St. Xavier's, Hazaribagh

St.Xavier's School, Hazaribagh
Mottos	Inveritate et Caritate, Parhit Dharm
Established	1952
School type	Jesuit
Campus	15 acres, urban
Principal	Fr. P.J. James, SJ
Location	Hazaribagh, India
Enrollment	1700 students
Facebook	www.facebook.com/sxshazaribag
Alumni Website	www.hoxa.org
Homepage	www.sxshzb.org

St. Xavier’s School, Hazaribagh, is a Jesuit school in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India.

History

St. Xavier’s School was established in 1952 by the Australian Jesuit missionary Fr. John Moore. He was then 32 years old and later went on to win the National Teachers Award, even as the school he founded gained a reputation as one of the best in eastern India.^[1]

In its initial years the school was linked to Loyola School, Jamshedpur. The first batch of pupils sat for the University of Cambridge Overseas School Certificate examination at Hazaribagh in 1955.^[2] The school was all-boys until 1995 when it became co-educational. After 1997 the school affiliated with the CBSE school board and prepared students for both 10th and 12th level examinations.

Layout

The school has a sprawling campus of 33 acres (130,000 m²) with lush green grounds and parks. The built-up area is divided into blocks, Junior School, Middle School, and Senior School. Balmoral field is the football grounds and hosts the annual Fr. John Moore soccer competition, attracting teams from throughout Jharkhand.^[3]

HOXA

Hazaribagh Old Xaverians Association (HOXA) is the official alumni organization for the school. It organized a Golden Jubilee celebration in 2008 with alumni gatherings at Hazaribagh, Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai, and Pune.

On 26–28 January 2012 they had a Diamond Jubilee (60 years) celebration that led to a new website. On www.hoxa.org are a class-wise listing of 7000+ alumni who have appeared for the school boards since 1955; thousands of photos in multiple albums, including those related to HOXA reunions; a collection of old and current school magazines and newsletters; audio and video material. Of special note is its video documenting the history of the school. The website attracts over 1650 active users, including current and past teachers, and has a message center that allows all to interact.^[4]

Exhibition

The Art and Science exhibition is hosted biennially under the title "Parwaz: The Flight of Creativity".

Jesuit secondary schools of India
St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad Loyola Public School, Loyola Nagar, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Loyola High School, Vinukonda St. Xavier's High School, Suryapet Loyola High School, Hindupur Loyola High School, Karimnagar St. Xavier's High School, Darsi St. John's High School, Amalapuram Loyola Medium School, Amalapuram Loyola High School, Krishnapuram Loyola High School, KD Peta St. Xavier's High School, Patna St. Michael's High School, Patna St. Xavier's School, Delhi St. Xavier's School, Rohini Saint Britto High School, Mapusa Loyola High School, Margao St. Xavier's High School Loyola Hall, Ahmedabad Loyola School, Jamshedpur St. John's High School, Ranchi St John's Middle School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Ranchi St. Xavier's School, Bokaro De Nobili School, FRI, Digwadih, Dhanbad De Nobili School, CMRI, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Mugma, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Maithon, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sindri, Dhanbad De Nobili School, Sijua De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro, Chandrapura De Nobili School, Bhuli, Dhanbad St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore St. Joseph's Indian High School, Bangalore St. Paul's School, Belgaum St. Aloysius College, Mangalore Xavier School, Manvi, Raichur Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram AKJM Public School, Kanjirappally, Kottayam Campion School Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Holy Family High School, Mumbai Loyola High School, Pune St. Xavier's High School, Fort, Mumbai St. Xavier's Boys' Academy, Mumbai St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Mumbai ICSE, Mumbai St. Mary's High School SSC, Mumbai St. Mary's School, Sangamner, Ahmednagar St. Vincent's High School, Pune Campion School, Mumbai St. Xavier's School, Kolhapur Loyola School, Bhubaneswar St. Joseph's School, Kendrapara Loyola School, Sankhabhanga, Baripada St. Xavier's School, Rutungia, Kandhamal Loyola School, Pajikeri, Kandhamal St. Xavier's School, Jaipur St. Xavier's School, Nevta St. Xavier's School, Mahua, Rajasthan St. Xavier's School, Bhiwadi St. Xavier's School, Behror Loyola Academy CBSE school, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul St. Xavier's High School, Tuticorin St. Mary’s Higher Secondary School, Madurai St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai St. Xavier's Hr. Sec. School, Tuticorin Loyola Higher Secondary School, Kuppayanallur, Kanchipuram District De Britto Higher Secondary School, Devakottai St. Arul Anandar School, Oriyur Carmel Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata St. Xavier's School, Durgapur St. Xavier's School, Haldia St. Xavier's School, Sahebganj St. Xavier's School, Burdwan
Catholicism portal Society of Jesus

Coordinates: 24°00′04″N 85°22′05″E / 24.00119°N 85.36813°E / 24.00119; 85.36813

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