St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School

St. Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School is an all-girls high school in Nagercoil town, of Kanyakumari district in India, in the Diocese of Kottar.

History

The century-old school was started by the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae sisters of Belgium in 1910. The motto of the school is 'Rise High'. St. Joseph's primary school was started in the year 1910. It was upgraded to middle school in the year 1920. English medium school was started later and they were upgraded to high school in 1944. In 1948 it became one of the fewest schools to be upgraded to higher secondary level.^{[citation needed]}

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