St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore
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PO Box 25003 #27, Museum Road Bangalore, Karnataka India |
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| Type | private, Jesuit (Catholic) |
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Latin: Fide Et Labore (Faith And Toil) |
| Established | 1858 |
| Principal | Fr. Clifford Sequeira, S.J. |
| Gender | coed since 2007 |
| Enrollment | 2,000 |
| Number of students | LKG - 10th (ICSE) 12th grade (ISC) |
| Campus size | 2.7 acres (11,000 m2) |
| Houses | St.Andrews, St.Davids, St.Georges, St.Patricks. |
| Colour(s) | blue and white |
| Publication | Josephite |
| Affiliation | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE) and The Indian School Certificate examination (ISC) |
| Information | +91 80 2221 4416 |
| Website | sjbhsbangalore |
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St. Joseph's Boys' High School (formerly St. Joseph's European High School) located on Museum Road in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, is under Jesuit administration. The school moved to a new building in 2007 in time for its 150th jubilee in 2008. Annually Old Boys Day draws alumni from around the globe. The school's history is detailed by alumnus Christopher Rego in the book "Faith and Toil".
St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore, (formerly St. Joseph's European High School) was founded by the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers in 1858 to offer a liberal education for the boys of European and Anglo-Indian families. After India's independence, admission was extended in the 1950s and 1960s to include all students, irrespective of race, religion, or caste. The school buildings are situated in the center of the (formerly European quarter of the) city. Originally the upper floors provided dormitory space.
Large, open playgrounds accommodate sports such as cricket, football, and hockey. and other games and forms of exercise. The cricket team trains at the Centenary Ground located on Mahatma Gandhi Road near the Mayo Hall. The school pays great attention to physical training and sports and has long conducted the Annual Hockey Tournament for ICSE schools in Bangalore. St. Joe's also hosts a Cadet Platoon, a Boy Scout Troop, and Debating and Literary Societies for the higher classes.
In 1883, when J.M. Vissac was rector, the school was situated on St. John's Hill at the current location of St. Germain High School, adjoining St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. Fr. Vissac relocated the school to a large campus in the heart of the City Cantonment. He purchased the "Rocklands" property adjacent to the Madras Bank (the present State Bank of India) and the Good Shepherd Convent, and designed the buildings on Museum Road in 1894. In 1898, 100 boarders and 89 day scholars moved to the new facility.
By 1913 the school had grown to 239 boarders and 183 day scholars, and two new blocks were added along with an immense playground called "New Fields" on Vittal Mallya Road. The tract had to be drained for the playing fields. In 1910, the school adopted the High School Examination System giving up the Old Matriculation System, and is believed to have at this time adopted the name St. Joseph's European High School. The University meanwhile had abolished the F.A. and replaced it with the Intermediate Arts Exam.
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