St. John's High School, Chandigarh

Overview

St. John’s High School, Chandigarh is an English medium unaided Catholic minority institution for boys affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Established in 1960 by Christian Brothers, the school is situated amidst serene surroundings of Sector 26, offering an environment that helps realize the central purpose of the school community – religious, moral, intellectual, physical and social education of the students. The school offers education to boys from kindergarten through senior secondary and boasts an enrollment of 1800 students in its primary, junior and senior sections.

The school is rated the no. 1 boys’ day School in India in 2002 by the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020-21.

Campus

The sprawling 30 acre St. John’s High School, Chandigarh campus is sited amidst sylvan surroundings of Sector 26, Chandigarh and hosts a world class infrastructure including spacious and airy classrooms and laboratories. There are separate libraries for junior and senior sections featuring an exhaustive collection of books. The campus also hosts an art room, a music room, multi media room, counseling and learning centers.

Academics

St. John’s High School, Chandigarh was earlier affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi and subsequently switched over to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum in 1993-94. The school has successfully implemented the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) scheme from kindergarten through class X.

St. John is a winner of prestigious National Computer Literacy Award.

Extracurricular: The school encourages a host of co-curricular activities such as music, painting, silk and screen printing, designing and photography. The school also promotes various sports such as cricket, football, squash, tennis, badminton, basket ball, golf, horse riding and archery, besides various activity clubs such as the eco club, health club, science club, dance club, tech club, flute band and the photography club.

Head of Institute

Kavita C. Das (principal)

General Information

Admission Age
3 years

Teacher Student Ratio
1:25

Library
Yes

Transportation
Yes

Student Mix
Boys

No of Students
1800

Campus Size
30 acres

Labs
Yes

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Cricket, gym, tennis, badminton, basketball, swimming, football

Admission

The standard norms of minority institutions are applicable in the admission process. Admission forms are available at the St. John’s High School, Chandigarh office in the month of December. Duly filled in application forms are to be submitted on or before the due date.