St Xavier's School, Jaipur Explained

St Xavier's School, Jaipur
Motto:	Latin: Deus Fortitudo Mea
Motto Translation:	God is my strength
Streetaddress:	Bhagwan Das Road
City:	Jaipur
State:	Rajasthan
Country:	India
Coordinates:	26.9124°N 75.8095°W
Type:	Private primary and secondary school
Religion:	Catholicism
Principal:	Fr. Dominic(since 2018)
Teaching Staff:	100+
Grades:	1 -12
Gender:	Co-educational (since 1989)
Newspaper:	X Rays
Enrollment:	3,500+
Colors:	Blue and gold

St Xavier's Senior Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Jaipur, in Rajasthan in north-western India. The school was established by the Jesuits in 1943 in this name. The Jesuits took over St. Mary's Boys School in 1943, which had recently been founded in 1941. In the year 2016, St Xavier's School, Jaipur had celebrated its 75th anniversary.^[1]

History

The school was established in 1943.^[2] Following a visit to St Xavier's School, Patna, Mirza Ismail, the prime minister of Jaipur State, wished to have a similar institution in his home city, Jaipur. As a result, the Jesuits took over management of St. Mary's Boys School, which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.^[2] The school became co-educational in 1989.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Lt. Amit Bhardwaj, a soldier martyred in the Kargil War^[4]
• Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• Rohit Bohra, Politician and Businessman
• Pratap Bhanu Mehta, vice-chancellor of Ashok University
• Raghubir Singh, photographer^[5]
• Asrani, Indian Actor.
• Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Unacademy
• Amit Lodha, IPS officer and author
• Shashindra Pal Tyagi, 20th Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force^{[6] [7]}
• Vikrant Bhargava, Co-founder, Party Gaming^[8]
• Admiral Madhvendra Singh, former Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy^[9]
• Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & Creative Director, South Asia Ogilvy & Mather India
• (Late) Mr. Rakesh Hooja, IAS, Director-General, Indian Institute of Public Administration^[10]

See also

• List of Jesuit schools
• List of schools in Rajasthan

External links

• Official website
• Student's portal
• St.Xavier's alumni website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rosamma Thomas. Feb 16, 2016. Raje to launch 75th anniversary celebrations of St Xavier's School, Jaipur Jaipur News - Times of India. 2021-09-04. The Times of India. en.
2. Book: Verma, G. C. . 1984 . Modern Education, its Growth and Development in Rajasthan, 1818–1983 . Jaipur . Publication Scheme . 9788185263199.
3. Web site: A Historical View of the School . St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School . 1 May 2018 .
4. Web site: गोलियां लगने पर भी आखिरी दम तक लड़ता रहा 'जयपुर' का ये 'लाल', पाकिस्तानियों के मंसूबे किये नाकाम. 2021-09-04. Patrika News. hindi.
5. News: TRIBUTE: The colours of India . 16 . 10 . May 1999 . . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20031106190541/http://www.thehindu.com/fline/fl1610/16100660.htm . 2003-11-06.
6. Web site: Shashindra Pal Tyagi – Bharat Rakshak . 2023-11-22 . en-US.
7. News: 2020-02-07 . SP Tyagi . The Times of India . 2023-11-22 . 0971-8257.
8. Web site: Linkedin page .
9. Web site: Latest Releases . 2023-11-22 . archive.pib.gov.in.
10. Hooja . Rakesh . Hooja . Bhupendra . July 1982 . Land-Water Management and Productivity . Indian Journal of Public Administration . 28 . 3 . 633–650 . 10.1177/0019556119820319 . 0019-5561.