Velankanni Matriculation And Higher Secondary School

Velankanni Matriculation and Higher Secondary School

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Address
1128,Kamaraj Salai
Ashok Nagar
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600083
IndiaIndia
Coordinates 13°5'31"N 80°11'42"E
Information
Founder SRI.S.Santhanamuthu
School board St. Joseph's Educational Society
School number 23711231,24891313
Principal Mrs. Baby Kala.G.
Headmistress Mrs.Selina Chellakumar.
Affiliation State Board

The Velankanni Matriculation And Higher Secondary School at Ashok Nagar is one of the school campuses for the St. Joseph's Educational Society. The Velankanni matriculation and higher secondary schools have facilities to educate students from L.K.G to Standard 12.

History

The school was found in 1975 by SRI.S.Santhanamuthu. The St. Joseph Educational Society now has three institutions in Chennai (Madras).

Infrastructure

The school is located in the heart of Ashok Nagar, which facilitates a better connection to the city of Chennai. There are two main buildings divided for both primary and secondary classes. There is a separate corridor for the kindergarten and primary students. The school has a basketball court (open air) and a volleyball ground. Well-spaced classrooms have good air circulations and safety features.

Features of the school

The school serves 1,050 students and 120 teachers. It is affiliated to the State Board of Secondary Education, Tamil Nadu and prepares the students for the Tamil Nadu State Board Secondary Examinations also known as board exams. The school is managed by the St. Joseph's Educational Society. The school has secured above 95% pass percentage in both the 10th and in the 12th exams for the past 33 years and also achieved 100% in more than 10 occasions. It has many experienced and dedicated teachers notedly Mrs.Pricilla (Chemistry), Mrs.Aabitha Begum (Physics), Mr.Yashodharan (Mathematics), Mr.Muthukumaran(physics), Mrs. Jayashree Janardhan (French), Mrs.Gomathi (English), and above all His Majesty Mr. Bharathiraja and Mrs. Tamil Poonkanimozhi the great Tamil Pandits and a lot more strive for the betterment and the success of the students

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities

The students have access to clubs such as:

Students are placed in one of the four houses:

The School is known for its numerous cultural, arts and inter-school talents competitions that is been held each year where numerous school form Chennai participate. Various talent development activities such as music classes, drawing classes, sports coaching and many more activities are encouraged in the school.

Chief Academic Management Panel

The Academic Governing body consists of a Correspondent, one Senior Principal and one headmistress for the primary section.

Excellence of school

There are several students of the school who have represented Chennai city in state level basketball tournaments. The school has won state sports awards in basketball, volleyball, cricket, kabadi and athletics.

The School is known for its numerous cultural, arts and inter-school talents competitions that is been held each year where numerous school form Chennai participate.

Many great leaders and VIP's from various fields actively involve in these programs and also gives a moral support and motivation for the students. Mr. Kumariananthan (politician), Dr. Sudhakar IPS, Mr.L.Ganeshan(former president BJP TN) are among the notable people.

For the last 10 years numerous students obtained state ranks which shows its excellence

Notes

    From October 24th 2012, new cbse school was started at kundrathur named as PEACE ON GREEN EARTH PUBLIC SCHOOL(CBSE).

    References

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