St. Xavier’s Institution, is a private senior school located in Sodepur, (Panihati) West Bengal, India. It is a co-educational English medium school that educates up to year 12.[1] The school has an open admission policy, accepting students of all castes, creeds and religion.[2] St. Xavier's was founded by the late Pravash Chandra Banerjee, at Agarpara, on 1 July 1967.[1] This school was rewarded for the best ICSE school in West Bengal in September 2023.[citation needed]
| St. Xavier's Institution | |
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| Address | |
HC Dutta Road Panihati (Sodepur) Kolkata , West Bengal , 700114 India | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Tomorrow is ours |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Founder | Pravash Chandra Banerjee |
| School district | Panihati |
| Authority | Suburban educational society |
| Rector | Mrs. Lipika Ghosh |
| Principal | Mrs. Lipika Ghosh |
| Headteacher | Mrs. Anju Banerjee |
| Grades | Todds-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2+ |
| Enrollment | approx. 4,000 |
| Classes | Classes Todds- Class XII |
| Average class size | 50 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 60:1 |
| Language | English |
| Houses | Blue, Red, Green, Yellow |
| Publication | Panorama |
| Affiliation | CISCE |
| Website | http://www.sxipanihati.org |
Units and curriculum
editSt. Xavier's Institution has classes from nursery through secondary school.[3] The junior, primary, and secondary units use an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) syllabus and the higher secondary units use an Indian School Certificate (ISC) syllabus.
- Pre-Primary
- Todds (for Toddlers)
- Lower Nursery
- Kindergarten
- Junior School, English Medium, ICSE Syllabus
- Primary I-IV – Junior School, English Medium, ICSE Syllabus
- Secondary V-X – Senior School, English Medium, ICSE Syllabus
- Higher Secondary XI and XII – Senior School, English Medium, ISC Syllabus
The students are sub-classified into 4 "Houses", namely Red House, Green House, Yellow House and Blue House. Separate uniforms differing in colour are distributed among the students and are expected to wear them once a week, usually on the day the respective student have their games period, as dictated by the class teacher.
References
edit- ^ a b St. Xavier's Institution, The Statesman, 30 April 2004. (Unstable site)
- ^ "About the school"
- ^ "St. Xavier's Institution ~ at a glance ~". www.sxipanihati.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007.
External links
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