St. Xavier's School, Delhi

St. Xavier's School, Delhi, India, is a Jesuit, Catholic, co-educational, prep school founded in 1960. It is located in Raj Niwas Marg in the Civil Lines area of North Delhi (India). The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) are an international, Catholic-Christian religious order founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. The school is recognised by the Directorate of Education, Delhi Administration, and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education for the All India Secondary School Examination and All India Senior School Certificate Examination.An affiliated school in nearby Rohini includes a Junior School, Vocational Training Institute, and a National Institute of Open Schooling (afternoon tutorial). This school occupied its new site on 1 May 1998 and has enjoyed the administrative assistance of the Congregation of Jesus (CJ) sisters since 2006.HistoryAt the beginning the school used the grounds and buildings of Hotel Cecil, well known in the British Raj era, purchased for that purpose. The luxury hotel, situated on Rajniwas Marg in the Civil Lines area of Delhi in an 11acre park, had over a hundred rooms, large lawns, and a swimming pool. The Patna Province of the Society of Jesus bought it from the siblings Mr. Edwin Hotz and Mrs. Pauline White, who were of Swiss/English extraction, and was granted permission by the Commissioner of Delhi to convert it into a residential school for boys.