ST JOSEPH'S AT HASSAN (1957)
St Joseph's High School at Hassan was the result of the expansion of the Karnataka Vice province when Calicut was separated from it, to form the Malabar Region, the future Kerala Vice province. Hassan is one of the important districts of the Karnataka State. Besides the parish, and a high School for girls run by the Sisters of Charity, there was no other source of Catholic influence in this part of the Chikmagalur diocese. To meet the needs of the people who are mainly estate managers or workers, Fr Boniface D'Souza undertook to start a school at Hassan. Fr John Aranha, an experienced hand in education was entrusted with this new venture. He started with a primary school in a rented building in 1957. Soon a suitable plot was acquired and a building was put up. The high school classes were opened in 1960. The teething years were hard but the School stood the hardships and grew till it became what it is today - a school with an enviable record in studies and sports. A good number of Jesuits- priests and scholastics- have contributed their mite to the making of the school. They have always striven to maintain the good traditions of the earlier years.
While dealing with the educational apostolate, we may also mention that boarding houses and hostels were opened or taken over in Mangalore, Bangalore, Calicut, Bellary and Hassan; all for the advantage of students who had no facilities for education in their own places. They have been a great boon to many a gifted student from rural areas and provided vocations to the priestly or religious life. The Mangalore boarding house and hostel alone accounted for more than a hundred vocations in fifty years.
- Taken from the Karnataka Jesuit Centenary, Souvenir, 1878-1978
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St. Joseph's Institutions, Hassan is managed by the Hassan Jesuit Educational Society (HJES). The HJES aims at executing the noble objectives of the Jesuit philosophy of education. St. Joseph's Institutions in Hassan had its humble beginnings in the year 1957. It is one of the oldest educational institutions established in the heart of the city of Hassan. In 1957 Fr John Aranha started the school in a rented house in K. R. Puram, Hassan. It was shifted to the present location (Salagame road) in 1961. In the same year the primary school turned into a High School and in 2004 it became a composite PU College. In view of providing higher education, the Jesuits started a Degree College in 2009 in the same campus and was shifted to the present location (Katihalli) in 2018. The college is affiliated to the University of Mysore, one of the premier universities in Karnataka and offers B.Com and BBA courses.
The motto of the college is 'Service the light of life' which serves as an inspiration behind the vision and the educational praxis of the institutions, forming men and women for service and becoming a beacon of light and hope in the country and in the world at large.
The compassion of Jesus, journeying with others, towards integral human liberation.
Inspired by the voice of God and partnering with others, we strive to impart holistic education and form human communities, based on freedom, love, reconciliation and service.
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St. Joseph’s Primary and High School
St. Joseph’s Composite PU College
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