Srm nightingale

SRM Nightingale Higher Secondary School in Chennai, India, is also known as Florence Nightingale School.

Infobox_University
name = SRM Nightingale Matriculation Hr.Sec School


image caption =SRM Nightingale School Emblem
established = 1969
type = Matriculation, Higher Secondary, State-Board, Private
city = Chennai
state = Tamil Nadu,
country = India
campus = West Mambalam

The School

SRM Nightingale Matriculation Higher Secondary School was originally founded in 1969 and was taken over by SRM in the year 1981. It was among the first institutes under the banner of the Valliammai Society.

It was the experience of running education programmes successfully at the secondary and higher secondary school levels that gave an impetus to the Valliammai Society to start and develop university level programmes, leading to graduate and post-graduate degrees at the various institutions of the SRM group.

Some of the infrastructural facilities that have been provided in the school are often not found even in colleges. The school has very well-equipped laboratories and a completely stocked library. A number of computers are available too. The school runs a branch at
Ashok Nagar.

The school is rated as one of the best of its type in the city of Chennai. A number of state ranks in public examinations are regularly obtained by the students of the school. Consistently excellent resultsFact|date=March 2007

Valliammai Society

The S.R.M University is part of the 35 year old SRM Group of Educational Institutions, sponsored by the Valliammai Society. The Valliammai Society was founded by Thiru. T. R. Pachamuthu, a well-known educationist, in the name of his mother Tmt. R. Valliammai, under whose care and guidance he attained greater heights in his personal development and whose ideals continue to inspire him The Valliammai Society runs several educational institutions under theS.R.M. (Sri Ramasamy Memorial) Group, named after his father, Thiru. Ramasamy. Thiru. Pachamuthu, the Chairman, S.R.M. Group of Institutions, beginning his career as a teacher, now serves the community as a Chancellor, dedicating his life to the cause of education.Thiru. Pachamuthu, Chairman of the Valliammai Society is ably assisted by Thiru. P. Ravi as the Co-Chairman, Thiru P. Sathyanarayanan as the Vice-Chairman, Dr. R. Shivakumar as the Secretary and Tmt. Easwari Pachamuthu as the Treasurer of the Society.

The Valliammai Society commenced its educational activities with a humble beginning in 1969 by starting a Primary School in the name of Florence Nightingale and upgrading the same to the status of Matriculation Higher Secondary School in the year 1981. In 1984, S.R.M. ventured into higher education with the launch of the Valliammai Polytechnic. The year 1985 saw the birth of the S.R.M. Engineering College, one of the most prestigious Institutions in Engineering and Technology and also the flagship Institutions of the group, encompassing all disciplines of Technical Education.

During 1992-93 the S.R.M. Group ventured into Medical Education and started S.R.M. College of Nursing and S.R.M. College of Pharmacy. During 1993-94 two more Medical Institutions namely S.R.M. School of Nursing and S.R.M. College of Physiotherapy were added. During the same year, the Group entered into Hotel Management Education. The S.R.M. Institute of Hotel Management was started in 1993, having two campuses, one at Chennai and the other at Tiruchirapalli. The greatest advantage that this Institution offers to its students is the benefit of a deluxeStar Hotel attached to each campus of this Institute.

During 1993-94 S.R.M. Arts & Science College was added to the S.R.M. Groups of Institutions. In 1995, the Group launched the S.R.M. Dental College with a full-fledged Dental Hospital attached to the College. In 1996 the Valliammai Polytechnic received the much-needed relief with the launch of a sister Institution, the S.R.M. Polytechnic. During 1996-97 Thiru. Pachamuthu opened another Engineering College in the name of his wife and called it as Easwari Engineering College. In the same year S.R.M. College of Occupational Therapy was added to the Group of Medical Educational Institutions. During 1997-98 the group made an entry into North India with the launch of the S.R.M. Institute of Management and Technology in Delhi. In 1999 the Valliammai Society added a third Engineering College in the name of Valliammai Engineering College to the S.R.M. Group of Institutions.