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St. Xavier's School, Ranchi

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St. Xavier's School, Ranchi
Senior wing of the school
Senior wing of the school
Location
Near St. Mary's (N) School Doranda, Ranchi
Ranchi
,
Jharkhand
India
23°20′17″N 85°18′52″E / 23.338038°N 85.3143335°E
Information
Type Private Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary
Motto Strive to excel by all
(Hindi)
Religious affiliation Catholicism
Denomination Jesuits
Patron saint Francis Xavier
Established 1960
Oversight CISCE
Principal Fuldeo Soreng
Gender Boys only: KG to 10
Co-educational: 11 to 12
Enrollment 3800+
Classes K-12
Accreditation Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Alumni Doranda Old Xaverians (DOX)
Website www.stxaviersschool.com

St. Xavier's School is a private Catholic Primary, Secondary and Senior Secondary school located in Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1960.[1] It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.[2] The school is boys-only until standard 10 with its Plus Two Section being co-educational.

Overview

Until about 1976, the school followed the Cambridge Higher Secondary curriculum and now follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) curriculum.[3] The school feeds students into the engineering colleges (IITs and BIT, NITs, KIIT, etc.) and medical colleges of India.[4]

'उत्साहः सिधये' is the motto of the school, coined in Sanskrit by Fr. Camille Bulcke. It translates to 'Strive to Excel by All'. It is considered a contribution towards the building up of one country and one nation.[5]

History

This school was started in 1960 in response to a request from the professional community of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Hindustan Steel Ltd., and the National Coal Development Corporation.[6]

The school was formally established in 1960 with an initial enrollment of around 350 students and a faculty of 12 teachers.[7]

Alumni

Students and alumni of the school are referred to as Xaverians or Doranda Old Xaverians (DOX).[8]

St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. DOX was awarded the Best Alumni Association in 3 different categories at the JAAI Congress in 2020.[9]

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