SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE

The school is situated at Museum Road in Bangalore. Though the fees may be low when compared to other schools this school provides state-of-th-art facilities. In its tidy campus of 8 acres the school has good infrastructure like:

Classrooms :

The bright and spacious classrooms are extremely conducive to the learning processes. The classrooms are equipped with state-of-art audio-visual teaching aids with Computer Aided Instruction System. Each classroom has a 52" LCD TV, a Computer with a broadband connection to the central server and to the internet. Apart from these the students also has easy access to basic necessities like coolers, hot water, etc. Thus the learning process of the student is accelerated.

Library :

The need to seek knowledge beyond the walls of the classroom is essential. With over 40000 volumes the three storeyed school library caters to the voracious reading needs of the students. The Library subscribes to over 30 magazines and dailies which help to meet the varying reading needs of the student. In addition to seeking information within the library, students can use the computers placed in the library to browse the internet for information.

Chapel :

The school has a beautiful Chapel for prayer and worship. This Chapel is open for personal prayer to all students irrespective of their creed. Christian students have Holy Mass here. The silent atmosphere in the chapel is conducive for the spiritual growth of the students.

Laboratories :

The class room learning is supported with practical application experience in our well equipped science labs. The labs are custom designed to accomodate and facilitate the use of the Lab equipments in the most comfortable and unobtrusive manner. Well stocked with consumables the labs provide ample opportunity to each student to experiment and learn.

Emphasis is laid on observation and analysis withc is crucial in scientific experiments.

Equipments for experiments are issued to students on a need basis or twin basis or one to one basis.

Computer Lab:

The 100 seater computer lab is well equipped with fast internet enabled, networked computers. The students are encouraged to acquire the skills needed to operate applications which help in the learning process. Netiquette and safe computer operation practices are encouraged.

Canteen :

There is a hygenic canteen in the school that caters to the needs of the students by providing them with a variety of food materials like sweets, biscuits, cool drinks, snacks, lunch, etc.

Play grounds :

The school has two play grounds one in the school campus while the other is the cricket ground on MG Road. The cricket ground is solely used for criket training. All other sporting events take place in the ground within in the school campus.

Childrens' Indoor Park:

The school has a fully-carpeted colourful indoor children’s park for the tiny tots of LKG and UKG. The park has extensive play material imported from Malaysia.

Swimming Pool :

The school has a well maintained swimming pool and it also is the second pool to be built in Bangalore. The students using the pool are under the watchful eyes of the swiming coach.

Auditorium :

There are three auditoriums. The main one has a seating capacity of 1000. The other two can accomodate 1800 put together. These two are located on the right of the main entrance.

Scouts :

The Scout Troops consists of boys from Std. 5 to Std.10 Under the able guidance of Mr. Joseph Xavier, who has been the Scout Master for 23 years, the scouts have performed exceptionally well. Some of their major activities are: Participating of scouts in the District Level Training Camp, Participating of scouts in the Rashtrapathi Training Camp etc. The scout troop participates in Nature Camp : specialized in rock climbing,trekking and hiking . Many boys have successfully obtained the President's Award (Rashtrapathi Award). 3 scouts took part in The International Jamboree held in London in July 2007.

National Cadet Corps (NCC):

St. Joseph's Boys' High School has the credit of having an excellent NCC troop under the stewardship of Mr. J.X. Deepak. The NCC troop has regular parade practice on Mondays and Wednesdays. They are also adept and well trained in the fields of rifle shooting ,map reading and community service. Their activities include: Cadets attending various camps, like CACT camp, National Trekkeing Camp etc