St Joseph's Secondary School, Fiji
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| St Joseph's Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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Waimanu Rd, Suva, Fiji | |
| Coordinates | 18°07′52″S 178°26′11″E / 18.1311°S 178.4364°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic all-girls school |
| Motto | "Pietas Cum Scientia" |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Jacqueline Low (current principal) |
| Enrollment | 700+ |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Uniform | Standard ladies white blouse, Blue skirt |
St Joseph's Secondary School is an all-girls school located in Suva, Fiji. The school was founded in 1956 and has established itself as one of the top schools around the country, progressing in the fields of academics and sports. The counterpart school for boys is Marist Brothers High School located in Flagstaff in Fiji.
St Joseph's Secondary School's history began in September 1888 when four pioneer sisters were missioned to Fiji at the invitation of Bishop Vidal to provide education for the people of Fiji.
The sisters were Mother Martin and Sister (Sr) Tarcisius Mongin of France, Sr Mary of the Holy Name of Ireland and Sr Frances Chambers of Newfoundland, Canada
All three sisters are buried in the old Suva Cemetery.
In 1938 (which was the golden jubilee of the sisters' arrival in Fiji) the sisters opened a secondary department on the third floor of St Anne's Primary School – it was called St Philomena's.
There was also a small secondary branch attached to St Joseph's Primary School which was on the site where the Reserve Bank is now, next to the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
It was in 1956 that both secondary departments of St Anne's (St Philomena's) and St Joseph's Primary (St Joseph's Secondary) were transferred to the present site.
The staff was mainly sisters of the congregation.
The school celebrated its 60th jubilee in September 2016 with old pupils returning from all over the world.[1]
