Carmel School, Giridih

Carmel School, Giridih
Location
Map
Alkapuri[1]

Giridih, Jharkhand
,
Northern Province
,
815301

India
Coordinates24°11′37″N 86°17′22″E / 24.1935°N 86.2894°E / 24.1935; 86.2894
Information
School typeCo-educational[1] Convent[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic[1]
Founded1954; 71 years ago (1954)[1]
FounderMother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima[1]
StatusActive
School boardI.C.S.E[1] ISC
School districtGiridih
AuthorityCarmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST)[1]
Session2023–2024
PrincipalTheresilda, C.S.S.T
Head teacherNirmal Kumar Jha
Age2.5 yrs to 18 yrs
Classes offeredNursery–12
LanguageEnglish[1]
Classrooms80 (Approximately)
HousesRose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Violet
Colour(s)    Sky blue, navy, and black
Fight songCarmel School Anthem
Athletics800 m, 400 m, 200 m, 100 m, relay, shot put, discus, football, basketball, athletics, Kho kho
AffiliationsI.C.S.E[1]
Websitecarmelschoolgiridih.com

Carmel School (also known as Carmel Convent School, Giridih) is a private Catholic school located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India.[2][3] The school provides a hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as day scholars. The pupils of Carmel School are referred to as Carmelites. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as Carmel Hindi Medium School, that provides education to pupils with a Hindi curriculum.

History

The school was founded in 1954[4] by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) a community started by Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima.[1][5] The school was the first in the region to impart education in English medium to pupils.[1] As of July 2019, Sr Divya is the principal of the school.[6]

Nature

The school is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province.[1] The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the pupils for the ICSE and the ISC board examinations for class X[1] and class XII respectively.

Curriculum

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the pupils for the ICSE board examination for class X.[7] It provides education up to 12th standard with the ISC Board. Admission for new pupils starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is co-educational and instruction is primarily in English.[8] There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n School Diary. Carmel School. 28 February 2015. pp. 1–8.
  2. ^ The Commonweal: Volume 102; Volume 102. Northwestern University. 1975. p. 156.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand: Giridih Schools". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  4. ^ "एक्स कार्मेलाइट एसो पुनर्गठित". Hindustan Dainik. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. ^ History of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa(C.S.S.T) Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Carmel Convent, Giridih, Eastern-1954.
  6. ^ "Locate a Council School". Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  7. ^ "CISCE: Locate School on official website CISCE". Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Local Information on School – yellowpages". Retrieved 18 April 2011.