Campion High School (Tiruchirappalli)
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Campion Anglo-Indian Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy is a partly aided school run by Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. It is located in Cantonment, Tiruchirapalli
(Trichy), Tamil Nadu
, India
. The founder of the school is Rev. Msgr. Joseph de Rozario. Formerly it was run by Jesuit priests.
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study here due to the quality of education it offers. A student of Campion is called as Campionite.
A student from Campion excels not only in academics but also in co-curricular activities like sports, music and literature. It has a mini-zoo and a skating ground. The hostel can accommodate 200 students. There is a mess in the hostel building for the hostelers.
There is a chapel on campus and that can accommodate around 300 people. Mass is conducted every Friday for students and teachers of Campion. The chapel is open to public on Sunday and mass is conducted in the morning and evening.
Brother Antony Hall in the hostel building is a 500-seat hall where elocution competitions, fancy dress competitions, dramas and many other indoor events take place. Two assembly stages, one in main block and another in primary block are present. The vehicle shed can accommodate around 200 bikes and bicycles. A canteen is mid-way between the skating ground and swimming pool.
The Centenary Memorial Building was constructed in 2006. It connects the primary block with the main block. A library is in the main block.
There are four basketball courts, and one of them is indoors. There is a football ground where cricket and hockey is also played. Athletic events and sports day celebrations are conducted in the same ground. An indoor badminton and table tennis courts are in the hostel building. A skating ground is adjacent to the school canteen. There is a sports complex which has a mini gym. A grand pavilion is adjacent to the sports complex where all important functions such as "Campofez," a sports day and school day take place.
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
(Trichy), Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
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. The founder of the school is Rev. Msgr. Joseph de Rozario. Formerly it was run by Jesuit priests.
History
The Campion Anglo-Indian Boys Higher Secondary School was founded and established by Rev. Msgr. Joseph de Rozario in 1934. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in TiruchirapalliTiruchirapalli
Tiruchirappalli ) , also called Tiruchi or Trichy , is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. It is the fourth largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu and also the fourth largest urban agglomeration in the state...
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Student life and facilities
Campion is in the heart of the city on Promenade road, Cantonment. Campion offers world-class education. Students from all over IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
study here due to the quality of education it offers. A student of Campion is called as Campionite.
A student from Campion excels not only in academics but also in co-curricular activities like sports, music and literature. It has a mini-zoo and a skating ground. The hostel can accommodate 200 students. There is a mess in the hostel building for the hostelers.
There is a chapel on campus and that can accommodate around 300 people. Mass is conducted every Friday for students and teachers of Campion. The chapel is open to public on Sunday and mass is conducted in the morning and evening.
Academics
There are separate laboratories for physics, chemistry, computer and biology. The main computer lab has around 50 systems and the primary block computer lab has 31 systems. There is an audio-visual room with 150-seat capacity where seminars are conducted.Brother Antony Hall in the hostel building is a 500-seat hall where elocution competitions, fancy dress competitions, dramas and many other indoor events take place. Two assembly stages, one in main block and another in primary block are present. The vehicle shed can accommodate around 200 bikes and bicycles. A canteen is mid-way between the skating ground and swimming pool.
The Centenary Memorial Building was constructed in 2006. It connects the primary block with the main block. A library is in the main block.
Athletics
The school has a swimming pool which was built in 1996. There is a separate small pool where primary school students (from LKG to 5th grade) learn swimming and the depth is 2 feet. The depth of the big pool ranges from 4 feet to 9.5 feet. There is a changing room with toilets and bathrooms in the pool premises. In April and May, short-term swimming courses are conducted and are open to public. District level and state level swimming competitions are held in Campion.There are four basketball courts, and one of them is indoors. There is a football ground where cricket and hockey is also played. Athletic events and sports day celebrations are conducted in the same ground. An indoor badminton and table tennis courts are in the hostel building. A skating ground is adjacent to the school canteen. There is a sports complex which has a mini gym. A grand pavilion is adjacent to the sports complex where all important functions such as "Campofez," a sports day and school day take place.