Courses of Studies
The school is a minority school and affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.
The programme of studies is planned to give the students a general education in accordance with the aims and objectives of the school and the syllabus laid down by the council. At the end of Class X candidates appear for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination.
The curriculum includes the following subjects
- English, Hindi, Odia, Mathematics, Science, History & Civics, SUPW, Geography, Economics/Computer/Fine Art.
- St. Joseph's Convent School is an English medium school where every effort is made to teach the students to handle English effectively as a written and spoken language.
- Hindi and Odia however are compulsory subjects, a vernacular, in the three languages scheme of Secondary Education, right from class 1st to 10th. A third language is compulsory for classes 4th to 7th which is Odia or Hindi.
Class XI Subjects
| Science | Commerce | Arts |
| English | English | English |
| Mathematics | Mathematics | History |
| Physics | Economics | Economics |
| Chemistry | Commerce | Political Science |
| Biology | Accountancy | Psychology |
| Computer Science | Computer Science | Geography |
| Fine Arts (Optional) | Fine Arts (Optional) | Fine Arts (Optional) |
- Religious Instruction / Value Education: Being a Christian institution, the classes of Christian Doctrine (Catechism) are compulsory for Christian students and Non-Christian students must attend classes on Value Education, which deals with moral principles, values and rules of conduct.
- The student's personality and originality are given full scope in creative curricular activities and by involvement and participation in the various school and Inter school activities.
- The whole school is divided into four houses: Blue House (Kalpana Chawla), Green House (Bachendri Pal), Red House (Shakuntala Devi) and Yellow House (Sarojini Naidu). The Four houses are named after great women. Being girls school, we have given priority to women. Their achievements and success always go forgotten. So we want to keep this going. Various competitions are conducted through out the year. Inspired and motivated by these great women, students participate actively in these events.
Blue House:
(Kalpana Chawla) The colour blue signifies the sky and the sea. It is representative of intelligence and faith. This colour is meant to inculcate in our students, a loyalty towards fulfilling their responsibilities. This house is named after the famous astronaut Kalpana Chawla as we believe that she inspires our students to become trust worthy citizens of our country.
Green House:
(Bachendri Pal) The colour green signifies life, nature and growth. This house is named after the iconic mountaineer Bachendri Pal who has scaled Mt. Everest. She inspires our students to reach great heights by growing well in their lives. They learn that nothing is impossible to achieve if you put your mind to it. They also learn to live in harmony with our environment by respecting and nurturing it.
Red House:
(Shakuntala Devi) The colour red signifies passion, fire and action. This house is named after the famous mathematician Shakuntala Devi. She was so passionate about numbers and made calculations so fast that she was known as the ‘human computer’. She inspires our students to pursue their goals with great enthusiasm and be active at all times.
Yellow House:
(Sarojini Naidu) The colour yellow is representative of happiness, hope and cheerfulness. This house is named after the famous poet “Bharat Kokila’ Dr. Sarojini Naidu. Her poems put up such beautiful imagery that it always brings hope and cheer. She inspires our students to always be optimistic in life and full of energy so that they learn how to handle failures and disappointments.