St George's School was founded in 1789 as the Military (later Madras) Male Orphan Asylum and is one of the oldest schools in the world and the oldest in India.[1] It is affiliated to the Anglo-Indian Board of Education.
It is situated in the heart of the city in Shenoy Nagar, a bustling area in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school has red brick buildings on a land area of 21 acres (85,000 m2), with a boarding house, dormitory, kitchen and play grounds. The school provides education to over 1500 children from nursery up to the +2 level. It has a library, NCC and a computer centre. There are 36 staff members led by the Head Master and the Correspondent.
St George's has one of the best school hockey teams in Chennai. It has also produced many players who have represented Tamil Nadu and India at various levels.
Mr. Jason, the hockey coach of the school, trains the team.
St George's library has rare books from the 18th century to date.
www.stgeorgesaischool.org/
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