Carmel School Giridih
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Carmel School, Giridih - Front
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Alkapuri Giridih, Jharkhand, Northern Province, 815301 India |
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| Coordinates | 24°11′37″N 86°17′22″E / 24.193521°N 86.289436°ECoordinates: 24°11′37″N 86°17′22″E / 24.193521°N 86.289436°E |
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| School type | Co-Educational Convent |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima |
| Status | Open |
| School board | I.C.S.E |
| School district | Giridih |
| Authority | Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) |
| Session | 2015-16 |
| Principal | Sister Divya |
| Head teacher | Sir Nirmal Kumar Jha |
| Age | 2.5 yrs to 18 yrs |
| Classes | 70 (Approximately) |
| Classes offered | Nursery - 12 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Language | English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Hours in school day | Six hours |
| Classrooms | 80 (Approximately) |
| Houses | Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Violet |
| Colour(s) | Sky Blue, Navy, and Black |
| Athletics | 800, 400m, 200m, 100m, Relay, Shotput, Discus, Football, Basketball, Athletics, Kho kho |
| Rival | Badri Narayan Saha Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School, Giridih. |
| National ranking | In Top 1000 |
| Affiliations | I.C.S.E |
Carmel School (Hindi: कार्मेल स्कूल) (also known as Carmel Convent School, Giridih) is a convent private school located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India. Established in 1954 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST), the school is one of the renowned institutions in the region. The school provides hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as day scholars. The students of Carmel School are referred to as Carmelites. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as Carmel Hindi Medium School (Hindi: कार्मेल हिंदी मीडियम ), that provides education to students with a Hindi curriculum.
The school was founded in 1954 by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) a community started by Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima. The school was the first school in the region to impart education in English medium to the pupils. As of December 2014, Sr Divya is the principal of the school.
Carmel School, Giridih founded in 2011 is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE board examination for class X.
It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE board examination for class X. It provides education up to 12th standard with the ISC Board. The admission for new students starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is co-educational and Instruction is primarily in English. There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus. Among the facilities provided to the pupils are a computer laboratory, science laboratories, library, and playground. The classes are from Nursery to Class XII and the students are offered both science and commerce streams in their senior secondary curriculum.Computer Applications is taught as a compulsory subject from Class III until class IX. In class IX the students have an option of choosing Computer Applications or Economics for their matriculation examination. The school is equipped with a lab having a handful computers for computer literacy and programming courses. The computer courses offered at the school include: GW-BASIC, Java (using the BlueJ IDE), and Logo. The standard Physics, Chemistry and Biology courses are also offered as part of the science curriculum. From Class IX onwards, the students have Physics, Chemistry and Biology Lab for their Practicals. These Practicals helps them in excelling in the Theory Examinations and also in gaining knowledge. The arts and sciences offering at the school are: Mathematics (covering geometry, algebra and the calculus), English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Geography, Environmental Science, Economics, Commerce and History. As students move from 9th grade to 12th grade, they are allowed more freedom in choosing their own classes; they typically opt for a science or commerce related curriculum to facilitate their entrance into college. Carmelites have cleared many competitive examinations and made their way into reputed institutions. Many have excelled in top medical and engineering examinations in institution like Indian Institutes of Technology, AIPMT, AIEEE, VIT University Vellore, CMC Vellore, COMEDK, CBSE and PMT. The School has produced many doctor, engineers, Lawyers.
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