.org

Saint Francis School is a Catholic school in the temple-town of Baidyanathdham, Deoghar, India. It is affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi.

History

It was established in 1970 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur,^[1] under the aegis of the Franciscan Friars (Third Order Regular of St. Francis).</ref> Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of the school. The school is noted for high academic achievements in the region and has well-placed and eminent alumni working in the field of science, technology, business and entertainment,^[2] and public services. The school produced two consecutive Jharkhand state toppers in the ICSE Annual Exams in 2016 and 2017.^[3] Students perform very well in national competitive examinations : IIT-JEE,^[4] medical entrance exams and civil services.

Campus

The school has two campuses, aprimary wing and a senior wing, separated by a short walking distance. The primary wing has students from nursery to class 5. The senior wing is for students from classes 6 to 12. It is located in the heart of the city in the locality of Castairs Town.

The school is equipped with a basketball court, games field, computer laboratory, a volleyball court, exhibition hall and science laboratories.

The school also holds various events every year, including Sports Day, Parents' Day and exhibitions.

Gallery

Senior wing of the school
Francis of Assisi - patron saint of the school

References

↑ "Diocese of Bhagalpur". Gcatholic. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Bhagalpur (Diocese)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
↑ Rajesh Pandathil (24 July 2015). "From soft drinks seller to co CEO: The inspiring story of Masaan producer Manish Mundra". The First Post. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
↑ Saurav Roy (6 May 2016). "ICSE results 2016: Deoghar boy tops in Jharkhand". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "ICSE RESULTS 2017: सुदीप और माधव 12वीं तथा देवघर के शिवम कृष्णा 10वीं में झारखंड टॉपर". Hindustan Dainik (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ Divy Khare (19 May 2012). "I want to be a scientist, says IIT-JEE topper". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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[1] "Diocese of Bhagalpur". Gcatholic. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Bhagalpur (Diocese)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

[2] Rajesh Pandathil (24 July 2015). "From soft drinks seller to co CEO: The inspiring story of Masaan producer Manish Mundra". The First Post. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[3] Saurav Roy (6 May 2016). "ICSE results 2016: Deoghar boy tops in Jharkhand". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "ICSE RESULTS 2017: सुदीप और माधव 12वीं तथा देवघर के शिवम कृष्णा 10वीं में झारखंड टॉपर". Hindustan Dainik (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[4] Divy Khare (19 May 2012). "I want to be a scientist, says IIT-JEE topper". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2012.

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