| Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School | |
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| 1032, Avinashi Road, Near Anna Statue, Coimbatore-641 018, Tamilnadu and Coonoor India |
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| Established | 1862 |
| Staff | 136 |
| Number of students | 3000+ |
| Song | To God be the glory |
| Website | staneshighersecondaryschool.com |
Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School are two schools in Coimbatore and Coonoor. They are among the oldest schools in India.
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The schools was established by Sir Robert Stanes in 1858 and 1858 respectively,[1] with the Coimbatore branch starting with four children and two teachers. Today the school has over 3000 pupils and 136 staff. It started as a European and Eurasian school but under the concept of liberal education the restrictions have been relaxed, but minority rights for Anglo-Indian children are still retained
Sir Rober Stanes who was born on 13 May 1841, laid the foundation stone of the School on 6 November 1862. In that year, The School was started with four children and two teachers. The British Empire conferred on him The Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for his Meritorious Services. It started as a European And Eurasian School but later it was opened to all irrespective of their creed, community and status. But the exclusive minority rights for Anglo-Indian Children are retained as per Sir Robert's wishes.
The school has a spacious library. "NALANDA" and has a large number of interesting titles and periodicals. Except reference books and periodicals, students can borrow any book from the library. The library will remain open on all working days between 9.30 and 5 P.M. Students have to follow the rules of the library so that all will benefit from the available facilities. This library will remain closed between 2.00 P.M and 3.00 P.M on all working days.At present students cannot borrow books from the library
The boys and girls are grouped into four houses. Each house is headed by its own Master and Mistress. The houses are:
Inter-house sports and games are being conducted every year. The house which emerges victoriously in the end will be awarded the Champion House trophy. There are also trophies for Cross Country Race and Marching. The Annual Sports Day is one of the most celebrated and important events in the school.
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