St. John's School, Varanasi

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rdf:langString St. John's School B.L.W., formerly known as St. John's School D.L.W., is a minority institution that was established in 1963 and is administered by the Catholic Diocese of Varanasi, a registered charitable society. It is under the religious jurisdiction of the Bishop of the Diocese of Varanasi. The religious congregation of the Queen of the Apostles and Sisters of Providence of GAP are actively involved in its administration. It was established in 1963 and imparts education to over 8,400 students. The accomplished heads of schools like Rev. Fr. Aurelius, Fr. Xavier Pinto, Fr. Joseph, Fr. Peter, Fr. Jacob, Fr. Lawrence, Fr. David and Fr. Susai Raj have rendered their valuable service in the past years. It is listed in the Forbes Great Indian Schools list 2018. The school aims at the education of the Catholic community around and extends its services to the members of other communities to the extent possible. The school stands for academic excellence, development of skills and character formation based on the love of God and the service of mankind as modelled in Jesus Christ, with a view to training citizens remarkable for all-round development and sincere commitment to God and country. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, (Affiliation code UP078) in New Delhi with a ‘No Objection certificate from U.P. Government. It prepares students for the ICSE (10 years course) and ISC (12-year course). The council’s examination curriculum includes English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Computer Studies, Computer Applications, and Commercial Applications. Hindi is taught from LKG onwards. English is the medium of instruction, communication and examination in this institution. St. John’s School is a centre of national integration as it has children from almost all the states of India. The School compares favourably with most modern schools in the state. It believes that sound moral, physical and cultural training is as important as academic and scholastic instruction in preparing students for their role in life. Hence great importance is attached to games, sports and physical exercises. Dramatics, debates, social work, extramural lectures by experts, general knowledge and quiz competitions keep the students mentally alert and abreast of the time. The school, through various activities, inculcate in students a positive inclination towards upholding social and economic justice, the dignity of the individual irrespective of caste and creed, appreciation of our cultural heritage and concern for the environment. The School believes Education alone can bring about human development – the development of the whole person.‘Duty first’ is the inspirational motto of the School. At present Fr. Gurusanthraj is serving as the principal of the School. This is the official website of the school http://stjohnsblw.com/

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