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| St.Josephs College | |
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 St. Joseph's College, Nainital | |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1888 (1888) |
| School district | Nainital |
| Principal | Br. Sebastian |
| Faculty | 90 |
| Grades | 1–12 |
| Enrollment | 1000 |
| Colours | Dark blue, green and white |
| Sports | Football,cricket,lawn tennis,basketball,swimming,field hockey,track and field,squash,boxing,badminton,softball,gymnastics,golf,table tennis, andbilliards |
| Affiliation | ICSE,ISC |
| Houses | Gandhi (St. Peters) Nehru (St. Francis) Pant (St. Patricks) Tagore (St. Pauls) |
| Motto (Latin) | Certa Bonum Certamen ('Fight the Good Fight') |
| Website | www |
29°22′28″N79°27′33″E / 29.3745239°N 79.4591427°E /29.3745239; 79.4591427St. Joseph's College, Nainital is a day boarding andresidential school inNainital,Kumaon,India, providing private school education.
St Joseph's College was established in 1888. The site was previously the location of a seminary, run by the ItalianCapuchin Fathers. The school is still referred to as "SEM" (for Seminary). In 1892 four Christian Brothers took formal charge of St Joseph's College, and thus began the involvement of the Christian Brothers in the running of the school.
The school is one of 20 educational institutions in India conducted by theCongregation of Christian Brothers, a pontifical institute, founded in Ireland in 1802 byEdmund Ignatius Rice, a wealthy Catholic layman, who wasbeatified in 1996.
The pupils are boys of ages 6 to 18. The roll numbers about 1100, with 360 boarders. New admissions are taken only in classes one and eleven. Boarders are admitted from class 3 onwards. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and prepares students for theICSE examinations. It has a plus-two section for theISC examination.
The school has seven playing fields, a gymnasium, lawn tennis, two squash courts, basketball court, billiard tables, and a swimming pool. The school takes part in inter-college events. The college has a distinguished football team in tournaments of Nainital and Edmund Rice schools.
The school hosts inter-school events such as the Edmund Rice Meet and the Nirip Deep Memorial Soccer Tournament. Events such as quizzes, debates, declamations and elocution contests are held.
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The school's buildings have featured inIndian films. The best known of these areMasoom (winner of 4Filmfare Awards) andKoi... Mil Gaya (winner of 5 Filmfare Awards). The school buildings have also featured in various TV series such asBreathe into the shadows.
