St. Xavier's High School, Patna
| St. Xavier's High School Academia Sancti Xaverii |
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logo of school
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 St. Xavier's High School
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| West Gandhi Maidan Marg, Patna - 800 001, Bihar, India (Map) |
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| Coordinates | 25°37′9″N 85°8′26″E / 25.61917°N 85.14056°ECoordinates: 25°37′9″N 85°8′26″E / 25.61917°N 85.14056°E |
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| School type | Private, day school |
| Motto | For God and Country (Latin: Pro Deo Et Patria) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Francis Xavier |
| Established | 17 January 1940 |
| Founder | Fr. Marshall D. Moran |
| School district | Patna district |
| Authority | Society of Jesus |
| Session | April–March |
| Administrator | Fr. Sushil Sah, S.J. |
| Rector | Fr. Jose Elampassery |
| Principal | Fr. Jacob Olickathotty, S.J. (2013-present) |
| Staff | varies |
| Teaching staff | 100 |
| Grades | LKG to XII |
| Gender | Boys (1940-1999), Co-educational since 1999 |
| Age range | 4-17 |
| Enrolment | 2500 (approx) (2013) |
| Pupils | Xaverians, Patna Xaverians |
| Average class size | 55-60 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Hours in school day | 6-7 (approx) |
| Classrooms | Well-equipped |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 4 (Leopards, Tigers, Lions and Panthers) |
| Color(s) | Gold and blue |
| Slogan | St. Xavier's School till the end, Xaverians for life Once a Xaverian, Always a Xaverian |
| Song | हम सब साथी सेंट जेवियर्स के.. (Translation: We all companions of St. Xavier's..) |
| Nickname | SXS Patna |
| School roll | in alphabetical order |
| Publication | Xavier Life |
| Yearbook | Xavier Yearbook, Xavier's Life Annual |
| Affiliations | ICSE, BSEB |
| Website | www.stxavierspatna.in |
 Old building of St. Xavier's |
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Saint Xavier's High School, Patna (often abbreviated: SXS Patna or SXHS), is a private, co-ed, college-preparatory high school, in the neighborhood of Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Bihar, India. It is the oldest Jesuit school in the city of Patna and in the state of Bihar, established by missionaries from the American Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus. Founded in 1940, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who travelled to India. The independent, non-diocesan school is operated by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus and located in the heart of the city of Patna. The alumni association of St. Xavier's, known as St. Xavier's Alumni Association (SXAA), is one of the country's oldest boasting over 3,500 members.
In the late 1930s, the superior of the Jesuit Patna Mission, Fr. Frank Loesch, was approached to set up a school in the city of Patna. Fr. Loesch was to be assisted in this task by Fr. Marshall D. Moran. Fr. Loesch decided to open a Cambridge school to provide service to the people of Patna and Bihar. There were other such Jesuit schools in North India in places like Calcutta and Darjeeling, including one of the oldest ventures in Patna – the Irish Christian Brother's St Michael's High School. But most of these schools provided education to the children of Catholics, British expatriates and Anglo-Indians. The new school in Patna was to be for Indians of all castes and creeds. St. Xavier's High School opened on 17 January 1940 with Fr. Moran as its first Principal. In 1949, the vice-chancellor of Patna University asked Fr Moran, who also served on the senate of the university, to supervise exams in Kathmandu, Nepal. In October 1949, Fr Moran crossed into Nepal to become the first Jesuit priest to enter the country in over 200 years. Later he was invited by the Nepalese Government to open a Jesuit school in Nepal. Fr Moran went on to establish St. Xavier's School, Godavari, Nepal in 1951.
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