St. Joseph's Indian High School is a

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primary and secondary school and

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and

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located in

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, in the state of

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. It traces its origins to a secondary school founded by the

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in 1904 on St. John's Hill. The

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took over the administration of the school in 1937.

History

The priests of the Paris Foreign Missions Society began running a school for European boys on Museum Road in 1904 and decided decades later to reach out to poor Catholics and established an Indian boys boarding school at St Joseph's Commerce College on Brigade Road. In 1972 this St. Joseph's Indian school moved to its present campus. The

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aided the school in building a swimming pool, gymnasium and hostel. A new building for the high school and PU College was completed in December 2006. In 2007, St. Joseph's Community College began to develop on the campus. It caters to rural unemployed youth and prepares them for gainful employment. At the platinum jubilee celebration of St. Joseph's in 1979, film actress Nutan sang for "Nutan Musical Nite". The centenary celebrations were in 2004.

Programs

On campus are a middle school and high school with a pre-university college, along with the community college; CAD coaching is also undertaken. The high school has twenty-one classes with thirty-five students in the "A" sections and about seventy students in the other six sections, for a total of over 3000 students. Students are divided into four

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and there is an active Student Council. The major events held are sports day and the cultural fest "Prerana".

Community College

The Community College was initiated in 2005 in the Ashirvad slum area for school drop-outs. In 2006 it was moved to the High School grounds. In 2010 its courses were all certified by

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, and since 2013 further diploma courses have been certified by the University Grants Commission. At its tenth anniversary in 2015 a sports and cultural fest was conducted at which the college magazine ''UJWALA'' appeared. Over 1,300 students have passed through the college, studying in the areas of skills and trades, hospitality, beauticians and fitness, IT/ITES, printing, electronics, multimedia and communication technology. Students have come from throughout Karnataka and beyond.

Facilities

Facilities include an auditorium which seats 800 and a hall seating 400. Sports facilities include basketball and volleyball courts and an Astroturf stadium used for hockey, rugby, football, handball, and cricket. There is also a sand court used for beach volleyball,

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, long jump, and shot put. Some facilities are shared among the various divisions of St. Joseph's. There is also a swimming pool and academy on campus. A tour of the high school is available online.

Activities

School organizations and clubs include: Christian Life Community, National Army, Navy and Air Force Cadet Corps, Band and Music, Young Students Movement (cultural activities and leadership camps), ECO Club (waste disposal, water conservation, medicinal plants), Debating Association, Science Club (model making), Quiz Club, Information Technology (web designing and computer hardware), Hindi Chatra Mandal (writing, debate, poetics), Fine Arts (visit galleries and art schools),

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. Sportswise, the school has done very well in hockey and many students have excelled at the district, state, and national sports levels.

Notable alumni

* R. Balasubramaniam, founder, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement * Ashish Ballal, field hockey player * Kumar Bangarappa, film artist * Roger Binny, cricket player * Stuart Binny, cricket player * Veerendra Heggade of Dharmasthala Temple * Syed Kirmani, cricket player *

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, actor * Shashi Kumar, film artist *

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, film artist * Ram Samudrala, American scientist * S. K. Uthappa, field hockey player

References

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