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{{Short description|School in Jharkhand, Northern Province, India}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Carmel School, Giridih
| logo =
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| location = Alkapuri<ref name=schoolD/>
| city = [[Giridih, Jharkhand]]
| province = Northern Province
| postal_code = 815301
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.1935|86.2894|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = Convent<ref name=schoolD/>
| type = Co-educational<ref name=schoolD/>
| religious_affiliation = Catholic<ref name=schoolD/>
| established =
| founded = {{start date and age|1954}}<ref name=schoolD/>
| founder = Mother [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]]<ref name=schoolD/>
| status = Active
| school_board = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|I.C.S.E]]<ref name=schoolD/> ISC
| district = Giridih
| authority = Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST)<ref name=schoolD/>
| session = 2023–2024
| principal = Theresilda, C.S.S.T
| head_teacher = Nirmal Kumar Jha
| lower_age = 2.5 yrs
| upper_age = 18 yrs
| classes_offered = Nursery–12
| language = English<ref name=schoolD/>
| fight_song = Carmel School Anthem
| classrooms = 80 (Approximately)
| houses = Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower, Violet
| colours = {{color strip|border-color=black|border-style=dotted|border=1|skyblue|navy|black}} Sky blue, navy, and black
| athletics = 800 m, 400 m, 200 m, 100 m, relay, shot put, discus, football, basketball, athletics, [[Kho kho]]
| national_ranking =
| affiliations = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|I.C.S.E]]<ref name=schoolD/>
| website = {{URL|http://carmelschoolgiridih.com/}}
}}

'''Carmel School''' (also known as '''Carmel Convent School, Giridih''') is a private [[Catholic school]] located in the [[Giridih]] district of [[Jharkhand]], India.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Commonweal: Volume 102; Volume 102|year=1975|publisher=Northwestern University|pages=156|url=https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Carmel+School+Giridih%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand: Giridih Schools|url=http://www.jharkhandschools.co.in/giridih/schools-list-1.html|accessdate=18 April 2011|archive-date=13 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113095537/http://www.jharkhandschools.co.in/giridih/schools-list-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school provides a hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as [[Day pupil|day scholars]]. The pupils of Carmel School are referred to as ''Carmelites''. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as ''Carmel Hindi Medium School'', that provides education to pupils with a Hindi curriculum.

==History==
The school was founded in 1954<ref name=carmel_hin>{{cite news|title=एक्स कार्मेलाइट एसो पुनर्गठित|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/home/homepage.php/|accessdate=26 February 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Dainik]]|date=3 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226014407/http://livehindustan.com/home/homepage.php|archive-date=26 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) a community started by Mother [[Teresa of St. Rose of Lima]].<ref name=schoolD>{{cite book|title=School Diary|date=28 February 2015|publisher=Carmel School|pages=1–8}}</ref><ref name="csstn">[http://cssttn.org/history.html History of the Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa(C.S.S.T)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720011320/http://cssttn.org/history.html |date=20 July 2013 }}, Carmel Convent, Giridih, Eastern-1954.</ref> The school was the first in the region to impart education in English medium to pupils.<ref name=schoolD/> As of July 2019, [[Nun#Distinction between a nun and a religious sister|Sr]] Divya is the principal of the school.<ref name=ICSElocate>{{cite web|title=Locate a Council School|url=http://www.cisce.org/Locate.aspx|publisher=Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|accessdate=25 March 2012}}</ref>

==Nature==
The school is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province.<ref name="schoolD"/>
The school is affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], New Delhi and prepares the pupils for the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] and the [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] board examinations for class X<ref name="schoolD"/> and class XII respectively.

==Curriculum==
The school is affiliated to the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], New Delhi and prepares the pupils for the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] board examination for class X.<ref>{{cite web|title=CISCE: Locate School on official website CISCE|url=http://www.cisce.org/LocateSchool.jsp|accessdate=18 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417190534/http://www.cisce.org/LocateSchool.jsp|archivedate=17 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It provides education up to 12th standard with the [[Indian School Certificate|ISC]] Board. Admission for new pupils starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] and instruction is primarily in English.<ref>{{cite web|title=Local Information on School – yellowpages|url=http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/school-finder/jharkhand/giridih/schools/giridih-h-o/carmel-school.htm|accessdate=18 April 2011}}</ref> There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.carmelschoolgiridih.com Official website]

[[Category:Carmelite educational institutions]]
[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in India]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Private schools in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Giridih district]]
[[Category:Education in Giridih]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1954]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in Bihar]]

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