Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School
| Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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Puliakulam Road, Red Fields Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641045 India | |
| Coordinates | 10°59′57″N 76°59′13″E / 10.999275°N 76.986995°ECoordinates: 10°59′57″N 76°59′13″E / 10.999275°N 76.986995°E |
| Information | |
| Motto | Truth and Service |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Established | 1 June 1964 |
| School board | Board of Matriculation Schools in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry |
| Principal | Rev. Fr. Maria Joseph Raj |
| Staff | 95 |
| Number of students | 2000+ |
| Medium of language | English |
| Houses |
Britto Bosco Aloysius Tarcisius |
| Song | Sing the Praise of Carmel Garden |
| Website | http://carmel.ac.in/ |
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Carmel Garden Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a school in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was the first matriculation school for boys started in Coimbatore, on 1 June 1964 by the Coimbatore Catholic Diocese Society under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Mission. Founded by Reverend Francis M. Savarimuthu, the then Bishop of Coimbatore, the school is situated in a campus of seven acres near Sungam and Red Fields.
In 1970 the first batch of students appeared for the matriculation examination conducted by the University of Madras. A student came first in science at state level.
Former principals[1]
- Rev. Fr. M.M. Chinnayan - first correspondent (1964–1966)
- Rev. Fr. Patrick D'Rozario - first principal (1964–1965)
- Rev. Fr. M. Anthony Lawrence - principal and correspondent (1966–1972)
- Rev. Fr. A. Maria Mudiappan - principal and correspondent (1972–1986)
- Rev. Fr. G. Joseph Felix - vice principal and warden (1980–86), principal and correspondent (1986–90)
- Rev. Fr. I. Maria Antony Raj - principal and correspondent (1990–2003)
- Rev. Fr. A.L. Sundar Raj - principal and correspondent (2003–2006)
- Rev. Fr. Thaddeus Paul Raj - principal and correspondent (2006–2011)
Activities
- Scout
- NCC
- Clubs
- Sports
- Road safety patrol
Sports
Achievements in sports and games:
- St. Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty conducted the South State Basketball Tournament in 1991, and Carmel Garden school team won third place.
- In 1990-91, Bharathiar Day Inter-District Basketball Tournament, Carmel Garden school team won third place.
- In the Republic Day tournaments in 1996-97, a student won the singles title in state level table tennis tournaments and the same student was runner up in the same in 1997-98. He also won the singles winner title in the Bharathiar Day Table-Tennis State Level Tournaments in 1998-99.
- In 1984 a student set a district junior 100 metre sprint record of 11.8 seconds.
- A student was selected for the Tamil Nadu basketball team and played for the national tournament in 2003-04.
- A student was selected for the sub-Junior basketball team and played for the national tournament in 2003-04.
- A student was selected by the Tamil Nadu State Sports Development Authority for State Coaching Camp (World Wide Sports Scheme) in 2003-04.
- In 2003-04, Salem District Chess Association conducted a state level mini-chess tournament, a student was runner-up., and also participated in the international chess tournament and played against players from Sri Lanka, South Africa and Usbekisthan, in Calicut in July 2004.
Labs
- Physics lab
- Chemistry lab
- Biology lab situated in the Higher Secondary block. The laboratory is equipped with 25 dissection microscopes and 25 compound microscopes. A very good number of micro-slides are there for the observation. There are more than 100 specimen jars containing plants and animals and their organs. A human skeleton compiled of real bones is kept in the laboratory.
- Computer lab - Lab 1 - Higher Secondary is situated in the Higher Secondary block.
Library
The library houses books of general interest and reference materials including pamphlets, journals, maps, charts, models, back volumes and CD ROMs. The collection of library books is 7300 titles.