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St Xavier's School, Jaipur

Coordinates: 26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E / 26.912446; 75.809467
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St Xavier's School, Jaipur
Address
Map
Bhagwan Das Road

Jaipur
,
Rajasthan

India
Information
TypeJesuit (Catholic)
MottoDeus Fortitudo Mea
(God is my strength)
Established1941
PrincipalFr. Dominic S.J[citation needed]
Teaching staff100+
Grades1 -12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment3500+[citation needed]
Color(s)Blue and gold
NewspaperX Rays
Websitestxaviersschooljaipur.com

St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a Jesuit secondary school in Jaipur, in Rajasthan in north-western India.

History

The school was established in 1943.[1]: 95  Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of Jaipur State, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the Jesuits took over management of St. Mary's Boys School,[1]: 95  which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.[1]: 94  The school became co-educational in 1989.[2]

Alumni

  • Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Vice Chancellor of Ashok University
  • Raghubir Singh, photographer[3]
  • Lt. Amit Bhardwaj, a Soldier Martyred at Kargil War

Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India

References

  1. ^ a b c G.C. Verma (1984). Modern Education, its Growth and Development in Rajasthan, 1818–1983. Jaipur: Publication Scheme.
  2. ^ A Historical View of the School. St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School. Accessed May 2018.
  3. ^ "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline. Vol. 16, no. 10. May 1999. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Archived 6 November 2003.

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26°54′45″N 75°48′34″E / 26.912446°N 75.809467°E / 26.912446; 75.809467