De Nobili School, Koradih

De Nobili School, Koradih is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Koradhi in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, India. Founded in Sijua in 1975 by the Jesuits, the school is a branch of the De Nobili Schools Group.

De Nobili School, Koradih
Location
Main Road, Koradhi, Dhanbad Jharkhand India
Coordinates	23°47′49″N 86°19′58″E
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Motto	Knowledge Imparts Humility
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Established	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Principal	Mr Chandrasekhar Francis
Grades	K-12
Affiliations	ICSE
Website	www.dnssijua.com

The school is named after a Christian missionary and Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner to master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.^[1]

Shield

The De Nobili School shield displays part of a Sanskrit slogan Vidya Dadati Vinayam (Education Bestows Humility) in Devanagari script in the scroll under the school shield.^[2]

Principals

The following individuals have served as principal of De Nobili School, Koradih:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	V. J. Abraham	1975	1985	9–10 years
2	Xavier Joseph	1985	1992	6–7 years
3	Joy Matthew	1992	2006	13–14 years
4	G. Thomas Kennedy	2006	2010	3–4 years
5	Tanushree Banerjee	2010	incumbent	14–15 years

School song

Oh De Nobili hats off to thee; To your colours true we shall ever be;  firm and strong united are we; Rah, rah, rah. For DNS; Rah, rah, rah, rah; Rah, for De Nobili;

Hail, to the victors valiant, Hail, to the conquering heroes, Hail, Hail, De Nobili, the leaders and the best; Hail to the victors valiant, Hail to the conquering heroes Hail, Hail, De Nobili, the champions and the best.

See also

• Schools portal
• Catholicism portal
• India portal

• List of Jesuit schools
• List of schools in Jharkhand
• Violence against Christians in India