Christ Church Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
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Christ Church Anglo-Indian higher Secondary School is located in Anna Salai
, Chennai
, India
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sought a church and school close to them.
In a reference to its East Indian congregation, a footnote to a brief history of the Church says, "At the beginning of the 19th Century, they were called Indo-Britons, in the second and third quarters of the century they were known as East Indians, in the fourth quarter they were known as Eurasians, and they are now (early 20th Century) called Anglo-Indians. These changes were made at their request".
The land and buildings Waller gifted the parishioners were estimated to be worth Rs. 12,000. Work began in 1850 on Christ Church, to a design by John Law. The tall-steeple Anglican Church, which was consecrated in 1852, cost Rs. 37,000 - and that included raising the building, developing the compound, and the solid wooden furniture, (made by Deschamps, one of the better-known furniture makers of Madras of the time).
Attention then turned to building a block for the school. Additional buildings have been added for a growing school and the church has been renovated.
to class 10 (Anglo Indian system) and the Tamil Nadu State Board
for classes 11 and 12.
Anna Salai
Anna Salai , formerly known as Mount Road, an abbreviated form of St. Thomas Mount Road, is an arterial road in Chennai, India. It starts at the Cooum Creek, south of Fort St George and ends at the Kathipara Junction in Guindy...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
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History
The first of the congregations is that of Christ Church and its school. It had its beginnings in 1842 when the East Indians who lived and worked in neighbouring Narasingapuram, Chintadripet, Pudupet and RoyapettahRoyapettah
Royapettah is a centrally located suburb in the city of Chennai, India. It is situated to the west of the famous Marina Beach of Chennai. The locality features one of the developed commercial centres lying adjacent to the Chennai city center....
sought a church and school close to them.
In a reference to its East Indian congregation, a footnote to a brief history of the Church says, "At the beginning of the 19th Century, they were called Indo-Britons, in the second and third quarters of the century they were known as East Indians, in the fourth quarter they were known as Eurasians, and they are now (early 20th Century) called Anglo-Indians. These changes were made at their request".
School construction
The Mount Road congregation first met in 1842 in a building loaned them by Thomas Parker Waller, an Englishman whose livery stables the property originally was. A school was established in another building in the property and the children had to compete for space in the campus with horses, coaches, farriers and grooms. A few years later, Waller donated to both the area the congregation and the school were using in order that they could raise a church and better school buildings, which they could separate from the stables.The land and buildings Waller gifted the parishioners were estimated to be worth Rs. 12,000. Work began in 1850 on Christ Church, to a design by John Law. The tall-steeple Anglican Church, which was consecrated in 1852, cost Rs. 37,000 - and that included raising the building, developing the compound, and the solid wooden furniture, (made by Deschamps, one of the better-known furniture makers of Madras of the time).
Attention then turned to building a block for the school. Additional buildings have been added for a growing school and the church has been renovated.
Facilities
The school enrolls children from kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to class 10 (Anglo Indian system) and the Tamil Nadu State Board
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education
Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, established in 1910, is under the purview of the , , India. Up to and ending at the secondary level, the following streams of education are offered: the SSLC stream, the Anglo-Indian stream, the Oriental School Leaving Certificate stream and the...
for classes 11 and 12.
School culture
The students are divided into four houses for the competitions and sports activities held in the school. The four houses Charter, Eton, Harrow and Rugby were named after schools in England.| House | House colour |
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| Charter | |
| Rugby | |
| Harrow | |
| Eton |
Information
- On 24 July 2009, The Christ Church (1985 batch) alumni students celebrated their re-union after a span of 25 years.