Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah

Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah
Address

Belbagh Bangalore Colony, Baswariya Bettiah Bettiah, Bihar India
Coordinates	26°47′14″N 84°30′45″E / 26.78722°N 84.51250°E / 26.78722; 84.51250
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Established	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Founder	Jesuits
Oversight	Khrist Raja Educational Association
Rector	Joy Karrypuram SJ
Principal	Jacob O.A SJ
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	2,146 (468 girls)
Campus	35 acres (14 ha)
National ranking	1
Publication	Satyarthy
Affiliation	Bihar Board
Website	krschoolbth.com/index.aspx

Khrist Raja High School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Bettiah, in the state of Bihar, India. Founded by the Jesuits in 1927, the school became coeducational in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

History

Khrist Raja High School (K.R.), Bettiah, was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1927 and in 1930 moved to its present campus. Khrist Raja High School has been considered the "premier school of north Bihar", with students attending from all over the state and staying at its residential facilities.^[1]

The Khrist Raja High School has served the Bettiah Christians, the northern Indian subcontinent's oldest Christian community, with statistics showing that 83.6% of Christian pupils from 1927 to 1928 were from the Bettiah Christian community (including the Bettiah Christian diaspora).^[1]

Notable alumni

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Manoj Bajpayee - Indian Film Actor^[2]^[3]
Cajetan Francis Osta - bishop of Muzaffarpur^[4]

References

^ a b Kalapura, Jose (1 January 2015). "Philanthropic Organizations and Community Development: The Case of the Bettiah Christians in India". Asian Journal of Social Science. 43 (4): 409. doi:10.1163/15685314-04304005.
^ "Aligarh Acclaimed actor essays double role in Bettiah". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
^ "Manoj Bajpayee: The original indie star". 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
^ Agenzia Fides. Accessed 6 August 2016. Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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Khrist Raja High School, Bettiah

History

Notable alumni

See also

References