Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur
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Location
Kannur, Kerala India
Information
Type	Private
Established	1977
School board	CBSE
School district	Kannur
Authority	Chinmaya Mission Trust
Principal	Smt Sugeetha Rajan
Grades	K to 12
Education system	Indian
Affiliation	CBSE - Delhi (No. 930028)
Website	http://www.chinmayakannur.ac.in/

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kannur is a senior secondary school in Kannur. The school campus is located at two places in Kannur.

Origin

The foundation stone for Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Cannanore was laid by H.H Swami Chinmayananda on 3 February 1977. In 1989 it grew to a full-fledged secondary high school affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi. In August 1989 Vidyalaya was up-graded into the Senior Secondary level was done. Students were admitted to the Science stream purely on merit basis. Commerce stream was introduced in 1995.

Chinmaya Balabhavan

The Chinmaya Balabhavan where students from 1st standard through 5th are taught is in Kannur town.

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Govindagiri

The classes from 6th to 12th are at the main campus in Govindagiri. At 12 acres (49,000 m²), this is one of the largest school campuses in Kerala

Alumni

Many notable personalities born in Kannur studied at Chinmaya Kannur. Film actress Manju Warrier is one.

References

• http://164.100.50.30/SchoolDir/appview_dir.asp?affno=930028
• http://www.chinmayakannur.ac.in/
• http://www.sahodayank.org/chinmayakannur.htm
• http://www.zonkerala.com/Chinmaya-Vidyalaya-Kannur-1611.html