St. Xavier's School, Behror is a

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Catholic primary and secondary school located in

Behror Behror () is a city in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Behror Tehsil. Situated 120 km south-west of national capital, New Delhi, and part of the National Capital Region, it al ...

, Rajasthan, India. The school was established in 1991 by Delhi province of Society of Jesus. It was the first English medium school in the city. It was authorised by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for

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(All India Secondary School Examination) and

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(All India Senior School Certificate Examination) The name of school is based on its patron saint,

St. Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 15 ...

History

To establish a Jesuit school in Alwar district, in Year 1989 Delhi Society of Jesus and on offer of RIICO to provide land in newly established Behror industrial area, School was established in Behror. The Foundation Stone was laid by Richard Pereira a veteran educationist, on 12 January 1991. On 15 July 1991, St. Xavier's School was officially started in rented accommodation in the Yadav Dharamshala, Behror, in collaboration with the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Ajmer (MSA) under Sisters - Sheela, Charlotte, Annie Kujur. Initially it with Fr.George Karakunnel, SJ as Manager, and Sr. Charlotte as the Headmistress, had only two classes: Lower Kindergarten ( 26 students) and Upper Kindergarten (29 students). On 4 January 1993 classes were shifted to the new school premises in RIICO Industrial area. K.P George from January 2000 was the first principal of the school and Sr. Marilyn MSA as the first vice-principal from July 2001. In 2000 with the up-gradation of the school into a secondary level allowed by Board of Education Rajasthan, the school got affiliation with the CBSE for AISSE.

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