St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School

St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
in pursuit of excellence
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Information
Type	Private secondary school
Established	1839
Principal	Rev. Fr. Francis sundaraj
Faculty	40
Grades	3 - 12
Number of students	1700
Houses	Anthony (amper), Bosco (blue), Gabriel (green) and Rua (red)
School colour(s)	Green, red, blue and yellow

St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School is a Salesians of Don Bosco run higher secondary school for boys located on Armenian Street, Broadway in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located opposite Chennai High Court and adjacent to St.Mary's Co-Cathedral.

The school is one of the oldest schools in India. It is also one of the first five schools to be set up during the British period.

History

Saint Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School was founded in 1839 by the Rt. Rev. Joseph Carew, D.D., for the purpose of affording the Catholic youth of Madras an education. It was known for nearly 44 years as St. Mary's Seminary and Day School. The first Principal was very Rev. Dr. William Kelly of Maynooth. The school celebrated its 175th year celebrations recently.

Motto

The school's motto is "Viriliter Age" - Latin for "Act Like A Man".

School anthem

God bless St.Mary's school that we love,
Stand beside her, and guide her,
To do the right, by the light from above;
In the classrooms, on the play-fields,
'Long the roadways, where we roam,>
God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home>
God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home

Principals

Rev. Fr. Francis
Rev. Fr. George Patrick Whyte (1956-1971)
Rev. Fr. Joseph Berkmans
Rev. Fr. K.J.Anthony
Rev. Fr. Jayaprakash Reddy
Rev. Fr. Paulraj Maniam
Rev. Fr. sibby mathew

Rev. Fr. Gregory Devarajan

Alumni

There are 483 members in the Alumni Association of St. Mary’s, which has meetings on the second Saturday of each month. There are 6 office-bearers and 12 councillors of the unit. Alumni Day is celebrated annually on the 2nd of October Some of the activities are: scholarships to deserving students, cash awards for outstanding athletes, Christmas Day celebrations to help poor students. The unit is attempting to procure a piece of land for the present pupils for games like volleyball and basketball.

Gallery

School's Patron Saint - Virgin Mother Mary
School Anthem
School's Vision and Mission

References

External links

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