St. Michael's High School | |
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Address | |
Bankipur-Danapur Road , , 800011 India | |
Coordinates | 25°38′40″N 85°6′9″E / 25.64444°N 85.10250°E |
Information | |
School type | Private secondary school |
Motto | Latin: Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Country) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Denomination | Jesuits |
Patron saint(s) | Michael the Archangel |
Established | 1858 |
Founder | Bishop Anastasius Hartmann |
Status | Active |
Sister school |
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Authority | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Session | April–March |
School code | 330004[1] |
Rector | Fr. Norbert Menezes, S.J. |
Principal | Fr. A. Christu Savarirajan S.J. |
Campus Director | Fr. Mathew PI, S. J. |
Faculty | 122 |
Enrollment | 4800 |
Average class size | 50-60 students |
Language | English, Hindi |
Hours in school day | 6-7 hrs |
Campuses | Digha, Patna |
Campus | Urban |
Campus size | 21.55 acres (8.72 ha)[2] |
Houses | Blue Green Red Gold |
Sports | Football, volleyball, handball, cricket, table-tennis, carrom, chess, throw ball, karate, yoga, badminton, swimming, kho-kho, kabaddi, basketball, track events |
Nickname | Michaelites |
Publication | Theatrum[21] |
Website | www |
St. Michael's High School, Patna,[3][4] also referred to as SMHS Patna or SMHS for short,[5] is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in the Digha neighborhood of Patna, Bihar, India.
Established in 1858 initially as an orphanage,[6][7][8] it is one of the oldest schools in the state of Bihar,[9] and is currently managed by the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus. It was founded by the first Bishop of Patna, Msgr. Anastasius Hartmann.[10]
The current principal is Edison J. Armstrong who took charge in January 2016 from Peter Arockiasamy.[11] The school's patron saint is Saint Michael the Archangel. The school authority is the Central Board of Secondary Education in New Delhi.