The Efficacious Schools of the Year, 2022 5-min

St. John’s High School
Exploring and Embedding Overall Social
and Academic Development of Students
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Every popular city in India has a
few schools that have a special
place in the hearts of both
students and parents for the
effectiveness it provides in the overall
development of the youngsters. Those
schools are often not new but have
been established a long time ago. Since
their inception, such schools have been
making constant progress in their
academic eco-system and other
facilities that they provide.
One such school located in
Chandigarh; the capital city of Punjab
is St. John’s High School. It was
established in 1959 by the Capital
Project, and the Christian Brothers
were invited to take charge of the
school. The school opened on
February 1, 1960, with its first batch
consisting of 41 students.
Today, St. John’s High School provides
more than just formal education from
Kinder Garten to Class 12. Before
switching to CBSE in 1993, the school
was affiliated with the Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examination.
The first batch to appear for the ISC
examinations was in December 1963.
Mrs Kavita Chatterjee Das took
charge of the school as Principal in
April 2007. Under her able guidance,
the school has improved its ranking
and made a place for itself among the
top schools in India. Under her
supervision, CCE was introduced, and
later the school went on to become a
Senior Secondary School. As of today,
the school is responsible for educating
over 2000 students at a time, which is a
huge achievement considering its first
batch had only 41 students in the year
1961.
The Perfect Infrastructure
The best part about St. John’s High
School’s infrastructure is that it is 100
% solar-energised. The school is spread
over an area of 30 acres with the
perfect infrastructure for the overall
growth of its students. The campus
houses three major academic buildings,
namely - the Junior Wing for Primary
students, the Middle Wind for Upper
Primary students and the Senior Wing
for High School students.
For students to get an actual laboratory
experience, the schools also built
various labs for Chemistry, Biology,
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