St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School is an all-boys Catholic secondary school in

Neyveli Neyveli is a industrial town in the Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located inland from the Bay of Bengal, west of Pondicherry and south of Chennai. The town was developed in 1956 after the establishment of Neyve ...

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. The school was founded in 1972 by Rev. Fr. John Duraisamy, who requested the Archbishop of Pondy Cuddalore to open an all-boys English-language school in Neyveli. St.Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a brother institution of St.Joseph's of Cluny, Neyveli. St.Joseph's of Cluny started on 15 July 1968, swelled into 2300 students by 1975, with only VII standards. The segregation of the boys in a separate school was very keenly felt, and the time, in the providence of God, was not yet ripe. The challenge of opening this boys' school was accepted by the then Archbishop of Pondicherry and

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on 29 June 1977 and was inaugurated by MR. Radhakrishnan, the Deputy Chief Personnel Manager of

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. Since then the school has grown into a Higher Secondary School with a strength of more than 3800 students.

Uniform

Students of this school are required to wear a uniform consisting of a * White shirt * Maroon shorts * Maroon socks * Black shoes * Maroon tie

Campus and surrounding area

The school is located in Block-4 in Neyveli, 2 km from the city's central bus stand. It is connected by the city's bus services and the school's own buses. Students at this school come from

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Kurinjipadi Kurinjipadi (also spelt as Kurinjippadi) is a taluk in Cuddalore district in the India, state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Kurinjipadi is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demography and politics India census, Kurinjipadi had a popula ...

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, Mandharakuppam,

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and surrounding areas. The school has an auditorium used for events, competitions, and exams, as well as a playground.

Curriculum

The school is recognised by the

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. The curriculum is

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until class 10. Classes 11 and 12 follow the

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curriculum.

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and

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are offered as second languages. (

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follows the two-language formula, where besides English students opt for a second language subject).

Notable alumni

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Boys' schools in India Catholic secondary schools in India Christian schools in Tamil Nadu High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu Education in Cuddalore district Educational institutions established in 1972 1972 establishments in Tamil Nadu