Saint Paul's School, Rourkela is an Indian educational institution located in Rourkela, Odisha, that offers courses from the Nursery to the Senior-Secondary level.

History

The school was founded in 1964 by Rev. Fr. Thomas Morris, an Irish Catholic priest and a member of SVD Society.

Early years

Right from its foundation, the school kept adding two classes (one each for upper and lower grades) every year. During its initial years, the educators included T.S. Tripathy (Mathematics), Rajib Behera (Biology), Fr. Felix (Physics) and V.B. Nair (Physical Education).The first batch of Standard 10th appeared for the matriculation exam in the year 1969.

Co-education

Saint Paul's School was converted from an all-boys school to a co-education school in 2014. As of 2014, it was the only all-boys school in eastern India. A poll was conducted among the parents of students to decide whether or not to admit girls. The decision was taken by Fr S Joseph for the academic session 2013-14. The first girls were admitted from kindergarten.

Affiliation

The school is owned and operated by the

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(SVD), a religious minority institution under article 30(1) of the Constitution of India. It is affiliated with the

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.Schools affiliated with CISCE in Rourkela, Odisha
/ref> St. Paul's is a Catholic school that admits students of all religions. It exempts non-Catholic students from participating in religious practices particular to Catholics. The aim of St. Paul's is all-around development — academic, physical, moral and cultural — of its students into mature and responsible citizens who will be ready to take their rightful place in society.

Sports

The school has a playground with a football ground, a cricket ground, two basketball courts, and five badminton courts. During the winter, many tournaments are organised. The badminton tournament is organized in December. The school has four houses that compete with each other in sports tournaments. *

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—Red * Manekshaw—Yellow * Cariappa—Blue * Thimayya—Green

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Paul's School, Rourkela Divine Word Missionaries Order Catholic secondary schools in India Primary schools in India High schools and secondary schools in Odisha Christian schools in Odisha Schools in Rourkela Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Orissa