St. Thomas Residential School, Thiruvananthapuram
St. Thomas Residential School is an education-cum-boarding school at Mukkola, Thiruvananthapuram. It is a private owned Christian institution. The school is located inside a 32-acre campus which it shares with its sister concerns. The campus has three schools inside which offers three different syllabi of examination: Kerala State Board, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education/Indian School Certificate (ICSE/ISC)
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| Coordinates | 8.5615°N 76.9535°E |
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| Type | Boarding school/High school |
| Motto | Thamaso ma Jyothir Gamaya, Asatho ma sadgamaya (From darkness take me to light, From unreality to reality) |
| Established | 6 June 1966 |
| Locale | Mukkolakkal |
| Faculty | 125+ |
| Grades | Kindergarten to XII |
| Number of students | 3,000+ |
| Sports | Football, hockey, volleyball, basketball, cricket, tennis (singles/ doubles/mixed doubles), roller skating |
| Publication | The Threshold, Vignettes |
| Yearbook | The Threshold |
| Website | www |
The school was established by the Mar Thoma Church Educational Society (MTCES) on 6 June 1966. It is located on a 32-acre (130,000 m2) campus, at Mukkolakkal, a suburban area on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram city. Other institutions on the same campus include St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, St. Thomas Teachers' Training College, St.Thomas Central School, and St. Thomas Pre-primary School. All of them are managed by MTCES. The students and alumni of St. Thomas are known as Santhomites. The school has a vast school bus system which spans over the entire city with more than 33 bus routes. The school is also known as STRS which is an abbreviated form for St.Thomas Residential School.
History
The school was established by the Mar Thoma Church Educational Society (MTCES) of the Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church on 6 June 1966. The first principal of the school was Rev. P.K. Koshy, who served as Principal from 1966 to 1968. The principals since then were
- Mr. T.Paul Varghese (1968–72)
- Mr. P.T.Mathew (1972–73)
- Mr. Thomas Mathai (1973-81)
- Mr. Thomas.P.Athyal (1981–88)
- Dr. V.M.John (1988–98)
- Mr. M.M.Mathew (1998-03)
- Mrs. Achamma Zachariah (2003-09)
- Mr. Rajan K Varughese (2009-18)
- Mr. Babykutty P Rajan (2018- )
Campus
Located on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram city, St. Thomas Residential School (STRS) has a lush 32 acre campus which it shares with its sister institutions. The school has an artificial tennis court, a hockey field, a football ground and a basketball court cum skating rink. The school includes a state-of-the-art Computer facility and Science labs for the students.
SanRevo
This is the annual inter-school cultural fest hosted by the school, which was conceptualized and started by the ISC 2007 batch and is one of the most awaited school fests each year. The final year students are the organizers of the event. SanRevo is short for Santhome Revolution.
The fabled phoenix is the logo of SanRevo. The phoenix is 'awakened' each year for the fest. Schools from across Trivandrum participate in this annual extravaganza which is eagerly awaited.
The most recent edition was SanRevo 2016 conducted by the Prometheans (ISC 2016-17) batch of STRS.
The batches of class 11 and 12 in STRS are given special names by the students in the respective batches each year. A list of such batch names has been given below:
| Batch Year | Batch Name |
|---|---|
| 2007-08 | --- |
| 2008-09 | --- |
| 2009-10 | Helios |
| 2010-11 | Hybridz |
| 2011-12 | Centaurz |
| 2012-13 | Fugitivez |
| 2013-14 | Titanz |
| 2014-15 | Renegadez |
| 2015-16 | Crusaders |
| 2016-17 | Prometheans |
| 2017-18 | Mercenaries |
| 2018-19 | Centanarians |
| 2019-20 | Krenoviantz |
| 2020-21 | Methanites |
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