| St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School | |
| Motto: | Manners maketh man |
| Streetaddress: | Opp. Head Post Office |
| Type: | Missionary |
| Religious Affiliation: | Catholic Christian |
| Status: | Active |
| Principal: | Fr. Suresh Britto |
| Faculty: | Local |
| Gender: | Co-Educational |
| Classes: | Class Nursery – 12th |
| Hours In Day: | 6Hr |
| Classrooms: | 160+ |
| Houses: | Peace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom |
| Colours: | Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange, Violet (Primary only) |
| Sports: | Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics, hockey |
| Nickname: | Josephites |
| Postalcode: | 193101 |
| Language: | English |
| Students: | 4000+ |
| Homepage: | http://sjskashmir.com/index.php |
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The school has been upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school and has also started online education, the first in the Kashmir valley.[1] [2] St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla. It has around 4,000 students and over 125 staff members.[3]
The school was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers or Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1903, owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Constitution; for everyone without any distinction of religion, caste, creed or colour.[4]
The foundation of St. Josephs School Baramulla was laid by Father C. Simon, in late 18th century and eventually in 1903 he established the school.[5] St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. The school was founded and run by Saint Joseph's Missionary Society of Mill Hill as a Boarding school initially. It was run by Society of Jesus after Mill Hill Missionaries left the mission.