Krist Raj Higher Secondary School, Kollam

Krist Raj Higher Secondary School (or Krist Raj HSS/KRHSS ) is one of the oldest schools in Kollam District, India, situated about 1 km east of Kollam Junction Railway Station. Built in the year 1948, the school serves students from 5th Standard to Higher Secondary level.

Krist Raj Higher Secondary School
KRHSS
Location
Kollam
,
Kerala

India
Coordinates8.8844°N 76.6044°E / 8.8844; 76.6044
Information
MottoServire Deo Regnare Est
(To serve God is to reign)
Established1948
FounderRev. Jerome M. Fernandez
School code41066
PrincipalMr.Francis G
HeadmasterMr. Royston
Teaching staff52
Employees6
Classes offeredStandard V to Standard XII
LanguageEnglish and Malayalam
NicknameRajite
AffiliationsState syllabus

Establishment

Krist Raj HSS was founded by the late Bishop of Quilon Rt. Rev. Dr. Jerome. M. Fernandez (in office from 1937-1978) in 1948. The 'Main Block' i.e. the first and oldest block in the school, is still in place and the auditorium above the building is often used for classes.

Higher Secondary
Higher Secondary Block KRHSS

The Golden Jubilee Block which serves the Higher Secondary section of Krist Raj Higher Secondary School, was built in 1998. Biology Science, Commerce, and Humanities were the courses offered first. In 2011, a Computer Science batch was added . It is the only Higher Secondary school in Kollam district which offers French as second language. A new block named Rosa Mystica Block was built in 2012.





Notable Alumni
  • Dr. Christy Fernandez, IAS. Former Secretary to the President of India
  • Babu Divakaran, politician and former minister of Kerala government
  • Anil Xavier, IAS, District Collector of Palaghat
  • Dr. John Zachariah
  • Dr.A.V.George,Member,Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes
  • Prof. Paul Varghese

Principals

The principals of the Krist Raj school

  • 1948 - Emmanual Chacho
  • Fr. C.M George
  • G Peter
  • Jacob Jhon
  • Kurien
  • Thomas P.K
  • Fr Gracian Fernadaz
  • Thomas TL
  • Joseph Kadavil
  • Francis J
  • Sreedharan Achari
  • Anastas P
  • Pius M.C
  • 1994 - Bruno M Fernandaz
  • Jhon N J
  • John Domascene
  • Agnes Daniel
  • Francis G
  • Roy Sebastian
  • Francis G







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