Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Kochi

Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Kochi
Educate for Eternity: Physical, Mental & Spiritual Education
Address
Chammany Lane, Kaloor, Kochi, Kerala 682 017 India
Coordinates	9°59′16″N 76°17′35″E / 9.987702°N 76.292934°E / 9.987702; 76.292934Coordinates: 9°59′16″N 76°17′35″E / 9.987702°N 76.292934°E / 9.987702; 76.292934
Information
School type	Private, Co-educational, academic higher secondary, day
Religious affiliation(s)	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established	1971
Status	Open
School board	Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
School code	CISCE/KE005/1979
Chairperson	P. Kunjukunju
Principal	Mrs. Rosamma Mathew
Headmaster	Mr. Babu B
Treasurer	Mr. Mohan Kumaran
Faculty	Full time
Gender	Co-ed (mixed)
Age	4 years to 17 years
Classes offered	LKG, UKG, Grades 1 - 12
Medium of language	English
Campus	Kochi
Houses	Red Green Blue Yellow
School colour(s)	Gray White
Song	"Father, Lead Me Day By Day"
Athletics	Yes
Sports	Yes
Nickname	The SDA'ians
Website	seventh-dayadventistkochi.com

Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School, known as SD-High is a co-educational English-medium private higher secondary day school in Kochi, Kerala, India.

Campus

The school has a multi-building campus. The school is divided into four blocks: Primary block, Science block, Laboratory block and Restroom complex.

Location

The school is located at Kaloor, Kochi, India on the Chammany Lane, half a kilometre South of the National Highway, midway between Kaloor bus stand and Lisie Hospital Junction.

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi, for Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (Tenth grade) and Indian School Certificate (Twelfth grade) examinations.

History

The school opened its doors in 1971. It is operated and managed by the South West India Union of Seventh Day Adventist, Evergreen Lane, Moospet Road, Thrissur– 5. The school is affiliated to the Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists, a part of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The school falls under the Seventh-day Adventist educational system which is the second-largest Christian schooling system in the world.

Administration

The school is run by the South West India Union of Seventh Day Adventist. The Head of the Institution is the Principal. The Principal is Mrs. Rosamma Mathew. The school's financial department is headed by the Treasurer, Mr. Mohan Kumaran. The Headmaster of the school is Mr. Babu B.

Affiliation

The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and follows its curriculum. It offers two courses for the external examinations, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination which is a K-10 public board examination for students in India who have just completed Grade 10 (equivalent to the first two years of the 4 year High School programme) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Examination which is a K-12 public board examination for those completing Grade 12 (equivalent to the Senior Year/ Final Year of the 4 year High School programme). The school's affiliation number is CISCE/KE005/1979.

The school is a permanent examination centre of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for both ISC and ICSE examinations. The syllabuses for Grades 1-8 have been chosen so that the classes would form a preparatory course towards the ICSE examination.

Courses

It offers two courses for the external examinations, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination which is a K-10 public board examination for students in India who have just completed Grade 10 (equivalent to the first two years of the 4 year High School programme) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Examination which is a K-12 public board examination for those completing Grade 12 (equivalent to the Senior Year/ Final Year of the 4 year High School programme). The Indian School Certificate is recognised by UK universities and so applicants are no longer required to obtain ‘A’ level qualifications or complete bridging courses, while seeking entry to Universities in the UK and other overseas universities in the Commonwealth. The Indian School Certificate qualification is the only qualification from India that has been granted this recognition. Certification under the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education board will be recognized around the world, particularly by foreign schools and universities when compared to the central board’s local margin. Due to the emphasis laid on English in ISC, students from this board may hold a slight edge over other students in exams like TOEFL, SAT, etc.

Academics

The medium of instruction in the school is English and the scheme of studies is in accordance with the scheme laid down by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Secondary and Higher Secondary stages. Special importance is given to English (including oral and aural English). The school has Kindergarten (LKG & UKG), Primary School (Grades 1-4), Middle School (Grades 5-8) and High School (Grades 9-12) classes.

The school has a three-termed examination system similar to the trimester system. Value Education/Moral Instruction is compulsory for all classes. Scriptural lessons from The Holy Bible is taught as Value Education. The school offers Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi as Second Language as well as Third Language. Students can opt one of the three languages towards their Second Language while one of the other two towards Third Language.

Second language is compulsory for students from Grade 1 to Grade 10 and third language is compulsory for all students from Grade 5 to Grade 7.
Students of Grades 1-4 study English, Math, General Science, Social Studies, Value Education and a second language.
Students of Grades 5 study English, Math, General Science, Social Studies, Value Education, a second language and a third language.
Students of Grades 6 and 7 study English, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History & Civics, Geography, Computer Application, Value Education, a second language and a third language.
Students of Grades 8-10 study English, Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History & Civics, Geography, Computer Application, Value Education and a second language.
Students of Grades 11 and 12 choose their own stream of study and subject combinations at the time of admission to Grade 11.
Students of Grades 11 and 12 sit for English (compulsory) with three, four or five elective subjects.

