Cluny Convent High School, Malleswaram

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Cluny Convent
Pray and Work
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka IND
Information
Affiliation(s)	I.C.S.E
Principal	Sr.Maria Theresa
Students	2300
Faculty	???
Type	Private
Grades	L.K.G.,U.K.G.,Class 1 -10
Campus	???
Campus size	5 Acre
Established	1948
Homepage	http://www.clunymalleswaram.com

Cluny Convent High School, Malleswaram, has been in existence since the year 1948. It is a recognized private unaided institution run by the Bangalore branch of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, registered under Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960.

It is located in a spacious building situated on 11th Main Road, Near 15th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.

The medium of instruction is English. Hindi and Kannada are also taught in the school as second and third languages.The school academic year is from June to April. Pupils are prepared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (I.C.S.E) examinations taken at the end of Std. X, conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi. The school consists of more than 2000 pupils in the nursery, primary (grades 1 to 4), middle school (grades 5,6,7), high school (grades 8,9 and 10) and special school(school for children with special needs).

Contents 1 Houses 2 Facilities 3 Staff 4 Motto

[edit] Houses

There are four houses : Theresa's House (yellow), Anne Marie's House (blue), Alphonsa's House (green) and Cecilia's House (red).Students from these four houses compete against each other in sports, and other competitions such as the quiz competition, debates, music competitions and dance competitions, to induce feelings of healthy competition.

[edit] Facilities

The school has two playgrounds with a beautiful basketball court, throwball and volleyball courts, and plenty of place to run around.During the summer holidays (April and May), special summer camps in basketball and skating are held. The school houses state-of-the-art physics, chemistry and biology laboratories. It also has 2 well-equipped computer labs. The school offers dance classes and karate classes within its premises. Singing classes, piano, guitar and violin classes are also held. The school has a modern audio-visual room, with an overhead projector and a television for the students to use for academic purposes. The school houses a huge library with thousands of novels by reputed authors, Hindi and Kannada books, short story collections, and a wide range of reference material. Interested students are also trained to be Girl Guides(under the Bharat Scouts and Guides). Among the staff are three Guide Captains. The school recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee in Guiding with a week-long camp for Guides from all over the country, within the school. Students from the school accompanied by a Guide Captain visited London in 2007 to take part in the Centenary of Scouting.

[edit] Staff

The school has a very well-trained and experienced staff, including a games mistress, a PE master, and a music teacher. Dance, karate and band masters visit the school and take classes. The Principal of the school is Sister Maria Theresa.

[edit] Motto

The motto of Cluny convent High school, Malleswaram is 'Pray and Work'.