Gender Coeducational Phone 06540 285 449 | Grades 1st through 12th Website deNobiliMugma Founded 1977 | |
Established 1977; 40 years ago (1977) Director Fr. Victor Misquith, SJ Motto Knowledge Imparts Humility | ||
De Nobili School, Mugma is a Jesuit school in the coal mining area of Jharkhand, India. It has grades one through twelve and prepares students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examination in class 10 and for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) in class 12. It was opened in 1977, and teaching is in English.
Roberto de Nobili, who has eight Jesuit secondary schools in Jharkhand named after him, was an early 17th century missionary to Southern India. St. John de Britto would follow de Nobili's example and adapt to local customs in his presentation of Christianity.
School logo
On the right side of the school's logo is the coat of arms of the de Nobili family. On the left are a wavy line symbolizing the Damodar River and above it the Jesuit IHS logo and the lotus, the Indian symbol for learning and wisdom.