St. Stephens School, Chandigarh

St. Stephen School is a Roman Catholic school located in Chandigarh, India, founded by an Anglo-Indian Catholic Principal Harold Anthony Patrick Carver in the year 1982. 

The school has an affiliation to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) board. The school is located in three bungalows in sector eight; arrangements were later made in sectors nine and eleven until the land was allotted in Sector 45 by the UT Administration. 

The school is housed in its four-story building with over 2400 students and 165 staff members. A student attending or an alumnus of the school is a "Stephenian", and there is an alumni association known as The Old Stephenian Society (TOSS).

History

The school's founder, Harold Carver, was previously a teacher in St. Joseph's College, Allahabad and St. John's High School, Chandigarh. The Christian Brothers ran it.

The school was started in April 1982, as a primary school from nursery to class five with a staff of twelve members. The school has an upgrade to senior secondary level in 1997 after the first batch of class ten passed in 1988.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, from the United Kingdom, gave a visit to the school in October 2010. It was organized by UKIERI that is the UK-India Education and Research Initiative. 

Academics

At the 10th level, the subjects offered are Hindi/Punjabi, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Political Science, History, Geography, Economics, Art, English literature, English language, Computers, Mathematics, Business Studies, Accountancy and Physical Education. 

The student strength per class is around 40–45. Every month there is an assessment, in which each student are discussed individually, is part of the assessment system. Here high performing students are encouraged with monthly awards of distinction and commendation. Low performing students are placed on the headmaster's list and are helped to do remedial work in their weak subjects.

Facilities

The sports facilities here are:

• Multi-purpose hall with a gymnasium 
• Facilities for indoor badminton, basketball, and table tennis
• One Artificial Turf Pitches
• One Basketball Court
• Four cricket Nets
• One field for Field Hockey and Association Football, which can be converted to four cricket pitches to accommodate seasonal sports, and a pavilion

Notable alumni

• Abhinav Bindra – Gold medalist for India in the 10-metre air rifle event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
• Aanchal Kumar- Indian model
• Jonita Doda- Actress
• Aaital Khosla- Model, Palaash Miss India 2015 and Glamanand Miss India Earth 2015.

• The first step is to download the form from the School website, i.e. www.ststephenschandigarh.com. 
• The admission or registration form is available on the school website till mid of December, that can be downloaded free of cost.
• After downloading, one has to follow the instructions given on the form or the school’s website carefully. 

Incomplete, illegible filled or overwritten forms will not be accepted by School administration. 

Required Documents:

• Birth Certificate (Attested copy)
• Original transfer certificate
• Photocopy of Adhaar card
• Three Passport size photographs

Above mentioned documents have to be submitted with the admission form in St. Stephen’s School.

Class 1 Admission Criteria 

• The child must be born before 30th September 2011 or must be five and a half plus on 1st April 2017
• Total No. of Seats: 225

Admission Fee = Caution Money = Rs. 5000/- (Refundable).

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