Contact Details
Claretian Provincial House
P.B. No. 1321, Jalahalli P.O.
Bangalore – 560 013
Karnataka, INDIA
Tel.: (+91) (0)80-2838 1515; 2838 0208
Fax: (+91) (0)80-2838 2385
E-mail: cphbang@vsnl.com

Mission:                     Provincial Curia
                                   Pastoral Ministry
                                   Education: School, Pre-university and Degree Colleges

Provincial Curia
Since its inception in 1988, this house, situated northwest of the city of Bangalore has been the administrative headquarters of the Claretians, Province of Bangalore. Provincial Superior, Provincial Administrator and Provincial Secretary have always been the members of this community.

St Thomas Parish
In the year 1984 the Claretians were called upon to take care of the pastoral welfare of the migrant Syro-Malabar Catholic community in the Northern part of Bangalore city. St Thomas Church, Jalahalli is the response to that need. Beginning with a small group of families, the parish grew far and wide very fast in membership and in its various activities. By 2004 three independent parishes were formed. St Sebastian’s Church, Mathikere; Blessed Alphonsa’s Church, Sultanpalya and SS Joseph and Claret Church, Dasarahalli were all bifurcated gradually from St Thomas Church. There is also a sub-station, Mary Matha Church, Vijayanagar under St Sebastian’s Mathikere. Today St Thomas parish alone has 400 registered families. The typical Kerala temple-style architecture of the Church and the serene atmosphere of the surroundings make this an ideal place to encounter God.

St Claret High School
Began in the year 1988 with just 52 students and two teaching staff, St Claret High School now has the reputation of being the most sought-after school in the area. The 100 percent success of all the batches that passed out from the school from its first batch in 1997 is proof enough for its excellence in education. Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are given adequate importance in the school. The school now has 2100 students and 54 teaching staff.

St Claret Junior College
St Claret Educational Society was established in 1989 by the Claretian Fathers with the aim of providing holistic and quality education to the student community of Bangalore. The society entered into the second phase of its growth in the year 2002 – 03 with the opening of the St Claret Pre – University College.

St Claret Pre-University College aims to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service based on universal love and brotherhood in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community. The College in the footsteps of St Claret, our Founder, strives to foster positive values based on the pursuit of truth, into the lives of its students to effect holistic transformation within them. St Claret Junior College is dedicated to the principle that its educational programme and service must be both challenging and supportive, distinguished both by high standards and by attention to the needs and potential of the individual student.

A new building for the college was completed for this purpose by June 2004. The college now provides four combinations to choose from for the Pre-University studies:

St Claret Degree College
St Claret Educational Society entered into the third phase of its growth in the Academic year 2005-2006 by the opening of St Claret Degree College. It is part of the wider vision and commitment of the Missionaries to develop their educational activities here into a major project to serve the neighbourhood communities in the field of education with dedication and quality.

Courses Offered:
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Science (B. SC)