Chief Minister inaugurates Golden Jubilee celebration of Good Shepherd H/S School, Jongksha

 "Preparing students for academic excellence and evolving them to be great human beings is

the purpose of education," said Conrad K. Sangma, honourable Chief Minister of Meghalaya,

while addressing the Golden Jubilee function of Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School,

Jongksha, East Khasi Hills. The Chief Minister congratulated the school for their dedicated

five-decade service in ‘educating the heart and mind’ of thousands of students. On this

occasion, the Chief Minister inaugurated the Jubilee higher secondary block with modern

science labs. He also inaugurated the Atal Tinkering Lab of the school. He also announced

financial assistance to the school.

Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Banteidor Lyngdoh, Executive member of KHADC,

Martle Mukhim, Provincial Superior of Holy Cross Fathers, Fr. Simon Fernandes, CSC, and

Alumni member and journalist, Rining Lyngdoh spoke on the occasion and congratulated the

school for having rendered 50 years of service in imparting quality education to the youth of

the area.

The Minister who is also the MLA of Mawkynrew constituency has assured financial

assistance to develop the school compound and other required infrastructure and a work

order would be handed over to the School Managing Committee. The MDC also assured to

extend financial support to the school in whatever way he can.

Fr. George Jacob, CSC principal of the school, in his address, appreciated the visionary

leaders of the past and present, staff and students of the school for their commitment to

the education and recommitted to inspiring many more students and preparing them for

the future. On the occasion, the school students performed various cultural items and the

grand programme saw the presence of teachers, parents, friends and well-wishers of the

school by following COVID-19 protocols.

The history of Good Shepherd Higher Secondary School, Jongksha, commenced in 1945 with

establishing a Lower Primary School by the Catholic Mission, Shillong. However, the leap for

the Educational Mission of the Catholic Church took place with the establishment of Good

Shepherd Parish in 1972 by the Salesians of Don Bosco. In a certain sense, the beginning of

Good Shepherd School began in the same year with the opening of Class IV and the Middle

English School. From then, the school started to function more systematically and earnestly

with nine students and five teachers!

In 1977, the Congregation of Holy Cross took responsibility for the Parish and the fledging

School. The efforts of the Congregation of Holy Cross were in collaboration with the

Franciscan Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament till 2004 and from there on with the

Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany. What began as a tiny seed in

1972 with nine students and five teachers has grown into a big tree with 850 students, 33

teachers and five non-teaching staff.