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St Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Coordinates: 10°59′44.88″N 76°58′18.48″E / 10.9958000°N 76.9718000°E / 10.9958000; 76.9718000
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10°59′44.88″N 76°58′18.48″E / 10.9958000°N 76.9718000°E / 10.9958000; 76.9718000

St Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School
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Trichy Road

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School boardTN Matriculation
ClassesLKG to 12th std
AffiliationTamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board
Websitehttp://www.josephs.ac.in/

St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School is an all-girls Catholic school for grades 1st through 12th standard in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on Trichy road in a three-school complex with its sister schools St. Francis and St. Marys.

Governing body

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The school is run by FMM sisters.

History

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The school was founded in 1960 by Mother Mary of the passion. It attained its golden jubilee in 2010.

Uniform

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The school's colors are maroon and white.

School uniforms for regular days are made up of a maroon dress, black shoes, white socks and white collared shirt. For P.T. (play time) days, the green, maroon, purple, or blue (depends on the house- Loyalty, Charity, Truth, Honor respectively) collared shirt and white socks along with a white pleated skirt and white sneakers constitute the uniform.

Houses

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There are four houses, named after the qualities valued most by the school :

Competitions

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The school conducts inter-house competitions like mass drills, salad making, mehendi drawing, poetry and writing, etc. The House Cup was introduced in 2009.

School hours

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The school functions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30 am to 3.20 pm, with eight 40-minute periods.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the school functions from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm, with theeight 40-minute periods, with an additional period for games and club activities.

School clubs

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A few prominent ones are:

  • Social-Service Club
  • Eco and Pulse club
  • English Literary Club
  • Hindi Literary Club
  • Art and Craft Club
  • Tamil Literature Club
  • Maths Club
  • Guides
  • Bulbuls
  • Computer Club.
  • Karate.
  • Band

Every year, each club has an open exhibit, where the members showcase their talents, in the presence of an honored chief guest, connected to their club theme.

Sports

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The school sports teams include basketball, volleyball and athletics. It co-hosted the District-Level zonals in 2012.