Suguna PIP School


SUGUNA PIP School is a comprehensive, co-educational private school in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 2003 by industrialist G Ramaswamy Naidu, the school sits on a campus and offers classes from kindergarten to senior secondary school. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
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History

The Suguna Charitable Trust was established in 1973 by the Suguna Group of Industries, Coimbatore. It set up the SUGUNA PIP School in 2003 as its first CBSE-affiliated educational institution, and admitted the first batch of students in the same year.
The centenary year celebration of founder G Ramaswamy Naidu was inaugurated in 2022 by then Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, his close associate. In 2023, the chief guests for the centenary year events were Jagadguru Deshikendra Mahaswamiji and Krishnaraj Vanavarayar.

Organisation

L Suguna of the Suguna Charitable Trust serves as the management trustee and nominates members to the ten-member School Management Committee. The Group managing director and the school principal are ex-officio members of the SMC. Seven members are selected from amongst the faculty and parents. The Parent-Teacher Association is a fourteen-member committee, consisting of the staff and parents selected on a rotational basis, that deliberates non-management decisions twice a year.
A principal and senior principal lead the day-to-day school affairs and are supported by an academic coordinator, grade coordinators, heads of departments, and administrative officers. The Student Council handles disciplinary matters, publishes the annual school magazine, and assists in conducting events. All students are placed in one of the four school houses at the time of admission: Aqua, Ignis, Terra, Ventus.

Academics and curriculum

The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and follows the National Council of [Educational Research and Training|NCERT] curriculum from grades 6 to 12. Instruction is in English, while Hindi and Tamil are taught as second and third languages up to grade 10.
Senior secondary students are offered a choice of academic streams: science, pure sciences, commerce, and humanities. Students in grade 10 take up the All [India Secondary School Examination] conducted by CBSE to progress to the next grade. Students in grade 12 sit for the All India [Senior School Certificate Examination|All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination].

Campus

The campus is located close to the engineering, arts, and polytechnic colleges run by the Suguna Charitable Trust. It consists of the junior wing, the senior wing, an arts and laboratories block, the new block, the sports complex, an hockey 5's ground, and the G Ramaswamy Naidu Auditorium.

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