St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Baramulla

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St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
Address
Opp. Head Post Office Baramulla , Kashmir, J&K , 193101 India
Coordinates	34°12′13″N 74°21′01″E / 34.203512°N 74.350305°E / 34.203512; 74.350305
Information
School type	Missionary Private
Motto	Manners maketh man
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic Christian
Patron saint(s)	St. Joseph
Established	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Founder	Fr. C. B. Simons MHM
Status	Active
School board	J & K Board of School Education
Administrator	Roman Catholic Diocese of Jammu–Srinagar
Principal	Fr. Suresh Britto
Faculty	Local
Gender	Co-Educational
Number of students	4000+
Classes	Class Nursery – 12th
Language	English
Hours in school day	6Hr
Classrooms	160+
Campus	Urban
Houses	Peace, Grace, Joy and Wisdom
Colour(s)	Blue, Green, Red, Yellow (All classes), Orange, Violet (Primary only)
Sports	Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball, kho-kho, Badminton, Athletics, hockey
Nickname	Josephites
Website	http://sjskashmir.com/index.php

St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School Baramulla (commonly referred to as the St. Josephs School Baramulla or SJS) is a private school located in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The school has been upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school and has also started online education, the first in the Kashmir valley.^[1][2] St. Josephs School is located in the city of Baramulla. It has around 4,000 students and over 125 staff members.^[3]

The school was founded by the Mill Hill Fathers or Mill Hill Missionaries from London in 1903, owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Constitution; for everyone without any distinction of religion, caste, creed or colour.^[4]