The school offers the following subject combinations:

Science stream

Combination 1 - Mathematical, Physical and Applied Sciences

English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Second Language/Elective English (optional).

Combination 2 - Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences

English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Second Language/Elective English (optional).

Combination 3 - Physical and Life Sciences

English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Second Language/Elective English (optional).

Commerce stream

Combination 1 - Commerce and Economics

English, Commerce, Accounts, Economics, Computer Science and Second Language/Elective English (optional).

Combination 2 - Business Commerce

English, Commerce, Accounts, Business Studies, Computer Science and Second Language/Elective English (optional).

Compulsory English has two papers, Language & Literature. Physics, Chemistry. Biology & Computer Science also have two papers, Theory & Practical. Students offering such subjects also take the practical examination; otherwise the school considers the subject in question to be incomplete. All other subjects i.e. Mathematics, Commerce, Accounts, Economics, Business Studies, Second Language & Elective English have only one paper, Theory.

Science students are taught only sections A and B in Mathematics i.e. Pure Mathematics and Commerce students are taught section A and C i.e. Business Mathematics. In Physics, Electrotechnics and Nuclear Physics is covered in twelfth grade and Classical mechanics and Thermodynamics is covered in eleventh grade.

The school makes coding knowledge in Java, a fundamental for high school students. The making of Computer Applications a compulsory subject gives students an opportunity to learn the programming fundamentals of Java and to develop knowledge of coding and Computer Science as a whole.

Extra-curricular activities

The school gives importance to extra curricular activities.

Cultural Activities

Onam Celebrations

The Onam Celebrations of the school is associated with The Floral Carpet & Tug of war competitions.

Temperance Competition

The Temperance Competition conducted annually after the first term examination comprises Speech, Poster, Bible Quiz and General Knowledge Quiz competitions.

Art Festival

The Art Festival is the annual art competition conducted at the school. The Debate Competition is also a part of the Art Festival.

Science Exhibition

The Science Exhibition is the school's annual science fair.

Quizzes

The students of the school participate in the school's inter-class General Knowledge Quiz competitions created and administered by the Senior teachers of the school. The students of the school also participate in inter-school quizzes like the TCS IT Wiz, The Hindu Young World Quiz and TIME Aqua Regia Quiz.

Olympiads

The students of the school participate in Olympiad examinations organized by Science Olympiad Foundation, (SOF) and Silver Zone. SOF organizes the National Cyber Olympiad (NCO), the National Science Olympiad (NSO), the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) and the International English Olympiad (IEO). Silver Zone organizes the International Informatics Olympiad (iiO), the International Olympiad of Science(iOS), the International Olympiad of Mathematics (iOM), the International Olympiad of English Language (iOEL), the Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Olympiad (ABHO), the International Talent Hunt Oympiad (iTHO), the International French Language Olympiad (iFLO) and the SmartKid General Knowledge Olympiad (SKGKO).

Debates

The students of the school are participate in National Debate Championships including the Frank Anthony Memorial All-India Inter-School Debate conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Debates are held regularly for all high school students.

Creative Writing

The students of the school write essays, short stories, poems and plays. The students participate in the Albert Barrow Memorial All India Inter School Creative Writing Competition by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

Sports and games

Annual Athletic Meet

The annual Athletic Meet is the sports competition conducted at The Maharajas College Ground, M G Road, Kochi. Major events held are sprints (50 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres), jumps (long jump & high jump), shot put and 4×100 m relay.

Annual Games

The Annual Games are conducted at the school. Major games at the school are field hockey, badminton, volleyball, handball, throwball, dodgeball, basketball, football, kho kho, cricket, chess, scrabble, charades, hangman and carroms.

All classes have a Physical Education hour every week. Students can also stay back and play games like hockey, volleyball, badminton, etc. The school has a Sports Club, Art Club and Literary Club.

Facilities

The school has a campus with 30 class rooms, a play ground, three laboratories,a library, a rest-room complex and administrative offices.

Library

The school has a library and reading room. It has a collection of books ranging from periodicals to encyclopaedias and educational books.

Smart Class

The school is powered by TeachNext from Next Education learning solutions and offers smart class facilities for learning. TeachNext ideally consists of Powerpoint presentations of the curriculum and also audio-visual presentations of the same.

Laboratories

The school has three labs - Physics and Biology lab, Chemistry lab, Computing lab.

Transportation

The school has six school buses.

Higher education

Foreign universities

Students planning to do their undergraduate studies in universities like Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Yale University, Stanford University, etc. write the following examinations: SAT Reasoning Test, SAT Subject Tests, ACT (test), Advanced Placement Tests (APs), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT).

