St. Xavier's School is a privateCatholic secondary school located in Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India. The Christian minority school was founded by the Jesuits in 1966 primarily to serve the children of those working at Bokaro Steel Plant. It is the oldest private school in Bokaro and the only ICSE school in the main township of Bokaro. It is one of the top schools of the city.
The plant felt the necessity of a school in Bokaro Steel City where the children of their employees could be taught up to the higher secondary or its equivalent stage through the medium of English, and so invited Xaviers Hazaribagh Association to undertake the opening and running of such a school. The school opened on 18 July 1966.[citation needed]
The house system is followed and Loyola, Carmel, Loreto, and Xavier houses compete against each other each December.[1] Co-curricular activities include: Integrity Club (promotes integrity in society), Peace Club (promotes peace and harmony), Spectrum Club (promotes spoken English), Science Club, Interact Club (provides service opportunities), Sports Club (develops game skills), Eco Club (sponsors ecological activities), Finomics Club (enhances student knowledge of economics and finance), I.T. Club (deals with modern tech and cyber crimes), Xavier Online (creative writing quarterly), Social Service League (encourages outreach).[2]
Xavier's celebrated its Golden Jubilee in December, 2016 wherein it sought participation and contribution from its students who are present round the globe. There is a strong bond amongst its alumni in form of BOXA (Bokaro Old Xaverian Associations).[5]
Principals
The following individuals have served as principal of the school:
Ordinal
Officeholder
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Fr. John Moore, SJ (founder)
1966
1980
13–14 years
2
Fr. Ken McNamara, SJ
1980
1990
9–10 years
3
Fr. P. O. Chacko, SJ
1990
1997
6–7 years
4
Fr. Geoff Meagher, SJ
1997
2005
7–8 years
5
Fr. Francis Kurien, SJ
2005
2010
4–5 years
6
Fr. Pradeep Shail, SJ
2010
2016
5–6 years
7
Fr. Saju Bastian, SJ
2016
2019
2–3 years
8
Fr. Dr. P.J. James, SJ
2019
2022
2–3 years
9
Fr. Arun Minj, SJ
2022
incumbent
0–1 years
Notable alumni
Arundhati Bhattacharya, retired Indian banker and former Chairman of the State Bank of India
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