Type elementary & secondary Affiliation Jesuit (Catholic) Phone 04828 202 566 Founded 1961 | Gender coeducational Website akjmschool.net School district Kottayam district | |
Established 1961; 56 years ago (1961) Address P.B. No 80 Kanjirapally, NH183, Kanjirappally, Kerala 686507 Similar Govt VHSS Vizhukkit, St Antony's Public School a, ST DOMINIC’S COLLEGE, StDomini HSS, St Mary's Girls High School | ||
Archbishop Kavukatt Jubilee Memorial School or AKJM Public School is in India, providing both elementary and secondary education. It is located at Kanjirappally of Kottayam district in Kerala.
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History
AKJM was established in 1961 in St. Dominic’s Parish, Kanjirapally. It began as a medium school, named after Mar Mathew Kavukatt, Archbishop of Changanacherry, in his sacerdotal jubilee year. It moved to its present site in 1963, serving primarily Catholic boys. A decade later a boarding house was opened. primarily for boys from the Kuttanad and High Range areas. In 1995 the boarding house was closed. AKJM Junior School began in 1995 and higher secondary in 2002, with two batches - biology and science with maths. Also in 2002 the school began admitting girls.
Vision
AKJM School, a Jesuit institution, draws its inspiration from Jesus Christ and envisions the formation of boys and girls with noble character. It strives for the development of the whole person making them men and women for others. As an educational institution, it strives to provide an environment and training context for the students to prepare themselves for active and responsible life commitment for the formation of a just and caring social order.