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| Santhome Higher Secondary
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Principle's Desk
| Santhome Hr. Sec. School,
nearly 184 years old, has a rich tradition of history. The Montfort
Brothers of St. Gabriel have been at the helm of affairs since
1954 and for fifty golden years have steered the institution
towards qualitative and quantitative progress in every field.
On this happy occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of
the Montfortian presence in Santhome, it is my proud privilege
to launch the school into the worldwide website. It is a knowledge
driven world today, where the computers have revolutionized
technology and the Internet has permeated every field of knowledge.
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Awards
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www.santhomeschool.net is a step towards creating
a global community of students, teachers and parents. I'm sure the
long felt need and the dreams of the old students to keep in touch
with one another and their Alma mater will be realized through this
and bring them once again close to the hearth of their second home.
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| Profile |
The School
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San Thome Hr. Sec. School, one
of the oldest Educational establishments in Chennai, is a Montfortian
Institution. It was established in 1821 by Rev. Fr. Dom Frey
Manuel De Ave Maria, the Episcopal administrator of the old
Diocese of Mylapore.
Prior to its inception, an Orphanage and a Preparatory Seminary
was started by the Dioceses at the behest of Sir John De Monte,
the great benefactor of the Diocese. |
The St. Francis Xavier's Primary School established
by Dom Frey was a support school to the Seminary and the Orphanage.
In 1864 it was raised to the grade of Middle School and was popularly
known as the “Anglo Vernacular School” having both English
and Tamil as medium of Instruction.
| In 1871, the new building was put
up by Fr. Amarante and was solemnly declared open by Lord Napier,
the then Governor of Chennai (the Park near Periyar Bridge is
still called Napier Park). Simultaneously Fr. Amarante raised
the school to the grade of a ‘High School' and named it
‘San Thome High School'. In 1894, the Bishop of Mylapore,
Sanction and upgraded it to a Second Grade College. In 1906,
the Government by G.O. ordered to separate the education of
the Anglo Indian boys, and subsequently in 1907 an additional
school had to be opened for this purpose. |
Curriculum
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This offshoot school of San Thome (St. Bede's)
reduced the total number of students in San Thome and hence it lost
the College Grade and became a High School once again.
Sports
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In 1954 the Archbishop of Chennai
- Mylapore entrusted the School to the Montfort Brothers
of St.Gabriel. Till 1954, the School was run by the Diocesan
Clergy, but it had Principals of different nationalities including
Portuguese, Dutch and Jewish as well as Indians. In 1978 the
school was raised Hr. Sec. School. Montfort preparatory School
a feeder School for Santhome Hr. Sec. School was started in
1965. |
Today it has all the necessary infrastructure
that an ideal school can dream of: Spacious Class rooms, Libraries,
Science Labs, Computer Labs, Playgrounds, and Auditorium an Indoor
Stadium and Gym / Fitness center.
At present it has a strength of nearly 4000 students. The biggest
asset of San Thome is its dedicated Staff and Motivated Students.
Its glorious past is present in its envious present, and the present
is shaping its future. |
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| Facilities |
| Extensive and spacious Libraries
(one for Montfort and another for San Thome) provide ample opportunities
for the students to cultivate reading habit. The main Library
is computerised and includes a wide range of books to cater
to needs of children of different age groups. A separate Library
period is alloted upto Std VIII. Students are encouraged to
make use of the lending facility. For this academic year we
have set a minimum target of three books per student. This is
compulsory. |
Library |
Of these books, atleast one book should be in their language (Tamil/Hindi/French)
one in English and one in any subject. Of these, atleast one book
should be academic subject related. A summary of the books should
be submitted to the teachers concerned for evaluation, and this evaluation
report will be taken into consideration for promotion. Those who fail
to satisfy this target may not be considered for promotion. You are
welcome to gift any number of books even if they are old ones. |
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Clubs
In order to develop a balanced personality, we give much importance
to co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. To bring out the
innovative ideas and to give expression to their creative talents,
'Exhibitions' are organised in various disciplines periodically. Through
these activities we aim, at developing the child into 'total person'
by bringing out the best in him. The activities and associations that
are available for the purpose are
Literary Association
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1. The Literary Associations
a. Tamil Literary Association
b. English Literary Association
c. Hindi Literary Association
d. French Club
2. Science Clubs (Science Galaxy and Young Scientist Forum)
3. Computer Club
4. Maths Club
5. Art Club
6. Music Club
7. History Association
8. Philately and Numismatic Club
9. Economic and Commerce Club |
10. Red Cross & JRC
11. Road Safety Patrol
12. Y.C.S., Y.S.M. and Legion of Mary
13. N.S.S.
14. N.C.C. (Naval Wing)
15. Land Scouts
16. Sea Scouts
Santhome Sports
Club
Athletics
Cricket Club
Volley Ball
Basket Ball
Badminton
Table Tennis
Chess & Carrom
Gym / Fitness Centre
Boxing |
Boxing
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Sports
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Besides academic excellence, our
dedication to Sports and our efforts to make sports more competitive
remain unchanged. Though ours is not a Sports School, we intent
to give top priority to Sports and Games. We believe that Games
and Sports develop the character of a person. In the field of
Games and Sports, constant progress has been maintained by our
amateur sportsmen at all levels. In Cricket and Table Tennis
our lads have been doing us proud. There are full time Coaches
to take care of Cricket, Volley Ball, Basket Ball and Athaletics
activities of our disciplines is almost free (only around Rs.40/-
per month). |
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| Tamil Medium students will be given further
concessions on request. Every students is San Thome is expected
to take part in atleast one discipline of Sports and Games.
Parents should encourage their children to join in various co-curricular
and extra-curricular activities such as Sports and Games and
of Red Cross etc. The Montfort Indoor Stadium cum Auditorium
such as Basket Ball, Volley Ball, Shuttle Badminton, underground
Gymnasium (Fitness Centre) for training our sportsmen. |
Games
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Skatting
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Technically designed according to International
Standards as required by the Olympic specification, the Indoor
Stadium cum Auditorium adds to the infra-structure of San Thome
and gives a boost to the already existing facilities particularly
for the growth and development of cultural activities. Students
failing to co-operate with the School authorities, for which
they had been selected and admitted in the School for various
disciplines will be asked to leave the school at the end of
the year. Those students who work hard and perform well in the
field of sports and games will be given specil consideration
in the school particularly regarding admission to Std. VI &
XI. |
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| Awards |
The following medals and awards are presented in
the school :
| At Std. V level |
General Proficiency in Studies
Amity Award.. (Std. VI to X) |
| At Std. X level |
General Proficiency in Studies
Amity Award.. (Std. VI to X) |
| At Std. XII level |
General Proficiency
Good Conduct (from Std. XI to XII) |
Subject-wise and Group-wise Awards and Certificates for out standing
performance in the Higher Secondary Public Examinations are also presented
every year. |
| Awards in Sports and Games |
- Best Sportsman of the year
- Best Cricketer
- Outstanding T.T. Player
- Best Basket Ball Player
- Promising Volley Ball Player
- Best Art Club Volunteer
- Best Scout (sea)
- Best N.C.C. Cadet
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Awards
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| Outstanding N.S.S. VolunteerAny athlete who stands
first in any track or field event at the National or State level will
be honoured by the School. In addition to these, anyone who represents
the Country or the State in any of the games will also be honoured.
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| Address |
| Santhome Higher Secondary School |
| 1 Sullivan Garden Street,Mylapore, |
| Chennai-600 004 |
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| Phone |
| Phone: +91-044-24141059 |
| Website:www.santhomeschool.net |
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