List of schools in Chennai

The school system in Chennai consists of an array of structured systems. Children typically start school (junior or lower kindergarten) at the age of three, progressing to senior or upper kindergarten followed by twelve years of study. Class 10 and class 12 involve taking public examinations conducted by various accreditation boards. Most of the schools are accredited to Tamil Nadu State Board.

Administrative categories

Chennai schools fall into two administrative categories - government schools called corporation schools, and privately run schools. Private schools fall under the following categories: schools with central board syllabus, schools with state board syllabus, schools with matriculation syllabus, schools with Anglo-Indian syllabus and schools with Oriental syllabus. In privately managed state board syllabus schools there are two categories: self-financing and government-aided schools. In some government-aided schools a few sections may also be self-financing. From the academic year of 2011, the Government of Tamil Nadu has brought in the "Samachiyar Kalvi" syllabus to replace Anglo-Indian, state, Oriental and matriculation modes of education. Now only the following syllabi are available in Tamil Nadu: Samachyar Kalvi, CBSE, ICSE and IGCSE.

Medium of instruction

Most private schools are English medium (medium of instruction is English) while the government-run schools are primarily Tamil medium. The schools run by the central government have a dual medium of instruction - English and Hindi.

Accreditation

All recognized schools belong to one of the following accreditation systems:

• Central Board of Secondary Education - for all years of study
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education - for all years of study
• National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)-for all years of study
• Tamil Nadu State Board - for all years of study
• Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations - for all years of study
• Matriculation System for classes K-10 and automatically rolled over to Tamil Nadu State Board for classes 11 and 12
• Tamil Nadu Anglo-Indian System for classes K-10 and automatically rolled over to Tamil Nadu State Board for classes 11 and 12

Exceptions to the above rule include a few schools that follow the Montessori method, International Baccalaureate or the American system.^[1]

