St. Xavier's School, Ranchi

St. Xavier's School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1960 and named in honour of Saint Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits. It is run by the Society of Jesus and provides education from kindergarten to standard 12. Plus two (+2) was started in 2000 and was run under the guidance of the late Hira Prasad. The school is boys-only until standard 10 with its plus two section being co-educational.

Overview
Until about 1976, the school followed the Cambridge Higher Secondary curriculum and now follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) curriculum. The school feeds students into the engineering colleges (IITs and BIT, NITs, KIIT, etc.) and medical colleges of India. It is now one of the most renowned schools in the east zone and is famous for its achievements in fields such as sports, debate, academics, quizzes and many more.

The motto of the school was coined in Sanskrit by Rambalak Singh Bhumihar, when Courage to Excel by All was considered a contribution towards the building up of one country and one nation.

History
This school was started in 1960 in response to a request from the professional community of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Hindustan Steel Ltd., and the National Coal Development Corporation.

Alumni
Students and alumni of the school are referred to as Xaverians or Doranda Old Xaverians. The Doranda Old Xaverians are mainly networked through their alumni portal www.dorandaoldxaverians.com and Facebook and WhatsApp groups. DOX has active chapters in Bengaluru, New Delhi NCR and Mumbai and an upcoming chapter in Kolkata. The Doranda Old Xaverians Association (DOX), formerly Xavier's Old Boys Association Jharkhand, is the official alumni association of St. Xavier's School, Ranchi. The association presently has over 13,000 members, spanning across all batches that have passed out of the school since 1964.

St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. DOX was awarded the Best Alumni Association in 3 different categories at the JAAI Congress in 2020. It was judged as #1 in 'Landmark Legacy,' 'Supporting Spirit' and 'Evolving Education' and runners up in 'Glory to Alma Mater.'

Notable alumni

 * Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor has not studied at Xavier's Ranchi. He has studied at Xavier's Delhi
 * Abhishek Chaubey (1993 batch), Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and producer
 * Birender Singh Dhanoa, (1969-1971), Air Chief Marshal
 * Jairam Ramesh (1961-1963 class 3 to 5), former Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests