Admissions
St. Xavier's admits those candidates who it considers will respond to the values it stands for and who will persevere and benefit from the education offered in the school. Applications for admission are to be made on the prescribed form and according to the schedule announced by the school. The admission process is aligned to state regulations applicable in Jharkhand to unaided minority educational institutions. Admissions are handled by the Selection Committee constituted for the purpose. The committee will make its decisions on the basis of the school's admission policy, free from compulsions and coercion. Details of the admission process and requirements are available on the school website as well as in the prospectus and with the application form.
ADMISSION TO THE PREPARATORY CLASS
The candidates applying for admission are expected to be school-ready with rudimentary literacy, quantitative reasoning and social skills appropriate for children of about five years of age. Those who have completed the level of schooling equivalent to what is offered in the Prep Class (e.g. UKG) are not eligible.
The school gives preference in the matter of admission to the children of BSL employees, Christian Minorities, SC/ST communities, economically less advantaged, school staff and life members of BOXA who are regularly involved in its activities. Children from the neighbourhood and those with siblings in the school get preferential consideration. However, all the children under these categories are not automatically admitted.
ADMISSION TO CLASSES I - IX
Admissions to these classes are subject to vacancies. Candidates will be required to go through an admission process. A candidate will be admitted if it is judged that he/she will benefit from being a student here. For Class IX only students from other CISCE affiliated schools will be considered. All other matters being equal, students coming from CISCE affiliated schools may be more suited to the system of education here. Preference for admission will be given to the children of parents who have come to Bokaro on transfer recently rather than to those already studying in local schools.
New students who are admitted to the school in the course of the year are expected to pay the fees for the quarter during which the admission takes place. The quarters are counted April-June, July-September, October-December and January-March.
ADMISSION TO THE PLUS TWO SECTION
Admission is granted primarily to the School’s own students who have passed the ICSE (Class X). They must have shown especially during Class IX and Class X that they have the ability to cope with the academic demands. However, academic performance alone will not make the students eligible for admission. They must have shown evidence that they have benefitted from the character formation in the school. The discipline record of students in the School during previous years will be a consideration for admission. Students who live up to the standards of discipline are assured admission at the senior secondary level. However, the courses of study assigned to them will be according to their previous academic performance and aptitude. The seats available after their admission will be given to students from other schools.
Students from other ICSE schools seeking admission to Class XI may be admitted if there are vacancies and if they satisfy the School that they have the ability to cope with the course. Admission of such students is possible if at least one parent resides in Bokaro Steel City. Admission to the School will be revoked if false information is given in this regard or if a student in course of time is found to reside away from the parents. A certificate of good conduct from the school last attended is required from every applicant from other schools. Candidates from other schools who wish to study at St. Xavier’s must have marks above the levels detailed in the supplementary prospectus.
Students from non-ICSE schools do not easily fit into the ISC pattern at this late stage and may normally not be admitted. A few exceptionally fit candidates from non-ICSE schools may be given admission. Fitness in such cases will be judged by tests given by the School. Admission to such non-ICSE candidates will be subject to the ICSE - ISC guidelines and to obtaining a certificate of Eligibility from the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.