St Paul's School, Rourkela
| Saint Paul's School | |
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Ut omnes unum sint. That they may be one. | |
| Location | |
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Rourkela Odisha | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Co-ed, Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| Founder | Fr. Thomas Morris, SVD |
| School district | Sundergarh |
| Principal | Fr. S. Joseph |
| Staff | c. 110 |
| Number of students | c. 2500 |
| Classes | K.G. (KinderGarten) to class XII |
| Affiliation | ICSE and ISC |
| Uniform |
Red shirt with school logo and blue shorts (pre-primary boys), Blue top with two thick red stripes and a pleated deep blue skirt(pre-primary girls). white shirt with school logo and maroon shorts (primary), brown striped shirt woth brown pants(VI to X) white shirt with school logo and white pants (X!- XII) |
| Website | http://www.stpauls-rourkela.org |
Saint Paul's School, Rourkela is an Indian educational institution for boys from the pre-Primary level to the Higher Secondary level. The school is owned and operated by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), a religious minority institution under article 30(1) of the Constitution of India. St. Paul's is a Catholic school that admits students of all religions. The school exempts non-Catholic students from participating in the religious practices particular to Catholics. The aim of St. Paul's is an all-around development - academic, physical, moral and cultural – of its students into mature and responsible citizens who will be ready to take their rightful place in society.
Co-education
Saint Paul's School was converted from an all boys school to a co-education school in 2014. As of 2014, it was the only all boys school in whole of eastern India. A poll was conducted among the parents of St Paul's School to decide whether or not to convert to co-ed. The decision to go co-ed was finally taken by Fr S Joseph for the academic session 2013-14. The first girls were admitted from Kindergarten. Co-education will be increased to higher classes as they promote.
Sports
The school has a playground with a football ground, a cricket ground, two basketball courts, and five badminton courts. During the winter, many tournaments are organised. The badminton tournament is organized in December. The school has four houses which compete with each other in the sports tournaments held over an academic session. Mountbatten-Red Manekshaw-Yellow Cariappa-Blue Thimayya-Green