St. Joseph?s Academy, located in the heart of the Doon Valley in a sprawling seventeen acres campus was established by the Patrician Brothers on 2nd March, 1934. Beginning with a mere 15 students and 7 staff members and under the guidance of Bro. Adrian Keogh, the first principal, and a community of Brothers, the school grew rapidly, acquiring the status of a premier educational institution of Dehradun. Today, the school caters to about 3850 students , 140 teachers and about 60 ancillary staff with state ? of- art facilities, ample space and the most desirable educational ambiance.

With the completion of the ?Heritage Building? in 1936, boarding was introduced to SJA for better imparting of education, but was discontinued in 1976 owing to lack of space. Her growth over the years has been phenomenal and new facilities had to be added to the campus to accommodate the demand. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1959, Golden Jubilee in 1984 and the Platinum Jubilee in 2009.