St. Mary's High School is a high school in

Jorhat Jorhat ( ) is one of the important cities and a growing urban centre in the state of Assam in India. Etymology Jorhat ("jor" means twin and "hat" means market) means two hats or mandis - "Masorhaat" and "Sowkihat" which existed on the opposite ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Facilities

The school has 35 teachers and is affiliated with the

Board of Secondary Education, Assam The Board of Secondary Education, Assam commonly known as SEBA is the state education regulatory board under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Education, Government of Assam for conducting examinations and providing assurance for the quality of ...

. It has well equipped smart classes from LKG to 12th grade, with facilities of computer classes from 1 to 10. Optional subjects include

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

and Assamese for grades 9 and 10, as well as elective courses such as Advanced Mathematics, Advanced Geography, and Computer Science. It also provides laboratories for science practicals.

Annual sports

Annual sports start in January, held over five days. All the students are divided in 4 Groups namely - *Blue *Green *Red *Yellow

School buildings and playgrounds

* Primary school has one play ground * High school has one play ground.

Historical Sketch

St. Mary's High School Rowriah, Jorhat is managed by the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary help of Christians (MSMSHC) Which was founded by Late Arch Bishop Mgr. Stephen Ferrando, SDB on 24 October 1942 at

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

. He was the Bishop of Shillong when the

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

broke out. Seeing the miserable conditions of the People, he sensed the need of founding a local Congregation of Women who would dedicate themselves to the service of the people.

References

Education in Jorhat district High schools and secondary schools in Assam Christian schools in Assam Educational institutions in India with year of establishment missing {{Assam-school-stub