St. Joseph's Matriculation Higher Secondary School,Mangalagiri is run by the Tuticorin Diocesan Association (Registered), an organization of the Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin . The Bishop, the Most Reverend Dr. Stephen Antony,D.D.,Ph.D., who is the President of the Association, is also the Patron and Manager of the School.
The Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin, besides taking care of the pastoral needs of the three and a half lakh Catholic faithfuls, has also involved itself in the service of the Socio-Economic development of the people of Tuticorin Diocese irrespective of religion or caste. The diocese has been running hospitals, homes for the aged and the under privileged, training centres for women and the marginalized and other such institutions. Education being an important instrument for social change, the diocese also runs more than 225 educational institutions.
St.Joseph's Matriculation Hr. Sec. School,Mangalagiri was started in the year, 1986 with the intention of educating the children of this locality.
The school operates all its activities with the motto,"Love and Serve". To achieve this end the school urges the students to be socially aware and contribute their best to build a more equal and an eminent society in India.
With this in mind, the school aims at the integral formation of the young people. It means moulding the children into responsible and value based citizens with wholistic personality development, which involves:-
To achieve this, the school has the following objectives:-