St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery is an educational institution in

Thalassery Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...

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. It was started as an

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school in the 16th century, run under the management of Latin Diocese of

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. It is located in the heart of the town of Thalassery beside the

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. The school gives a view of the

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even from the classrooms.

History

In the early 16th century, an Anglo-Indian school was established as part of the Holy Rosary Church. It is one of the oldest schools in the region. It was recognized in 1854 and upgraded from a Middle School to a High School in 1941. In 2000, a further higher secondary section was added. This English medium school was initially known as European School and Catholic Middle School. In 1922, Italian missionary Father John Baptist Galanta transformed the European school to an Indian middle school. Until September 1939, Father Galanta was the headmaster and manager.

Moorkoth Kumaran Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941) was a social reformer, a teacher and a writer in Malayalam. He came from a Thiyya family of Telicherry. He was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru. He also published some of the earli ...

, a short story writer of early

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, the municipal vice chairman of

during that period, and an eminent person in the social and political fields, was the first assistant until 30 April 1930. In October 1940 Sri. P. Kanari B.A.L.T was appointed as the headmaster. In this 3rd forum (Up to class 7th) school 166 students were enrolled. The service rented by P. P. Varid master, Vidwan Varghese Thalleketty, Britto teacher, Auseph master for the welfare of this school are ever memorable. 101 prominent citizens presented a memorandum in front of Father Rodrigs. On 1 June 1941, St. Josephs Boys High School opened with 32 students. The school obtained a two-story building, library and laboratory. Father George Pathiyil was appointed as the headmaster of Saint Joseph's High School in 1952. It is regarded as one of the foremost educational institutions in Kerala with focus on holistic education from class 5 to class 12 while producing notable sports talent and public figures.

Rank holders

Higher secondary school

* Farzana Puthiya Nelliyil 8th Rank 2004

SSLC

* Prem Venugopal - 11th Rank 1990 * Vivek P - 10th Rank 1997 * Subith V.S - 4th Rank 1997 * Naquash P V - 8th Rank 1998 * Sreenath S - 13th Rank 1998 * Vineeth Vijayan - 10th Rank 1999 * Nithin Valsan - 6th Rank 2001 * Ramshid Rasheed - 13th Rank 2002 * Vineeth Kumar K * Sarang Vijayan - 15th Rank 2002 * Jithin Raj - 11th Rank 2003 * Anand P - 13th Rank 2003 * Shobith P J - 13th Rank 2003 * Sayooj Laxman - 7th Rank 2004 * Niketh K Prabhakar - 12th Rank 2004

References

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History

Rank holders

Higher secondary school

SSLC

See also

References