The school system in
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 ...
consists of an array of structured systems. Children typically start school (junior or lower kindergarten) at the age of three, progressing to senior or upper kindergarten followed by twelve years of study. Class 10 and class 12 involve taking public examinations conducted by various accreditation boards. Most of the schools are accredited to
Tamil Nadu State Board.
Administrative categories
Chennai schools fall into two administrative categories - government schools called as corporation schools, and privately run schools. Private schools fall under the following categories: schools with central board syllabus, schools with state board syllabus, schools with matriculation syllabus, schools with Anglo Indian syllabus and schools with Oriental syllabus. In private managed state board syllabus schools there are two categories: self-financing and government aided schools. In some government aided schools a few sections may also be self-financing. From the academic year of 2011, the Government of Tamil Nadu has brought in "Samachiyar Kalvi" syllabus to replace Anglo Indian, state, Oriental and matriculation modes of education. Now only the following syllabi are available in Tamil Nadu: Samachyar Kalvi, CBSE, ICSE and IGCSE.
Medium of instruction
Most private schools are English medium (medium of instruction is
English
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* English language
* English people
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) while the government run schools are primarily
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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medium. The schools run by the central government have a dual medium of instruction - English and Hindi.
Accreditation
All recognized schools belong to one of the following accreditation systems:
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Central Board of Secondary Education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...
- for all years of study
*
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an English language based examination similar to GCSE and is recognised in the United Kingdom as being equivalent to the GCSE for the purposes of recognising prior attainm ...
- for all years of study
*
National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)-for all years of study
*
Tamil Nadu State Board - for all years of study
*
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is a privately held national-level board of school education in India that conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Examination for Class X and the India ...
- for all years of study
*
Matriculation System for classes K-10 and automatically rolled over to
Tamil Nadu State Board for classes 11 and 12
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Tamil Nadu Anglo-Indian System for classes K-10 and automatically rolled over to
Tamil Nadu State Board for classes 11 and 12
Exceptions to the above rule include a few schools that follow the
Montessori method
The Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes indepen ...
,
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly known as the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), is a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and founded in 1968. It offers four educational programmes: the IB Dip ...
or the American system.
Schools
See also
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Chennai Corporation Schools
References
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Chennai-related lists
Lists of schools in Tamil Nadu