St. Joseph's Indian High School

St. Joseph's Indian High School is in Bangalore, India. It traces its origins to a founding by the Paris Foreign Missions Society in 1904 on St. John’s Hill. The Society of Jesus has run the school since 1937.HistoryFathers of the Paris Foreign Missions began running a school for European boys on Museum Road in 1904 decided decades later to reach out to poor Catholics and established an Indian boys boarding school at St Joseph’s Commerce College on Brigade Road. In 1972 this St. Joseph's Indian school moved its present campus. The Sports Authority of India aided the school to build a swimming pool, gymnasium, and hostel. The centenary brought a new building for the high school and PU College, in December 2006. In 2007 St. Joseph’s Community College began to develop on campus. It caters to rural unemployed youth and prepares them for gainful employment.ProgramsOn campus are a middle school and high school with a pre-university college, along with the community college; CAD coaching is also undertaken. The high school has twenty-one classes with thirty-five students in the "A" sections and about seventy students in the other six sections, for a total of over 3000 students.At the platinum jubilee celebration of St. Joseph's in 1979, film actress Nutan sang for "Nutan Musical Nite". The centenary celebrations were in 2004.Students are divided into four houses and there is an active Student Council. The major events held are sports day and the cultural fest "Prerana".FacilitiesFacilities include an auditorium which seats 800 and a hall seating 400. Sports facilities include basketball and volleyball courts and an Astroturf stadium used for hockey, rugby, football, handball, and cricket. There is also a sand court used for beach volleyball, Kabaddi, long jump, and short put. Some facilities are shared among the various divisions of St. Joseph's. There is also a swimming pool and academy on campus. A tour of the high school is available online.