St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School, Sambalpur

St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School is an Indian school, located in Sambalpur, Odisha.HistoryIt was founded in 1963 at Sakhipada in Sambalpur by the Sisters of Saint Joseph's, Chambéry, India along with the late Mr Banmali Babu, a social activist in Western Odisha. The pioneer of the school was Sr. Mary Ann. The school celebrated its golden jubilee on 11 December 2012.CampusThe school has a campus of 25 acres. It accommodates five separate blocks – kindergarten, primary school, middle school, junior high school and senior secondary school – along with the administrative and staff block.Facilitiesthree fully furnished science laboratories for physics, chemistry and biologytwo advanced computer laboratories; CS LAB 1 for the middle high school and CS LAB 2 for the senior secondary schoolan in-door hallan assembly ground with a stagea central librarybasketball court The school provides adequate facilities for sports ad co-curricular activities. In April 2014, the school installed Smart Class room boards to enhance teaching methods with advanced audio-visual aid. CCTV cameras are also installed to ensure security of students.CurriculumThe school follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) pattern of examinations, following the guidelines laid down by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.