St. Xavier's Convent School, Kathua, Jammu owned and established by the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar (Catholic Chrurch of Jammu and Kashmir) and administered by its subsidiary wing known as the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar Education Society (Regd. N1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution principally for the benefits of the Christians in addition to others without any distinction of cast and creed.