St. Josephs's School

I strongly advise against enrolling yourself or your child in this nightmarish institution. The school pretends to be a prestigious, disciplined place, but the reality is far more disturbing. The infrastructure is half-baked, with no proper fields, endless dust, pollution, and a suffocating environment. The education system is passable, but some teachers abuse their authority, interfering in students’ personal lives, causing mental trauma, and treating them with blatant disrespect. The school enforces absurd and humiliating rules, like banning all languages except English, with fines imposed on students who dare to speak in their mother tongue. Bag and pocket checks happen frequently, making students feel like criminals in a prison rather than learners in an institution. The school sells an image of luxury and excellence, but step inside, and the ugly truth reveals itself—an environment that crushes students rather than nurtures them. If you think the school is bad, the hostel is a living hell. The food is disgusting, unhygienic, and barely edible, and the staff, especially the caretakers, treat students like burdens rather than humans. The water supply is unreliable, and when it’s available, it’s of such low quality that it feels unsafe to drink. The management is completely incompetent, enforcing mindless, rigid schedules without any concern for students’ well-being. Rooms are suffocatingly small, poorly maintained, and make you feel like a caged animal rather than a student. Parents have no control over when they meet their own children, often being forced to leave without even seeing them, causing deep emotional distress. Phone calls home are restricted to once a week for only 15 minutes, as if students are serving time in a high-security prison. The mental toll is unbearable, with over 11 hours of forced study every day, leaving students mentally and physically drained. Hostelers are discriminated against, treated like second-class citizens in their own school, and forced into unpaid labor for events, where they arrange chairs and set up functions without even being given refreshments. Outings, which are supposed to be monthly, happen only 2-3 times a year, and the "refreshments" given are a pathetic ₹10 cold drink and a single snack, as if students are beggars. The hostel staff have zero empathy, the wardens are ruthless, and the rules are suffocating—luggage checks are invasive and humiliating, students are banned from bringing books, snacks, or anything remotely comforting, and if caught, their belongings are confiscated without explanation. The hostel is not just strict—it is oppressive and exploitative, with students trapped in a cycle of misery, helplessness, and despair. If a student dares to leave the hostel mid-year, they are blackmailed and pressured into staying, making it feel less like an institution and more like a money-hungry prison. If you are considering this school for your child, STOP RIGHT NOW. The emotional and psychological damage is not worth it. If your child is in Classes 1 to 7, I beg you, do not put them through this horrific experience. This is not just a bad institution—it is a trap, a business, a place that crushes young minds instead of shaping them. Do not fall for the false image they sell. Stay away. Thank you