St._Xavier's_School,_Jaipur

St Xavier's School, Jaipur

St Xavier's School, Jaipur

Private primary and secondary school in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India


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]

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History

The school was established in 1943.[2]:95 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,[2]:95 which had been founded two years earlier, in 1941.[2]:94 The school became co-educational in 1989.[3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. Rosamma Thomas (16 February 2016). "Raje to launch 75th anniversary celebrations of St Xavier's School, Jaipur | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "A Historical View of the School". St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. "TRIBUTE: The colours of India". Frontline. Vol. 16, no. 10. May 1999. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "SP Tyagi". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. "Latest Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. Hooja, Rakesh; Hooja, Bhupendra (July 1982). "Land-Water Management and Productivity". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 28 (3): 633–650. doi:10.1177/0019556119820319. ISSN 0019-5561.

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