Hostel Life
JSS High School, Suttur has hostel facilities that house more than 2500 students. It has separate blocks for boys and girls. These two hostels are named after Lord Basaveshwara and Akkamahadevi. The girls’ hostel building was inaugurated in 2009 by the then President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. Trained staff including wardens are supported by 45 caretakers, 20 cooks, and 20 ayahs. This staff is entrusted with the well-being of the students. It has all the facilities that help the children to grow in an environment similar to their homes.
Hostel Facilities
-The hostel has spacious rooms with beds and cupboards for each student.
-Healthy, nourishing, and balanced vegetarian meals are provided to the students.
-Doctors and nurses are appointed to provide round-the-clock medical care.
-It has a large dining hall with a seating arrangement for students 800 in Basaveshwara hostel and 500 students in Akkamahadevi hostel.
-Study room, where caretakers assist children in their studies.
-Cleanly maintained bathrooms and toilets with hot water facilities (40,000 liters capacity).
-Basaveshwara hostel has 32 rooms and the Akkamahadevi hostel has 54 rooms.
-Basaveshwara hostel has 1 warden, 1 supervisor, and 29 caretakers.
-Akkamahadevi hostel is looked after by 1 warden, 1 supervisor, and 7 caretakers.
-media care = The school has 24×7 medical care facilities with nurses and pharmacists. In case of serious ailments, students are shifted to the hospital by informing the guardian. The school has its ambulance service available on campus in case of emergency.
Sl.No. Event Time
1. Wake Up 5:00 – 5:30 5th to 10th std students
5:30 – 6:00 1st t0 4th std students
2. Morning Mass Prayer 6:00 – 6:30 All students
3. Shower 6:45- 7:45 All students
4. Room cleaning 6:30 – 7:00 By assigned students
5. Study time 7:45 – 8:15 1st to 7th std students
8:15 – 8:45 8th to 10th std students
6. Breakfast 8:15 – 8:45 1st to 7th std students
8:45 – 9:20 8th to 10th std students
7. Get ready for school 9:20 – 9:45 1st to 10th std students
8. School 10:00 – 4:30 1st to 10th std students
9. Lunch Hour 1:00 – 1:30 1st to 7th std students
1:30 – 2:15 8th to 10th std students
10. Playtime after school 4:40 – 5:45 1st to 10th std students
11. Evening Mass Prayer 6:00 – 6:30 1st to 10th std students
12. Study Time 6:45 – 7: 30 1st to 7th std students
6:45 – 8:00 8th to 10 std students
13. Dinner 7:30 – 8:00 1st to 7th std students
8:00 – 8:30 8th to 10th std students
14. Study Time 9:00 – 10:00 1st to 7th std students
9:00 – 10:30 8th to 10th std students
Routine of Hostelites in Weekdays
On Saturdays
SL. No. Event Time
1. Wake Up 5:00 – 5:30 5th to 10th std students
5:30 – 6:00 1st t0 4th std students
2. Morning Mass Prayer 6:00 – 6:30 All students
3. Breakfast 7:00 – 7:30 1st to 7th std students
7:30 – 8:00 8th to 10th std students
4. Get ready for school 8:10 – 8:25 1st to 10th std students
5. School 8:30 – 1:00 1st to 10th std students
6. Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 1st to 10th std students
7. Study Time 2:30 – 3:30 1st to 10th std students
8. Parents Visit 3:30 – 5:30 All students
9. Evening Mass Prayer 6:00 – 6:30 All students
10. Study Time 6:45 – 7:30 1st to 7th std students
6:45 – 8:00 8th to 10th std students
11. Dinner 7:30 – 8:00 1st to 7th std students
8:00 – 8:30 8th to 10th std students
12. Study Time 9:00 – 10:00 1st to 7th std students
9:00 – 10:30 8th to 10th std students
On Sundays
1. Wake Up 5:00 – 5:30 5th to 10th std students
5:30 – 6:00 1st t0 4th std students
2. Morning Mass Prayer 6:00 – 6:30 All students
3. Study Time 7:00 – 7:30 1st to 7th std students
6:45 – 7:45 8th to 10th std students
4. Breakfast 8:15 – 8:45 1st to 7th std students
8:45 – 9:15 8th to 10th std students
5. Study Time 9:30 – 11:00 1st to 10th std students
6. Room Cleaning 11:00 – 12:45 Assigned students
7. Parents Visit 11:00 – 12:45 1st to 10th std students
3:00pm – 4:30pm
8. Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 1st to 10th std students
9. Study Time 2:00 – 3:00 1st to 10th std students
10. Evening Mass Prayer 5:00 – 6:30 All students
11. Study Time 6:45 – 7:30 1st to 7th std students
6:45 – 8:00 8th to 10th std students
12. Dinner 7:30 – 8:00 1st to 7th std students
8:00 – 8:30 8th to 10th std students
13. Study Time 9:00 – 10:00 1st to 7th std students
9:00 – 10:30 8th to 10th std students
Role of Caretakers
-The caretakers have to compulsory stay in the students ‘rooms allotted to them.
-The caretaker must take care of all the matters of the children including studies, food, health, their habits, discipline, etc.
The caretakers must be present with the students during the parents’ visit and should connect with the parents.
-Examine whether the lights and water taps are not left on as soon as the students leave their rooms.
-They must inform guardians if students are seriously ill or injured.
-The caretakers must look after the children who are sick. -They must take them to the doctor and must provide them medicines and food as prescribed by the doctor from time to time.
-The caretakers must make sure that the children from 1st to 4th std are doing well. They must help the children in their daily chores like taking bathe and dressing.
-In case of long absentees, it is the responsibility of the caretaker to inform the concerned class teacher and Headmaster.
-The caretakers must make sure that the rooms, corridors, bathrooms, and hostel surroundings are kept neat and clean.
