P.S. Senior Secondary School is situated in the Mylapore area of

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

, India. Most students graduating enter higher education institutions especially engineering institutions like NIT Tiruchi and Anna University. It is rated among the top five schools in

city.

Notable staff

*Dr. Revathy Parameswaran (Principal), head of math department. Distinguished Fulbright award. Published articles in international journals in mathematics education. Conducts workshops for Teachers in technology in math education. *Mr. R. Sivakumar (Senior Vice Principal) head of Physics department. *Mrs. N.Padmasri Nirmalkumar (Vice Principal) HOD of Commerce and second experienced teacher of the school. *Dr. S. Venkatraman is an art master who is also a Pearson awardee as well as National Awardee. His work is related to art in Indian architecture. *Mr. P. Gurumoorthy, a physics teacher. *Mrs. Radha . S, HOD of Computer Science Department *Mr. N. Sathyaprakash , M.A, (Sanskrit) HOD – Sanskrit

History

The school was founded by Mr.

Pennathur Subramania Iyer Pennathur Subramania Iyer (1860–1901) was an Indian lawyer and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of the P. S. Charities. Early life Pennathur Subramania Iyer was born in Pennathur in Chittoor in the then North Arcot district of Ma ...

. The emphasis of the Tamil Nadu state Government on

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being used as the medium of instruction was causing a fall in Tamil Nadu's share of employment in all-India and central services and in the national science and technology establishments. In 1973 P.S. Charities promoted the establishment of English medium schools. The P.S. Educational Society started, on 9 June 1976, P.S. Senior Secondary School, starting with standards I-VII from 1976. P.S.Senior Secondary School (affiliated with the CBSE), was started to help the public and very importantly, the employees of the central government and in the matter of the educational affairs of their children. The school is located in a spacious campus with well-equipped science laboratories and libraries. The school has a playground which spans over 10,000 square metres and a lot of importance is given to sports. The school also houses an art center, which focuses on identifying and nurturing talent. This decision was passed in the court case at the Madras High Court, labelled ''Dr. S. Anandalakshmy versus Government of India CBSE''.

Current principal

Mrs. Revathy Parameswaran has a doctorate in mathematics education from

Chennai Mathematical Institute Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) is a higher education and research institute in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1989 by the SPIC Science Foundation, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in physics, mathematics and compute ...

. She has 28 years of teaching experience. She is a Distinguished Fulbright awardee. She has published several papers in international journals. Conducts workshop for teachers in technology in mathematics education.

Current vice principals

Mr. R. Sivakumar(Senior), Mrs. N.Padmasri Nirmalkumar

Facilities

* Art Centre :*Hall for yoga/dance classes :*Halls for conducting dance, music (vocal and instrumental), drawing and craft classes * Hall for English Language Activity Centre for Classes I to VIII. * Five Audio Visual rooms to enable computer-aided teaching * Math Lab for classes I – X * Computer Labs :*UPS supported Computer Lab with 65 computers and 2 servers for classes IX–XII. :*Junior Computer lab with 25 computers supported by five host computers for classes I–VIII * Sekhar Hall is an air-conditioned lecture hall with a seating capacity of 150, where lectures, workshops and in-service programmes are conducted. * Auditorium with fully equipped audio system) with a seating capacity of 400. * KG activity room * Examination hall to accommodate 150 students * Science labs (secondary and senior secondary) for physics, chemistry and biology with a capacity to accommodate 40 students at a time. * Junior science lab for the middle school segment * Environmental science lab for primary students * Libraries * New Smart Boards in classrooms to increase the options for teaching * Cameras in classrooms and corridors for increased security :*Main computerised library with a stock of 10,000 books :* Junior Library with 5000 Books * A new e-library is introduced with about 20 computers. :* Addon library (computerised) with a circulating inventory of 1500 latest books, which is replenished at the rate of 100 fresh titles every month :* K.G Library with a stock of 1000 books * Teacher resource centre houses Internet-enabled computers with broadband connection. * For classes I–XII, an interactive material called Extramarks has been added. It is an e-learning material and is introduced for better interaction as a smart board in every class.

Correspondents

* P.C. Sekhar – Founder correspondent (1976–1994) * A.R. Jagannathan - Honorary secretary and correspondent (1994–2005) * A.N. Radhakrishnan - Honorary secretary and correspondent (2005–2017) * R. Sivakumar - 2017-18 * K.V.S Gopalakrishnan - 2019–2021 * Pennathur Subramaniam Prabhakar - 2021 to present

Principals

* Thangam – first principal (1976–1978) * Alamelu Ganapathi – principal - 1978–1999 * Vijayalakshmi Srivatsan – principal - 1999–2007 * Lakshmi Srinivasan – principal - 2007–2018 * Revathy Parameswaran - principal - 2018–current

Description

The school is situated on a campus with a playground as its center, divided into four blocks: * Administration: consists of the principal's office, the

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, the electrical gadgets lab, the seminar and examination halls, the audio visual room and the

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laboratory. * Science: houses the

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s for middle and

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students, the Science and

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labs and the

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. * Yoga: extracurricular activities such as

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and

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and indoor sports. * Primary, Middle, Secondary and Senior Secondary blocks are there with its separate staff rooms. There is a

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block with a small playground. The main school playground has a

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court, three

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-cum-

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courts, a

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court, a

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court, and two cricket nets.

Olympiads and competitive examinations

Wins at the International and National Olympiads from 1995 to 2010: *Mathematics Olympiad :*1995–1996, Silver Medal (Toronto, Canada) :*1999–2000, Silver Medal (Bucharest, Romania) *Biology Olympiad :*1999–2000 Silver Medal (Antalya, Turkey) :*2001–2002 Bronze Medal (Jurmala, Latvia) :*2002–2003 Bronze Medal (Minsk, Belarus) :*2004–2005 Gold Medal (Beijing, China) :*2007–2008 Silver Medal (Mumbai, India) *Chemistry Olympiad :*2001–2002 Bronze Medal (Groningen, Netherlands) :*2002–2003 Gold Medal (Athens, Greece) :*2002–2003 Silver Medal (Athens, Greece) :*2005 Silver Medal (Taipei, Taiwan) :*2004 Gold Medal - National Level Olympiad :*2004 Gold Medal - National Level Olympiad :*2009 Top 10 Medal at National Level Olympiad *International Olympiad for Informatics :*2006 Bronze Medal (Merida, Mexico) :*2009 Silver Medal (Bulgaria)

Sports achievements

* CBSE Under 19 National Girls Football Championship 2013-2014 - Bronze Medal * Commonwealth Chess Championship (2008) Boys Under-14 – Gold Medal * World Youth Chess Championship 2009 * Table Tennis State Champion in Junior Girls Category * Women State Ranking No. 2 * TNCA U16 boys cricket tournament Winners *CBSE Under 19 National Girls Football Championship- Winnerhttp://cbsegames.in/Results_18/CBSE%20National%20Football-Girls%202019.pdf The school has two of its students who have qualified for the finals of the

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to be held at Yale University USA. The school has four of its students in the under-16 boys cricket team.

Cultural Achievements

PS Senior is one of the top schools in Chennai in culturals. * PS has secured first place in 6 of 8 cultural fests it participated in the year 2017–present. * PS Senior also hosts a cultural fest named Scintilation.

Notable alumni

S. Sowmya S. Sowmya (born 16 April 1969) is a Carnatic music singer. She learnt music initially from her father Dr. Srinivasan, and later from Dr. S. Ramanathan and Smt.T. Muktha. She received the Sangeetha Kalanidhi title by Madras Music Academy in 2 ...

Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, known mononymously as Haricharan (born 20 March 1987), is an Indian Carnatic vocalist, playback singer, and musician who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu music and cinema. He sung 2000 songs in films, albu ...

Savitha Sastry Savitha Sastry (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian dancer and choreographer best known as an exponent of Bharatanatyam. She is known to experiment with the format of traditional Bharatanatyam by using the techniques of Bharatanatyam to showcas ...

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Aditi Balan Aditi Balan is an Indian actress, dancer and model who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She is best known for her role as Aruvi in the film ''Aruvi''. After the completion of her law degree in Chennai, she appeared in an brief role ...

* Samanth Subramanian * Ramanan Laxminarayanan

References

External links

Official school website
{{Education in Tamil Nadu Primary schools in Tamil Nadu High schools and secondary schools in Chennai Educational institutions established in 1976 1976 establishments in Tamil Nadu