St. Xavier's High School, Patna
St. Xavier's High School, Patna (often abbreviated: SXS Patna or SXHS), is a private, co-ed, college-preparatory high school, in the neighborhood of Gandhi Maidan in Patna, Bihar, India. It is the oldest Jesuit school[1] in the city of Patna and in the state of Bihar, established by missionaries from the American Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.[2] Founded in 1940, it is named after St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit saint of the 16th century, who travelled to India. The independent, non-diocesan school is operated by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus and located in the heart of the city of Patna.
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| Coordinates | 25°37′9″N 85°8′26″E |
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| School type | Private, day school |
| Motto | For God and Country (Latin: Pro Deo Et Patria) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | St. Francis Xavier |
| Established | 17 January 1940 |
| Founder | Marshall D. Moran |
| School district | Patna district |
| Authority | Society of Jesus |
| Session | April–March |
| Rector | Fr. Joseph Sebastian S.J. |
| Principal | A Christu Savarirajan, S.J. |
| Staff | varies |
| Teaching staff | 100 |
| Grades | LKG to XII |
| Gender | Boys (1940–1999), Co-educational since 1999 |
| Age range | 4–17 |
| Enrolment | 2500 (2013) |
| Average class size | 55–60 |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Hours in school day | 6–7 (approx) |
| Classrooms | Well-equipped |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 4 (Leopards, Tigers, Lions and Panthers) |
| Color(s) | Gold and blue |
| Slogan | St. Xavier's School till the end, Xaverians for life Once a Xaverian, Always a Xaverian |
| Song | हम सब साथी सेंट जेवियर्स के.. (Translation: We all companions of St. Xavier's..) |
| Nickname | SXS Patna |
| Publication | Xavier Life |
| Yearbook | Xavier Yearbook, Xavier's Life Annual |
| Affiliations | ICSE, BSEB |
| Website | www |
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Affiliation
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi as well as the Bihar School Examination Board, Patna.
Notable alumni
- Sujit Mukherjee (1944): Teacher, Author, Translator & Publisher. Chief Publisher, Orient Longman.Taught English at Patna University, National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla, Poona University and University of Wisconsin, Madison. Also, posthumously awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his translation work.
- Man Mohan Sinha (1948): Air Marshal, Indian Air Force
- Tejendra Khanna (1954): Lt. Governor of Delhi
- Nikhil Kumar (1955): Governor of Kerala. Former IPS officer and Member of Parliament
- Sujoy K. Guha (1955): Biomedical Engineer
- N. K. Singh (1956): Member of Rajya Sabha. ex IAS and Former Principal Secretary to the PM
- Sanjaya Lall (1956): Development Economist and Professor of Economics, Green College, Oxford University.
- Shyam Saran (1961): former Foreign Secretary, Govt. of India
- J. K. Sinha (1961): former Director General of India's Central Reserve Police Force
- Prakash Koirala: Nepalese Politician. Son of former Nepalese Prime Minister B P Koirala and father of actress Manisha Koirala
- Salman Khurshid (1970): Ex-Minister of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi
- Abhayanand, 48th D.G.P of the state of Bihar and famous educationalist
- Dilip Sinha (1970): Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the UN in Geneva.
- Arun Kumar Singh (1971): Indian Envoy to France, earlier India's Deputy Ambassador in the US.
- Arup Roy Choudhury (1972): CMD, National Thermal Power Corporation
- Shekhar Suman (1972): Noted TV and Bollywood film actor and director.
- Jagat Prakash Nadda (1974): National General Secretary, Bhartiya Janata Party & Former Cabinet Minister, Govt of Himachal Pradesh
- Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha (1974): Central Information Commissioner and former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the UK
- Syed Saba Karim (1982): Former Wicket Keeper, Indian Cricket Team, Board of Control for Cricket in India selector
- Sandeep Das (1985): Tabla Virtuoso
- Manish Mehrotra (1990): Award Winning Chef
- Vikram Seth: writer[3]
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References
- "About Us". Stxavierspatna.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- "Patna-Chicago Connection" (PDF), Jesuit International, archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2012, retrieved December 2011 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - Sangghvi, Malavika (10 November 2014). "From the mouths of moms". Mid Day. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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