Carmel School (Giridih)
Carmel School (also known as Carmel Convent School, Giridih) is a private convent school located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India.[3][4] The school provides a hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as day scholars. The students of Carmel School are referred to as Carmelites. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as Carmel Hindi Medium School (Hindi: कार्मेल हिंदी मीडियम ), that provides education to students with a Hindi curriculum.
| Carmel School, Giridih | |
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| Location | |
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Alkapuri[1] , , Northern Province , 815301 India | |
| Coordinates | 24.193521°N 86.289436°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Co-Educational[1] Convent[1] |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic[1] |
| Founded | 1954[1] |
| Founder | Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima[1] |
| Status | Active |
| School board | I.C.S.E[1] ISC |
| School district | Giridih |
| Authority | Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST)[1] |
| Session | 2019-20 |
| Principal | Sr. Divya, C.S.S.T |
| Head teacher | Nirmal Kumar Jha |
| Age | 2.5 yrs to 18 yrs |
| Classes offered | Nursery - 12 |
| Language | English[1] |
| Classrooms | 80 (Approximately) |
| Houses | Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Violet |
| Colour(s) | Sky Blue, Navy, and Black |
| Fight song | Carmel School Anthem |
| Athletics | 800, 400m, 200m, 100m, Relay, Shot Put, Discus, Football, Basketball, Athletics, Kho kho . |
| National ranking | In Top 1000 |
| Affiliations | I.C.S.E[1] |
| Head Girl | Shreya Sinha [2] |
| Head Boy | Omdeep Sinha[2] |
History
The school was founded in 1954[5] by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) a community started by Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima.[1][6] The school was the first school in the region to impart education in English medium to the pupils.[1] As of July 2019, Sr Divya is the principal of the school.[7]
Nature
The school is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province.[1] The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE and the ISC board examinations for class X[1] and class XII respectively.
Curriculum
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE board examination for class X.[8] It provides education up to 12th standard with the ISC Board. Admission for new students starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is co-educational and instruction is primarily in English.[9] There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus.
References
- School Diary. Carmel School. 28 February 2015. pp. 1–8.
- Carmel School, Giridih
- The Commonweal: Volume 102; Volume 102. Northwestern University. 1975. p. 156.
- "Jharkhand: Giridih Schools". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- "एक्स कार्मेलाइट एसो पुनर्गठित". Hindustan Dainik. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- History of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa(C.S.S.T) Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Carmel Convent, Giridih, Eastern-1954.
- "Locate a Council School". Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- "CISCE: Locate School on official website CISCE". Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- "Local Information on School – yellowpages". Retrieved 18 April 2011.
External links on Carmel School
- official school website Archived 2017-05-22 at the Wayback Machine