St. Matthias Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
St. Matthias Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School is one of the oldest schools in Chennai, India, located in Vepery, Chennai. It has around 1,000 students on roll drawn mainly from the Anglo-Indian community.
| St.Matthias Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
, 600007 India | |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Private |
| Motto | "Love and Serve" |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Principal | Mr. Daniel Yesupattham |
| Grades | 1 - 12 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Language | English |
| Campus | City |
| Houses | 4 |
| Color(s) | Purple, Orange, Red and Green |
History
In the later half of the 19th century, St. Matthias' Church, Vepery Committee was responsible for the upkeep of several poor schools at Purasawalkam, Pudupet, Chintadripet and New Town. Lack of funds and rising costs led to a gradual reduction in this provision, leaving only two small schools at Pursawalkam and New Town. Records show that in 1891 the Pursawalkam School was recognized by the government as a lower primary school, following several years of existence as a private church school, hence its estimated age of a century. This early school developed into St. Matthias High School. In 1912 the two primary schools at New Town and Pursawalkam were combined and located in a single new building in St. Matthias Church Compound, now the Parish Hall. The New Town School building was retained for the work of the Deaconesses of St. Faith's Order and its upper part forms the Church of St. Barnabas and the school was up-graded to a High School in 1975.
In August 1986 the School was upgraded to Higher Secondary level and the facilities were enlarged.
Subjects
There are Two Major Categories of Subjects Offered by the School listed for the +1/+2 Examinations. There are as follows: -
| COMMERCE Group | SCIENCE Group |
|---|---|
| Commerce | Physics |
| Accountancy | Chemistry |
| Economics | Mathematics/Biology |
| Business Maths/Computer Science | Mathematics/Computer Science |
| - | Biology/Computer Science |
| English | English |
| Tamil/French/Hindi | Tamil/French/Hindi |
Principals
| Name | Years presided |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Cynthia Ignatius | 1958–1993 |
| Mr.J.B.Santiago | 1993–1996 |
| Mr. Charles Riley | 1996–1997 |
| Mr. Benjamin Franklin | 1997–1999 |
| Mr. Joycelin James | 1999 - 2009 |
| Mr. Daniel Yesupatham | 2009 – present |
Houses
There are four houses. Each house has ranks were representatives are selected every year, they take oath in swearing-in ceremony and start performing their duties. Ranks held by students are Captain (Boy & Girl), Vice-Captain (Boy & Girl), Prefect (Boy & Girl) and Commander (Boy). Every student in the school is assigned to a house when they enroll. Houses compete against one another in events. Main event of every year is the Annual Sports Day. Students who out perform in school level are chosen for Zonal where they compete with students from other schools.
| Name of house | House color | Winners in |
|---|---|---|
| Peter's | ||
| Michael's | ||
| George's | ||
| Stephen's |
References
- "Tamil Nadu Schools". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
