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 | |
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Main Road, Koradhi, Dhanbad India | |
| Coordinates | 23°47′49″N 86°19′58″E / 23.79694°N 86.33278°E |
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| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Knowledge Imparts Humility |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholicism |
| Denomination | Jesuits |
| Established | 1975 |
| Principal | Mr Chandrasakhar Motka |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Affiliations | ICSE |
| Website | www |
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 |
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| 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 | 13–14 years |