Indian universities

Most students also write the following entrance tests for entry into Indian universities after writing their ISC examinations:

Mathematical, Physical, Life and Applied Sciences

Students who wish to pursue engineering write the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for entry into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology NITs).
Students write the BITS Admission Test (BITSAT) for entry into Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), VIT Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEE) for entry into Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), etc.
Students write state engineering entrance exams for entry into government engineering colleges and other college based exams for entry into private engineering colleges.
Students who aim at space science and technology write the Joint Entrance Examination as well as the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) for entry into Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology.
Students who are pursueing scientific research and graduate in Science (including Applied Sciences)/Mathematics also write the Joint Entrance Examination and Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana to get into Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore or the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) or the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar.

Medical Sciences

Students who wish to pursue medicine write the AIIMS Entrance Examination to get into All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMSes) & All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT). Students also write state medical entrance exams to get into government medical colleges and other college based exams for entry into private medical colleges.

Law

Students who wish to pursue law write the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for entry into the National Law Schools except National Law University, Delhi for which they write the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET).
Students also write the Law School Admission Test India (LSAT-India) created by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) & administered by Pearson VUE India for admission to other top law schools including IIT Kharagpur's Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Jindal Global Law School and University Of Petroleum & Energy Studies' College of Legal Studies(UPES-CoLS).
Students also write Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET) for entry into Symbiosis Law School, Pune (SLS, Pune) & Symbiosis Law School, Noida (SLS, Noida) of Symbiosis International University, University of Delhi Law Entrance Examination for entry into Faculty of Law, Delhi University and Common Entrance Test for entry into Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi & Amity Law School, Delhi.

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Students who wish to pursue university studies in humanities write the Indian Institute of Technology Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam (IIT HSEE) for entry into the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore also offers an undergraduate program in humanities & social sciences.
Students who aspire to study arts, linguistics, humanities and social sciences prefer to study at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Presidency University, Kolkata, Loyola College, Chennai, St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), New Delhi, Fergusson College, Pune, Christ University, Bangalore, Symbiosis International University, Pune, Hindu College, New Delhi, Miranda House, New Delhi, Madras Christian College, Chennai, Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi et al.
Students who pursue to study fine arts prefer to study at Kala Bhavana Institute of Fine Arts (Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan), Faculty of Music & Fine Arts - University of Delhi, New Delhi, Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and College of Art, Delhi.

Business Administration, Commerce and Accounting

Students who wish to pursue university studies in business and commerce usually write college based exams for entry into the business schools. Students who wish to become Chartered Accountants write the Common Proficiency Test (CPT) and following test(s) to become certified members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Social welfare services

Students complete assignments of Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and community service which forms part of the ICSE & ISC curriculum. Students are also advised to learn Contemporary Studies which is an optional component of SUPW. In Contemporary Studies students are taught:

To analyse concepts and practices within socio-economic, political contexts in the society.

& To examine and evaluate development strategies and experiences so as to be able to generate a viewpoint of their own.

To understand the inter-relationships of development in the country, in the region and at the international levels in commerce, trade and socio-political areas.
To develop a challenging attitude to act on the social and environmental matters in order to introduce change for a sustainable social order.
To appreciate the conflicts of interests between social political organizations at the national and international levels and develop a comprehensive appraisal of their impact on the individual.

Students make visits to local institutions to offer voluntary service. They also collect funds from within the school for relief organizations like HelpAge India et al.

The School's Nature Club pursues issues such as environmental protection, wildlife conservation, and clean Kochi.

House System

The school has four houses - Red, Green, Blue and Yellow. All competitions are inter-house competitions. The Champion's Trophy of the school is given to the house with the maximum number of points from all the competitions at the Year-Ending Ceremony during The Annual Day.

Student body

The school has a student body known as The Prefects' Council. The Prefects' Council is headed by the Head-Boy and Head-Girl. The Prefects' Council also comprises the Captains & Vice Captains of the respective houses.

Alumni

The school's alumni have found their way to universities like Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Yale University, Stanford University, Princeton University, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), University of California, Berkeley (UCB), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Cornell University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), University College London (UCL), Imperial College London, University of Chicago, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), etc., Indian Institutes of National Importance like Indian Institutes of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Indian Institutes of Management, Indian Institutes of Information Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, National Law Schools, etc. and other Indian colleges/universities.

Annual Day

The school conducts its Annual Day in the month of February. All-rounders, sports champions and students with academic excellence are congratulated and awarded during The Annual Day. The house with the maximum number of points is awarded the Champion's Trophy.

Farewell

The school conducts the farewell/valedictory function in the month of February to bless the students graduating high school and secondary school just before the study holidays for the ICSE and ISC exam.

Admission

The school admits students from Lower Kindergarten (LKG) to 8th Grade and to 12th Grade. The school prefers to admit children who complete three years six months of age to LKG and corresponding increase in age to higher classes for admission by the 1st of May every year. The school normally does not admit students to classes IX, X and XII. Proficiency in English is the chief criterion for admission. A written test will be conducted for students from 2nd Grade and upwards.

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