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The Patrician Community
St. Joseph's Boys' Hr. Sec. School is commonly known as St. Joseph’s College. It is a residential-cum-day SchooL It was established in 1888 by the Brothers of St. Patrick (Patrician Brothers). The Principal and the senior staff were all Irishmen till the late sixties. The school is still being run by the Patrician Brothers.
The school stands amidst beautiful surroundings, on the crest of a hill 1800 metres above sea level, just a few minutes walk from both Coonoor and Wellington railway stations. The mean annual temperature being 18.3° C.