St. Joseph's High School Trivandrum

St. Joseph's High School Trivandrum

St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is located in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) city, [Kerala] . It is one of the oldest schools in the city. It was started by the Catholic diocese and was later taken over by the Society of Jesus. The school was again handed over to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum in 1998 by the Jesuits.

The school is noted not only for its academic excellence but also for sporting activities. In the late 1960s, it was one of the few schools in Kerala that was offering French as a second language.

The school has a very good choir and a humble chapel, where Muslims, Hindus and Christian students offered prayers. Extracurricular activities are always high on the school agenda(a lot of clubs); personality development programmes and summer camps are also conducted. The school encourages sports and offers financial assistance to participants with strong support from PTA.Fact|date=April 2007

Now this prestigious School is upgraded to Higher Secondary School(H.S.S.)The school conducts the Jo-fiesta(a cultural festival) every year,with students participating from many different schools in Trivandrum.


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