St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar

St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Alwarthirunagar
School building in 2015.
Chennai

India
Information
TypeCo-educational, private
MottoArise and Shine
Established1974
TrustSaint John's Educational Trust (SJET)
PrincipalK.Santhosh Kumar
HeadmistressManoranjitham
GradesKindergarten to Grade 12
Average class size40
Campus sizeMedium
HousesBlue, green, red, yellow
Medium of instructionEnglish
FounderD John Ponnnudurai
Websitewww.stjohnsatnagar.com

St John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a school in Alwarthirunagar[1] which had its beginnings in the early 1980s. The school was founded by D John Ponnudurai.[2] This school is part of IYAP[3] consortium. The school follows Matriculation Syllabus for students between Grade 1 to Grade 10 and Tamil Nadu State Board for grades Eleven and Twelve. It has branches in Porur, Triplicane and a sister school in the name of the Good Shepherd in Alwarthirunagar. The medium of education is English with Tamil, Hindi and French as second languages.

History

Admissions

Tuition centres to which the students can go are primarily Namadurai Coaching centre (Sri Krishna Institute of Individuality development (SKIID)), Devi Institute of Mathematics (DIM) and KD CN Tuition centre. The students of X and XII students go to tuition centres for additional revisions of the syllabus.

This school has a good record of getting 100% first class in the board exams. The students who do not get good marks in school exams are sent to the Triplicane branch of this school before X and XII board exams.

School structure

Teachers

The class teacher does management activities such as attendance, exam reports management, complaints handling and resolution, and parent-teacher meets. Some class teachers teach all the subjects for the lower grade classes. Mostly, subjects such as English and Moral Science are taught by the class teachers.

Staff

Principal/Founder/Chairman: John Ponnudurai(Late) correspondent: Vinod Diraviyaraj(Late)(s/o John Ponnudurai) Principal: James Satyaraj

Curriculum

The school has Matriculation syllabus till X standard and State Board from XI standard with English Medium. The science subject is split into Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology in VI standard. Maths is split into Maths I and II in VIII standard. English and Hindi are split into I and II parts. There are practicals in Biology, Physics and Chemistry which involves doing experiments in the Laboratory.

Groups during XI and XII standard are:

  • I Group – Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and Second Language (Hindi or Tamil or French)
  • II Group – Physics, Chemistry, computer science, English and Second Language (Hindi or Tamil or French)(primarily Maths is absent and Botany and Zoology are present instead)
  • III Group – Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, English and Second Language (Hindi or Tamil or French)(Science, Maths and Computer Science are primary subjects)
  • IV Group-Commerce, Accountancy, Economics, English and Second Language (Hindi or Tamil or French)(not a Science group).

French is considered to be a scoring subject in comparison to Hindi and Tamil. Moral Science is a standard subject till IXth standard.

The exams are I Mid Term, Quarterly, II Mid Term, Half yearly, III Mid term and Annual exam in order. For Xth and XIIth the additional exams there are three revision tests before the board exams. 10-day study leave is provided before the board exams.

Campus

The school has three floors with the top floor being thatched. It has a creche and more classrooms across the street. The competition comes from Balalok, Avichi and A V Meiyappan. The school uses the R K Ground nearby for games and sports.

The main building was constructed in 1984. The school has laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The school has a small playground, but for a larger playground students go to the Ramakrishna Nagar Ground. Transportation such as bus, van and cycle rickshaw are provided at additional charge.

The school runs Project Day where the students do experimental and art preparations which are displayed in the school. The students display and explain to the visitors. This is financed by students themselves; some teachers also provide finance.

The school celebrates Annual Day where students perform dance or sing songs on the stage and awards are given to first, second rank holders and most disciplined student by a guest. The most disciplined student is selected by a class teacher. Previous guests have been celebrities like Vijayakant. A souvenir is provided to the students which contains the pictures of first, second and third rank holders and also contains articles and poems composed by the school students.

Students who fail in subjects are given coaching classes, where they stay after normal timings and study.

Notable alumni

  • II std A Sec, 1984–85. The old uniforms can be seen.
  • VII Std 1991-92. Maths Teacher.Maragadhavalli 1st from left
  • Class XII B 1995 Batch, with Names
  • Class XII B 1995 Batch
  • Class XII C 1995 Batch

References

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  1. ^ "Higher Secondary Schools in Chennai". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Obituary". The Hindu. 26 October 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  3. ^ The International Award For Young People, India

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