St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School

We lay emphasis on fostering human excellence in our students so that they grow in empathy and social responsibility while learning to discern between the good and the bad. The primary focus of Jesuit education is to train our students to become persons of conscience, competence, compassion and commitment. Along with academic excellence where students are trained to understand and analyse the challenges they face in life with critical and creative thinking skills, we lay emphasis on fostering human excellence in our students so that they grow in empathy, social responsibility and learn to discern between the good and the bad and grow as persons of great moral and spiritual character. For the last 160 years St Joseph’s Boys High School (SJBHS) has faithfully pursued these goals with single-minded focus, commitment and dedication. One of the greatest strengths of SJBHS is cura personalis (care for the individual person). We see our students as powerhouses of talent and resources to be nurtured through a proper process of personal accompaniment rather than empty buckets to be filled with a large amount of information. The school curriculum is designed to facilitate intellectual, affective, moral and spiritual growth of each student. Transforming individual persons who in turn initiate the processes of transformation to make this world a better place has been one of the main focuses of education imparted at St Joseph’s Boys High School. Joel Barker has rightly mentioned, “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” We are convinced that the great vision of our school would have remained a mere dream without the support and cooperation of our collaborators. Hence we place on record our sincere gratitude to our dedicated and committed staff, members of the Parent Teacher Association and our exceptional Old Boys Association. They have truly been our collaborators, ceaselessly toiling with faith and supporting us in all our endeavours to make our school a ‘centre of transformation’. I wish Fr Sunil Cletus Fernandes SJ, Principal and his team of collaborators, God's choicest blessings and the strength to continue their journey of imparting quality education that stays true to our tradition while being relevant to the ever changing times. Fr. Brian Pereira SJ Rector

We aim to bring out compassionate and confident individuals who will see their education as empowering them to make a difference, to benefit society and the world. We give academics and extra-curricular equal weightage, and felicitate achievements in both. < I welcome you all to St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Bengaluru, now in its 160 th year and ranked among the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in India, with alumni spread across the world in the field of sports, public service, defence and others. This is no happy accident – it is a result of our robust Jesuit pedagogy and our love for what we do. We strongly believe that education without moral bearings is merely instruction, and so we take our spiritual role very seriously and aim to build liberal and open minded individuals with sound moral values. We have a chapel on the premises, celebrate festivals across religions and conduct annual inter religious workshops and seminars. We understand that children are the society of tomorrow and so their education holds the seeds of a more inclusive future. Jesuit philosophy believes in grooming ‘men for others’. At St Joseph’s, we wish to bring out compassionate and confident individuals who will see their education as empowering them to make a difference, to benefit society and the world. We give academics and extra-curricular equal weightage, and felicitate achievements in both. We offer a well rounded education with qualified teachers and year-round access and participation in sports and other co curricular activities. Our well equipped classrooms and modern laboratories are matched by top class sports facilities and we regularly host and play intra and inter school matches. We believe that parents are our partners, and it is a joint effort to raise a balanced and motivated individual. We urge parents to stay connected to their children and take an interest in their lives. We have a very large number of scholarships for needy students, and we are proud to say that many of them have been instituted by Old Boys of our school who support the wide social and economic diversity from which our students are chosen. Our teaching and non teaching staff is our strength. On a day-to-day basis they nurture your child, stimulating their minds and bringing out their potential. When Old Boys return to their alma mater, it is these teachers (traditionally referred to affectionately as ‘Cher’), who they seek out, to thank and to inform of their progress in the world outside. We appreciate your interest in our institution and we hope our contemporary website with its many pages of information and details will serve as an accessible gateway to information on our school. Father Sunil Cletus Fernandes SJ Principal St. Joseph's Boys' High School