Is it the best school in Nepal? Probably NOT! Do students who go there are the smartest in Nepal and keep topping SLC? Probably NOT! Do they have the best teachers and mentors? Probably NOT! Are the entry exams free of all biases and all students taken in based solely on merits? Probably NOT! Is it still the most sought school? Probably YES! Despite all the odds of recent times, St. Xavier's offers education that addresses needs of the modern times that goes well beyond the classrooms. This education that comes at a reasonable price compared to numerous private schools that have cropped up in the capital is therefore appealing to a much larger group of the population. The recent move to change from all boys' school to a co-ed, though uncomfortable to many alumni, is a very progressive step in nurturing students together in a moribund situation of the country. Though there might be few seats a year reserved for special favors , I'd say it is probably the most fair entry examinations for private schools in the valley. Having said all that, St. Xavier's Jawalakhel is merely a aftershock of what Xavier's really represents. (I don't know if people really understand but St. Xavier's college has nothing to do with St. xavier's school). St. Xavier's Godavari is the singlemost symbol that epitomizes the xaverian spirit, err Godavarian spirit. The sense of discipline, teamwork, responsibility, pride, and positive outlook in life that students garnered over six years in a natural wonderland set precedent for life. I can say, with all hands down, that I am merely a product of six years of Godavari. The enthusiasm that we played sports, contested in thousands of extracurricular and academic activities, the pride we cheered for our school and sang our school songs, the devotion that we showed in working in the nearby communities on tuesdays and above all RESPECT for elders and peers alike throughout made it a self sustainable world. Now, though it has been transformed to a social center for local people only, the infiltration of quasi-selfproclaimed-indian priests have brought it to a brink of destruction. Damn it! i got little carried away there. The food sucked bigtime! Albeit, Godavari Reins!