St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Bathinda

St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Bathinda, Punjab, India, is an affiliate of the registered society of Pilar, Punjab-Haryana, a branch of the society of Pilar, Goa. Opened in 1983, it is a Catholic institute located at Model Town Phase-2 Bathinda. The school's patron is St. Francis Xavier. The first principal of the school was Father Anthony D'Silva. The school provides KG, primary and secondary education. It is one of the most prestigious institutes of the city.

St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School
Location
Bathinda
,
Punjab

India
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLove your neighbour as yourself
Established1983
PrincipalFather Cidloy Furtado
Staff100+
Number of students4,000+
Area17482 sq m (approx.)
AffiliationCentral Board of Secondary Education
Websitewww.xavierbathinda.com

Originally an all-boys school, it opened its portals to girls in April 1990. The school offers diversity of academic facilities. It has also introduced computer science, classical dance and music as part of its curriculum. The programme of studies is in accordance with the syllabus laid down by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi. While the medium of instruction is English, the school also lays special emphasis on teaching Punjabi and Hindi as additional languages.

St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School is active in sports, especially handball and co-curricular activities. The students are given an option of 3 additional subjects - Dance, Music and Art. It has the latest Educomp Smart Classes in each classroom.

The students are divided into 4 houses - Ruby(Red), Sapphire(Blue), Emerald(Green) and Topaz(Yellow). The school orchestrates various competitions which provide students to brush their skills and talents. There are 5 sections for class LKG to 10 th(A,B,C,D and E). The school has also paved the way of many toppers. Every year there is a topper from class 12th. In 2018 after the change in CBSE boards pattern, the school gave the city it's topper Harjeet Singh with 98.8 percentile and in 2019 Manya Jindal of the school stood first in the country with 99.8 percentage and also the school has given shape to many visionaries and professionals.

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The school premises.
St. Xavier's High School, Bathinda
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