Sophia Girls' High School Saharanpur

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About us

Sophia as the word indicates wisdom and enlightenment- a sign of education through devotion. It was on the 14th of August 1948 Arch Bishop Vanni of Agra wrote to our Mother Matilda asking for help to replace the Salesians Sister thus to carry on their work in school. Our Mother Matilda favourably replied and personally came to judge the local conditions. Sr. Catherine, Sr. Winnfred and Sr. Matilda reached Saharanpuron Dec 27th, 1948. These sisters left Saharanpur on 3rd Jan. 1949 and the first mass of sisters set in our chapel of 4th Jan.- Sr. Benigha, Sr. Juliana, Sr. Luduvica, Sr. Winnfred, Sr. Anna- these first community sisters came on 7th Jan. 1949 and called the place Land’s End as it was called then. Sr. Matilda blessed them on their route saying- May the star of Bethlehem which guided the magi, guide you to your destination. Father Gabriel was there to receive them and then began busy days. It was only on 5th Jan. 1949 that with the efforts of these sisters, school re-opened with 70 children on roll upto class IV. A prayer service ushered the academic year in, and the sisters and other members of the staff, put their hand on the first plough trusting the Lord the "All which begins well be well". In 1959, Sophia was regarded as a junior high school of U.P. Board and the first batch appeared for Public Exam in April 1960. In 1964, Sophia was chosen to provide hostel facilities and terminated in 1975. In 1965, the Hindi Medium was set up and the very same year, our school get affiliation to the C.B.S.E Delhi temporarily and then permanently in 1981. Today, when we have reached in the scholastic year 1999, the Sophian tree has reached high with 2000 fruits. The glancing figure makes a person amazed and its sure to reach to the pinnacle of success. Apart from it, the number of our teachers has rushed upto 50 with 20 IV Class staff. Today, with the efforts of these able and efficient Principals. Our school has reached to what it is today- One of the best schools of Saharanpur whose students feel proud to be called as Sophians..

Our Mission

We, the Sisters of the Congregation of the Mission Sisters of Ajmer and our collaborators, inspired by the teachings of Jesus Christ and also of our founder, will commit ourselves to work for the integral liberation of women and girl children of our society. We want them to be women of substance, of compassion, of conscience and of all, especially the under privileged of the society. Our focus in this ministry in the Third Millennium would be to give an orientation to all our staff and students towards service thus preparing them to be real, responsible, just, dynamic and spiritual women for others. That our schools become dynamic entities involved continually in discerning the needs of our times; flexible enough to respond to the values of Love - Freedom - Sincerity - Justice - Equality Where a preferential love of the poor is lived out both in attitudes and structures, cherishing the most derived of God’s people and enabling them to take their place with dignity among the others making OUR SCHOOLS Places where truly Where a preferential love of the poor is lived out both in attitudes and structures, cherishing the most derived of God’s people and enabling them to take their place with dignity among the others making OUR SCHOOLS Places where truly THE GLORY OF GOD IS MANIFESTED

Our Vision

To be sign and bearers of the Good News to the people of all faiths. Especially women and girl children. Our focus in this ministry in the Third Millennium would be to give an orientation to all our staff and students towards service thus preparing them to be real, responsible, just, dynamic and spiritual women for others. That our schools become dynamic entities involved continually in discerning the needs of our times; flexible enough to respond to the values of Love - Freedom - Sincerity - Justice - Equality