Christ Nagar School

Christ Nagar School
Emblem of Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram
Location
Kowdiar, near Vellayambalam Junction Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Information
School type	CMI, Private, Mixed
Patron saint(s)	Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Established	1976
School board	Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), fathers
Administrator	Rev. Fr. Mathews Chackalackal
Principal	Rev. Fr. Kurian Chalangady
Vice principal	Rev. Fr. Cyriac Kanayil
Classes offered	LKG to Standard XII
Medium of language	English
Houses	Expo    Everest    Olympic    Apollo
Sports	Basketball, cricket, football, table tennis
Yearbook	Excelsior
Website	http://www.christnagarschools.org

Christ Nagar Higher Secondary school was started in 1976 as an private English Medium School in Thiruvananthapuram, India, recognized by the state government of Kerala as a minority educational institution. In 2002, Christ Nagar English High School was upgraded to higher secondary Level.

Schools

Christ Nagar Group of Educational Institutions consists of four private schools, a teachers training college, and a kindergarten:

Institution	Syllabus	Location	Principal	Established
Christ Nagar English Higher Secondary School [1]	Kerala State Board of Education	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Kurian Chalangady	1976 (upgraded to higher secondary in 2002)
Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School[2]	ICSE/ISC Board, Delhi	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Cyriac kanayil	1994 (upgraded to upper-secondary in 1996)
Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School [3]	CBSE, Delhi	Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Mathews Araikulam	1996
Christ Nagar International School [4]	Cambridge International Examinations curriculum	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Josey Kollammalil CMI	2004
Christ Nagar College of Education [5]	Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram
Christ Nagar Kindergarten [6]		Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram

The schools in Kowdiar share a campus near Vellayambalam Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Achievements

• The State School has secured cent percent pass, more than three State Ranks and the largest number of distinctions for a single school in the state every year at the public examinations for the last fifteen years.^{[citation needed][7]}
• More than 75% of the SSLC students and more than 91% of the ISC students who passed out from the school have entered professional courses through entrance exams.I^[7]
• Won the Computer Literary Award instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ,Government of India.^[7][8]
• The Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School Thirvallam won the British Council's International School Award for the year 2005-06,^[9]

Management

• The Christ Nagar group of schools is owned and managed by the fathers of religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) at Christ Hall, the CMI Monastery at Kowdiar, Trivandrum.
• All of the schools are co-educational.
• Rev. Fr. Mathew thayil is the Manager to all the Christ Nagar Schools.
• The Director of the International School is Fr. Josey Kollammalil CMI and the Principal is Fr. Mathew Arekalam CMI.
• A student of christ nagar got ICSE all india 2nd rank 98% in 2010 examinations.

Admission

Though under a Christian management, admission to the schools are open to all students irrespective of caste and creed ^[10].

Notable alumni

• Vidhu Prathap - playback singer
• Abhirami (screen name) – actress
• Anoop Menon - Malayali actor, script writer
• Shankar Ramakrishnan - Malayalam film director, screenplay writer

References

1. ^ http://www.christnagarschools.org/STATE/index.aspx
2. ^ http://www.christnagarschools.org/ICSE/index.aspx
3. ^ http://christnagarschools.in/cbse/default.aspx
4. ^ http://www.cnis.in/index.htm
5. ^ http://www.christnagarcollege.org/index.aspx
6. ^ http://www.christnagarschools.org/kinder/index.htm
7. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.christnagarschools.org/icse/achievements.htm
8. ^ http://www.hindu.com/yw/2007/11/16/stories/2007111650410600.htm
9. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/01/stories/2006070124640300.htm
10. ^ http://www.christnagarschools.org/icse/aboutus.htm