Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah
Khrist Raja High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Bettiah, in the state of Bihar, India. Founded by the Jesuits in 1927, the school became coeducational in 1998.[citation needed]
| Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Belbagh Bangalore Colony, Baswariya Bettiah India | |
| Coordinates | 26°47′14″N 84°30′45″E / 26.78722°N 84.51250°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Established | 1927 |
| Founder | Jesuits |
| Oversight | Khrist Raja Educational Association |
| Rector | Joy Karrypuram SJ |
| Principal | Jacob O.A SJ |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 2,146 (468 girls) |
| Campus | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| National ranking | 1 |
| Publication | Satyarthy |
| Affiliation | Bihar Board |
| Website | krschoolbth |
History edit
Khrist Raja High School (K.R.), Bettiah, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1927 and in 1930 moved to its present campus. Khrist Raja High School has been considered the "premier school of north Bihar", with students attending from all over the state and staying at its residential facilities.[1]
The Khrist Raja High School has served the Bettiah Christians, the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community, with statistics showing that 83.6% of Christian pupils from 1927 to 1928 were from the Bettiah Christian community (including the Bettiah Christian diaspora).[1]
Notable alumni edit
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2021) |
- Manoj Bajpayee - Indian Film Actor[2][3]
- Cajetan Francis Osta - bishop of Muzaffarpur[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Kalapura, Jose (1 January 2015). "Philanthropic Organizations and Community Development: The Case of the Bettiah Christians in India". Asian Journal of Social Science. 43 (4): 409. doi:10.1163/15685314-04304005.
- ^ "Aligarh Acclaimed actor essays double role in Bettiah". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Manoj Bajpayee: The original indie star". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Agenzia Fides. Accessed 6 August 2016. 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine