Alphonsa Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a co-educational institution situated in Alphonsa Nagar, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
The school was started in 1990. The school is run by the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Thuckalay
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Thuckalay-Thiruvithancode is an Eastern Catholic eparchy in India, under the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Thuckaly, Kanyakumari District. It was founded on 11 November 1996.
Ordinaries
*George Alencher ...
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Bishop Mar George Rajendran SDB is the Chairman of the Management Board. The Parish Priest of St. Alphonsa Church,
Nagercoil
Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...
, Rev. Fr. Sanil John Panthichirackal, is the Correspondent of the school. Rev. Sr. Lizbeth is the Principal. This school is recognized by the
Govt. of Tamil Nadu and follows the State Board syllabus of Tamil Nadu in collaboration with
XSEED Education. The teaching faculty is led by the
sisters
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of the
Franciscan Clarist Congregation
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The preaching of Francis and his disciples caused many ma ...
. At present, the school has classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
See also
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List of Christian Schools in India
This list of Christian schools in India contains schools from all the Christian denominations.
Andhra Pradesh
* Loyola High School, Hindupur
* Loyola High School, KD Peta
* Loyola High School, Vinukonda
* Loyola Public School
* St. John's ...
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List of Schools in India
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
Syro-Malabar Church
Primary schools in Tamil Nadu
High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu
Christian schools in Tamil Nadu
Schools in Kanyakumari district
Education in Nagercoil
Educational institutions established in 1947
1947 establishments in India
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