St. Joseph's School, Bhagalpur 4.17

St Joseph's School, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India, is an English medium school. It is affiliated to the BIHAR SANSKRIT SIKSHA BOARD, PATNA. It was established in 1983 by Rt. Rev Urban Mc Garry, the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur.The principal is Father Amal Raj. Fr. Varghese Panangatt was the founding and the longest serving principal for 31 years. The school is managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur.The school has two basketball courts, premises for badminton, table tennis and volleyball, a stadium, three libraries, four computer labs, one auditorium, and six science labs. The stadium serves multiple purposes as it has a football pitch and a permanent stadium.The school has five blocks as kindergarten, primary section, middle school, senior section and a plus two section.The school has a remarkable excellence in both tenth and twelfth level. It is also a well-known name in sports as it regularly produces national level talents in various fields.Students get ample opportunities in fields of dance and music with a well-built auditorium. It has seating capacity of around 5000 people with a permanent live stage and a well equipped light and sound system.The motto of the school is "Excellence Virtue Discipline".HistoryThe Rt. Rev Urban Mc Garry, the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bhagalpur started an English medium co-educational school in Bhagalpur on 15 November 1982 and invited Sisters of St. Ann of Providence from Secunderabad as a core team to assist him.