S.No.	Details	Information
1.	Name of the Convent / Institution	St. Joseph’s Girls High School (Aided) St. Joseph’s English Medium School Gajwel, Siddipet District Telangana State
2.	Date and year of Establishment	Telugu Medium:  1983 English Medium:   2014
	Name of the  registered Society / address	St. Joseph’s High School,
4.	Mission of the Convent/ Institution	Education
5.	Email	stjosephsgajwel2015@gmail.com

Beginnings: In the year 1978 S.V.D Priests working in Medak District (A.P. Archdiocese of Hyderabad) invited the JMJ sisters to collaborate with them in the work of evangelization.

Medak district is one of the most backward districts in Telangana Andhra Pradesh. The JMJs were looking forward to extend their services to backward areas where Christian influence had not yet reached.  This collaboration was to be a starting point to get to know the place and the people.  The JMJs are trying to reach the most neglected corners and making themselves available to the needs of the area.  The Catholics migrated from coastal Andhra were completely left to themselves and grew weak in faith.  People (even Catholics) believed in black magic, witchcraft and superstitions.  There was no Church in the villages except in one or two places.  The pioneering sisters had no proper residence and no proper means of transport and the sisters had to walk a good distance in the hot sun very often.

The persistent, persevering and undaunted determination of the sisters brought to go forward in the mission of evangelization. With regular visits to villages, conducting prayer meetings, breaking the Word of God, instructing in religion and indentifying themselves with the locals, their needs, living with them, our sisters could win the good will of the people.

In 1979 for the school-going age girls from villages, the SVD priests arranged boarding home and lodging facility in Gajwel. The children were sent to the local government school.  M.J. Sisters were in charge of the boarding home.

In the year 1983 a Telugu Medium High School is started, the first Christian School in Gajwel. We had 120 children studying from 1^st to 5^th standard and later on it is upgraded into High School.  Now we have very committed and dedicated staff.  Only the classes from 6^th to 10^th is aided, where the salaries of the staff are paid by the government & salaries for elementary school staff and all other expenses and facilities have to be provided by the management/sisters. The school is functioning very satisfactorily, with good academic standards and has changed the image of Gajwel for good.

In the year 2014, the management felt the need of starting English Medium parallel to Telugu Medium.  From the humble beginning we made in 1983 having crossed 37 memorable mile stones, today our school has face LIFT  towards value oriented education for our students, teachers, and parents alike. We started the English Medium with modern facilities and innovative methods – Joyful learning. It is the vision of our Pioneer sisters who worked tirelessly and the hard work of our correspondents, principles, staff and the well wishers.  At present we have 600 students coming from 24 different remote villages nearby.  Our motto is to reach out to the unreached in giving quality education.

In this School Profile, you come across our new endeavors in various directions. Apart from academics we have ensured the participation of the student in all school activities where they can do their best in all the areas. As educator it is our duty to stimulate our student’s curiosity and help them to be a lifelong learner.