Velankanni Matriculation And Higher Secondary School

The Velankanni Matriculation And Higher Secondary School at Ashok Nagar is one of the school campuses of the St. Joseph's Educational Society. The Velankanni Matriculation Higher Secondary Schools have facilities to educate students from Pre-KG to Standard 12.

History

The school was founded in 1975 by SRI.S.Santhanamuthu. The St. Joseph Educational Society now has four institutions in Chennai.

Velankanni Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar
Velankanni Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Kodungaiyur
Peace On Green Earth Public School, Kundrathur
Velankanni Nursery and Primary School, K.K.Nagar
Velankanni Public School, Kodungaiyur

Infrastructure

The school is located in the heart of Ashok Nagar, which facilitates a better connection to the city of Chennai. There are two main buildings divided for both primary and secondary classes. There is a separate corridor for the kindergarten and primary students. The school has a basketball court and a volleyball ground. Well-spaced classrooms have good air circulation and safety features.

Features

Scholarships for needy students
Coaching class for slow learners
Night study
Frequent Test Series
Multimedia Labs
Computer Science labs
Chemical Science Laboratory
Physical Science Laboratory
Small localised Canteen

The School serves 3200 students taught by 104 teachers. It is affiliated to the State Board of Secondary Education, Tamil Nadu and prepares the students for the Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board Secondary Examinations also known as board exams. The school is managed by the St. Joseph's Educational Society.

Co-curricular and extracurricular activities

The students have access to clubs such as:

Volleyball
Basketball
Rugby
Badminton
Kho-kho
Hockey

Students are placed in one of the four houses:

Red
Yellow
Blue
Green

The School is known for its numerous cultural, arts and inter-school talent competitions that is held each year where numerous schools from Chennai participate.
Various talent development activities such as music classes, drawing classes, sports coaching and many more activities are encouraged in the school.

Chief Academic Management Panel

The Academic Governing body consists of a Correspondent, one Senior Principal and one headmistress for the primary section.

Founder and Correspondent: SRI.S.Santhamuthu.,B.Com
Senior Principal: Mrs. Priscilla
Headmistress: Dr. Hannah

There are several students of the school who have represented Chennai city in state level basketball tournaments. The school has won state sports awards in basketball, volleyball, cricket, kabadi and athletics.
The School is known for its numerous cultural, arts and inter-school talents competitions that is held each year where numerous school form Chennai participate.