Carmel School, Giridih Explained

Carmel School, Giridih
Location:Alkapuri
Province:Northern Province
Postalcode:815301
Country:India
Coordinates:24.1935°N 86.2894°W
Schooltype:Convent
Type:Co-educational
Religious Affiliation:Catholic
Founder:Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima
Status:Active
Schoolboard:I.C.S.E ISC
District:Giridih
Authority:Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST)
Session:2023-24
Principal:Theresilda, C.S.S.T
Head Teacher:Nirmal Kumar Jha
Lower Age:2.5 yrs
Upper Age:18 yrs
Classes Offered:Nursery - 12
Language:English
Fight Song:Carmel School Anthem
Classrooms:80 (Approximately)
Houses:Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Violet
Colours: Sky blue, navy, and black

Carmel School (also known as Carmel Convent School, Giridih) is a private catholic school located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India.[1] [2] The school provides a hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as day scholars. The students of Carmel School are referred to as Carmelites. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as Carmel Hindi Medium School, that provides education to pupils with a Hindi curriculum.

History

The school was founded in 1954[3] by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) a community started by Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima.[4] [5] The school was the first school in the region to impart education in English medium to the pupils.[4] As of July 2019, Sr Divya is the principal of the school.[6]

Nature

The school is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province.[4] The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE and the ISC board examinations for class X[4] and class XII respectively.

Curriculum

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE board examination for class X.[7] It provides education up to 12th standard with the ISC Board. Admission for new students starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is co-educational and instruction is primarily in English.[8] There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Commonweal: Volume 102; Volume 102. 1975. Northwestern University. 156.
  2. Web site: Jharkhand: Giridih Schools. 18 April 2011.
  3. News: एक्स कार्मेलाइट एसो पुनर्गठित. 26 February 2012. Hindustan Dainik. 3 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120226014407/http://livehindustan.com/home/homepage.php. 26 February 2012. dead.
  4. Book: School Diary. 28 February 2015. Carmel School. 1–8.
  5. http://cssttn.org/history.html History of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa(C.S.S.T)
  6. Web site: Locate a Council School. Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. 25 March 2012.
  7. Web site: CISCE: Locate School on official website CISCE. 18 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110417190534/http://www.cisce.org/LocateSchool.jsp. 17 April 2011. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Local Information on School – yellowpages. 18 April 2011.