Bonded in Love & Fellowship — The Old Boys Association of St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore. Men & women for others, in partnership with the Jesuit ethos.
Popularly known worldwide as the OBA, the Old Boys Association has been in existence since 1912. Though formed on 25 August 1912, it did not convene again till 1919 and thereafter has been active to date.
Its Annual General Body meeting (named OBA Day) is fixed for the first Sunday of September, traditionally following the School's Annual Sports Day.
Since 1937, SJBHS has been shepherded by the Jesuit order and its parent body is the Bangalore Jesuit Educational Society (BJES). Around 2006, girls were inducted into the 11th/12th ISC grades and as such, Old Girls are now very much an integral part of the OBA.
The Office of the OBA is situated on the ground floor of the Sports Complex at St. Joseph's Boys' High School.
Bonded in Love & Fellowship — We shall endeavour to be men & women for others in partnership with the Jesuit ethos & goal… "to give and not to count the cost"… as included in our preamble.
A remarkable journey of faith, education, and service stretching from the mid-19th century to present day.
— History compiled by Fr. Hedwig Da'Costa SJ
The OBA is widely acknowledged as the trend setter and flag bearer among all peer school alumni associations in Bengaluru. Our annual calendar features more than 30 events.
It was in the early 1980s that the OBA was kindly allotted space within the school premises by the then Principal Fr. Denis Coelho. The OBA functioned from the same office next to the parlour until 2004 when the school was rebuilt.
The office was shifted multiple times before settling into the current state-of-the-art premises of the Loyola Sports Complex. The foundation stone was laid in September 2012 with Rector Fr. Stany D'Souza blessing the ceremony.
The OBA Office was formally inaugurated by Old Boy Rahul Dravid (Class of 1989) on OBA Day, September 2013, and blessed by Principal Fr. Clifford Sequeira.
97 irreplaceable school annuals spanning nearly 15,000 pages have been preserved in a digital archive — including the very first School Annual from 1910. Rajeev Shenoy (Class of 1996) was instrumental in digitizing the annuals. Arjun Nambisan (Class of 1989) was the architect of the office design.
Discover upcoming OBA events — from sporting tournaments and reunions to award ceremonies and celebrations.
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St. Joseph's Boys' High School
No. 27, Museum Road
Bangalore – 560 025