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| St Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Trichy Road , | |
| Information | |
| School board | TN Matriculation |
| Classes | LKG to 12th std |
| Affiliation | Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board |
| Website | http://www.josephs.ac.in/ |
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.
Governing body[edit | edit source]
The school is run by FMM sisters.
History[edit | edit source]
St. Joseph's was founded in 1960 by Mother Mary of the passion. It attained its golden jubilee in 2010.[citation needed]
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.[1] St. Joseph's officials have argued that land allocated to the school at Bhuvanagiri taluk is unsuitable due to lack of infrastructure such a roads and its proximity to quarries, and have requested an alternative site within 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of its current location.[1]
Uniform[edit | edit source]
The school's colors are maroon and white.
School uniforms for regular days are made up of a maroon dress, black shoes, white socks and white collared shirt. 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.
Houses[edit | edit source]
There are four houses, named after the qualities valued most by the school :
Competitions[edit | edit source]
The school conducts inter-house competitions like mass drills, salad making, mehendi drawing, poetry and writing, etc. The House Cup was introduced in 2009.
School hours[edit | edit source]
The school functions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30 am to 3.20 pm, with eight 40-minute periods.
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.
School clubs[edit | edit source]
A few prominent ones are:
- Social-Service Club
- Eco and Pulse club
- English Literary Club
- Hindi Literary Club
- Art and Craft Club
- Tamil Literature Club
- Maths Club
- Guides
- Bulbuls
- Computer Club.
- Karate.
- Band
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.
Sports[edit | edit source]
The school sports teams include basketball, volleyball and athletics. It co-hosted the District-Level zonals in 2012.
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 Sivakumar, R (11 July 2025). "Contempt of court: Five IAS officers appear in Madras High Court, seek apology". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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