Sacred Heart Convent School, one of the oldest and prominent English-medium schools in the Steel City, on Saturday took out a parade to mark its platinum jubilee this year. The parade comprising school went to Office Road, Straight Mile Road to conclude at school campus.
On the occasion, SSP Anoop Birtharay and Loyola School principal Father Pius Fernandes extended warm wishes to the school. The postal department also released a special cover to commemorate platinum jubilee of Sacred Heart Convent school. Vimal Kishore, superintendent of post released the cover.
“It is a historic moment for each one of us and we feel proud to have completed 75 years of dedicated service to the society,” said an official of Sacred Heart Convent School. She added that the school has set an example imparting quality education and celebrated the occasion throughout the year.
The school was established on January 15, 1945. It started with humble beginnings at 5, Beldih Triangle, after which it shifted its premises to CNR Hall, Dhatkidih High School and Dalma Villa. Later, a plot of land at Park Road, Northern Town, was secured from Tata Steel and the present school was constructed and occupied in January 1951.
In March 1952, the school sent its first batch of matriculates, while in 1963 it received affiliation from the Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISC), New Delhi. The first batch of students took the Senior Cambridge Examination in 1965.
The shift to the present Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) was made in 1974. The first batch of ISC students (Class XII with arts, commerce and science stream) was sent up in March 1995. Managed by the Apostolic Carmelite nuns, Sacred Heart is an all-girls English medium school affiliated to the Council of Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi and offers education from kindergarten to class XII.