St. Joseph’s Academy

St. Joseph's Academy, located in the heart of Doon Valley in a sprawling seventeen acres campus, was established by the Patrician Brothers on 2nd March, 1934. Beginning with mere 15 students and 7 staff members, under the guidance of Bro. Adrian Keogh, the first Principal and a small community of Brothers, the school grew rapidly acquiring the status of a premier educational institution of Dehradun. Today, the school caters to about 3850 students, 140 teachers and about 60 ancillary staff with state-of-the-art facilities, ample space and most desirable educational ambience.

With the completion of the “Heritage Building” in 1936, boarding was introduced in SJA to impart education to students outside Dehradun, but was discontinued in 1976 owing to lack of space. The school's growth over the years has been phenomenal and new facilities have been added to accommodate the demand. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 1959, Golden Jubilee in 1984 and Platinum Jubilee in 2009.

Till 1975, the school prepared students for the Senior Cambridge Examination for which the answer scripts were sent to England. In the year 1976, the school officially became an affiliate of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, which conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE-X) and the Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC-12).

Excellent results, sound moral values, keen interest in sports, extra-curricular activities and an all-round personality development have been the hallmarks of St. Joseph's Academy, ever since its inception. Over the years, it has been instrumental in the formation of noted personalities in India and abroad in all spheres of life. In the year 2003 and 2013, one of our students was the All India Topper in the ICSE (Class X) Examination and ISC (Class XII) Examination respectively.

The students are divided into four houses named after the four pioneering Brothers of the school, namely Bros. Donovan (Yellow), Duffy (Red), Dooley (Green) and Bergin (Blue) who contributed significantly towards the growth of the school. The motto of the school is “Laborare Est Orare” (Latin) meaning “Work is Worship” which we endeavour to inculcate in all our students and staff fraternity.