Schools

Name	Neighbourhood	Administration	Accreditation or Affiliation
Mahesh Education Institute	Alandur	Private	Matriculation
Rosily Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Chromepet	Private	Matriculation
N.S.N Memorial Senior Secondary School	Chromepet	Private	CBSE
La Chatelaine Junior College	Alwarthirunagar	Private	CBSE
Chintadripet Boys Higher Secondary School	Chintadripet	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
Guru Nanak Mat.Hr.Sec School	Velachery	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
K.C.Sankaralinga Nadar higher Secondary School	Old Washermanpet	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
GTA Vidhya Mandir	Neelankarai	Private	CBSE
GT Vidhya Mandir	Thiruvallur District	Private	CBSE
Chennai Public School	Thirumazhisai and Anna Nagar	Private	International Baccalaureate IGCSE, CBSE, Tamil Nadu State Board and Matriculation
CPS Global School	Thirumazhisai and Anna Nagar	Private	International Baccalaureate IGCSE
Adarsh Vidyalaya	Royapettah	Private	Matriculation
Akshar Arbol International School	West Mambalam, T.Nagar	Private	International Education
Holy Cross Matriculation School Chennai	Thiruvottiyur	Private	Matriculation
Sri Sankara Global Cambridge International School	Pammal	Private	International Cambridge IGCSE
American International School Chennai	Tharamani	Private	International Baccalaureate
AMM Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Kotturpuram	Private	Matriculation
Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School	Thousand Lights	Private	CBSE
Babaji Vidhyashram	Sholinganallur, OMR IT - Highway	Private	CBSE
Bentinck School, Vepery	Vepery	Private	Matriculation
Bharath senior secondary school	121, Kamaraj Avenue, Adyar	Private	CBSE
Chettinad Vidyashram	R. A. Puram	Private	CBSE
Chinmaya Vidyalaya	Anna Nagar, Virugambakkam, Taylor's Road	Private	CBSE
Campus K	Sholinganallur	Private	IGCSE
Sri Ram Dayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College	Thiruvottiyur	Private	CBSE
Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya	Chromepet	Private	CBSE
Dr.Nalli Kuppuswami Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior College	Korattur	Private	CBSE
C.S.I. Bain Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Kilpauk	Private	Matriculation
C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Purasawalkam	Private	Matriculation
D.A.V. Boys Senior Secondary School	Gopalapuram	Private	CBSE
D.A.V. Public School	Cenotaph Road, Teynampet	Private	CBSE
Daniel Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Korukkupet	Private	Matriculation
Dawn School	Nolambur	Private	CBSE
Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Egmore	Catholic	Matriculation[2]
Doveton Corrie Boys' Higher Secondary School	Vepery	Private	Anglo-Indian
Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Royapettah	private	Tamil Nadu State Board
G. K. Shetty Vivekananda Vidyalaya	Ambattur	Private	CBSE
German International School of Chennai	Neelankarai	Private	Matriculation
Good Earth School	Manimangalam	Private	ISCE
HLC International	Old Mahabalipuram Road	Private	International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Kalaimagal Viddyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Royapuram	Private	Tamil Nadu State Board
Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School	T Nagar	Private, Christian	Anglo-Indian
KC High School[3]	Kotturpuram	Private	Cambridge, IB Candidate School
Khivraj Olympia School[4]	Thiruneermalai	Private	CBSE
San Academy CBSE School	Pallikaranai	Private	CBSE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior Sec. School	CLRI Campus	Government	CBSE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior Sec. School	IIT Madras	Government	CBSE
Kerala Vidhyalayam Higher Secondary School	Kilpauk	Private
Loyola Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Kodambakkam	Catholic	Matriculation
Maharishi Vidya Mandir	Chetput	Private	Matriculation and CBSE
MCTM International School	Chennai	Private	International Baccalaureate and IGCSE
Muslim Higher Secondary School	Triplicane	State Government	Tamil Nadu State Board
New Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School		Private	Matriculation
Pon Vidyashram	Valasaravakkam	Private	CBSE
Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Madipakkam	Private	Matriculation
P.S. Higher Secondary School	Mylapore	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Schools	Nungambakkam, K.K. Nagar, Siruseri	Private	CBSE
The PSBB Millennium School	GST Road, Gerugambakkam	Private	CBSE
Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Ambattur	Private	Matriculation
RPC Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Thiruvottiyur	Private	Matriculation
Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Thiruvottiyur	Private	Matriculation
Sishya School	Adyar	Private	ICSE and ISC
St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School	Santhome	Private	Anglo-Indian
St. Johns Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Alwarthirunagar	Private	Matriculation
St. John's English School & Junior College[5]	Besant Nagar	Private	CBSE
St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School	Perambur	Private, Catholic	Tamil Nadu State Board
St. Kevin's Anglo Indian High School	Royapuram	Private, Catholic	Anglo-Indian
St. Columban's Girls Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School	Parry's Corner	Private	Anglo-Indian
St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School	Parry's Corner	Private	Anglo-Indian
St. Matthias Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School	Vepery	Private	Matriculation
St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School	Adyar	Private, Christian	Anglo-Indian
St. Theresa's Girls' Higher Secondary School	Pallavaram	Private, Catholic	Matriculation
Sundravalli Memorial School	Chromepet	Private	CBSE
The Hindu Higher Secondary School	Triplicane	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
Unity Public School	Kotturpuram	Private	CBSE
Vanavani Matriculation Higher Secondary School	IIT Madras	Aided by IIT-Madras	Matriculation
Vani Vidyalaya Senior Secondary & Junior College	West K.K. Nagar	Private	CBSE
Vellayan Chettiyar Higher Secondary School	Tiruvottiyur	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School	Mylapore	Private	CBSE
Vruksha International School of Montessori[6]	Neelankarai	Private	Montessori
Vyasa Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Adambakkam	Private	Matriculation
Wesley Higher Secondary School	Royapettah	Government, aided	Tamil Nadu State Board
Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary School	Royapettah	Private	Matriculation
Hindu Senior Secondary School	Indira Nagar		CBSE
Jawahar Vidyalaya	Ashok Nagar	Private	CBSE
M. C. C. Higher Secondary School	Chetput	Private	Tamil Nadu State Board
MCC Public School	Chetput	Private	CBSE
P.S. Senior Secondary School	Mylapore	Private	CBSE
RMK Residential School	Kavaraipettai	Private
Saraswathi Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School	Vadapalani	Private	CBSE
SBOA School & Junior College	Anna Nagar	Private, Semi-Residential	CBSE
Sharanalaya Montessori School	Nungambakkam	Private	Montessori, CBSE
Siragu Montessori School	Avadi	Private	Montessori
Sri Chaithanya	Manapakkam	Private	CBSE+TECHNO
Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School	Adyar	Private	CBSE
V. Ramakrishna Polytechnic	Thiruvottiyur
UV Global Pre School	Selaiyur	Private	Montessori
Valliammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School		Private	Matriculation
Vedanta Academy	Vanagaram	Private	CBSE
Model Matriculation Higher Secondary School	5, Thandavaraya Mudali Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600021	Private, semi-residential	Matriculation
Smart Minds Academy	54&56, Brindavan street extension, West Mambalam, Chennai-600033	Private	NIOS (National institute of open schooling)

See also

• India portal
• Education portal

• Chennai Corporation Schools