Christ Nagar School started in 1976 as a private English Medium School in

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as a minority educational institution. In 2002, Christ Nagar High School was upgraded to higher secondary level. It has 4 syllabus which includes State, CBSE, ICSE and IGCSE.

Schools

Christ Nagar Group of Educational Institutions consists of four private schools, a teachers' training college, and a kindergarten: The schools in Kowdiar share a campus near Vellayambalam Junction in

Achievements

* The State School has secured cent percent pass, more than three State Ranks and the largest number of distinctions for a single school in the state every year at the public examinations for the last fifteen years. * More than 5% of the SSLC students and more than 11% of the ISC students who passed out from the school have entered professional courses through entrance exams. * Won the Computer Literary Award instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. * The Christ Nagar international School kawdiar won the British Council's International School Award for the year 2005-06, * A student of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, came second in the 2010 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board, scoring 98% in the exams. * A student of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, topped the 2012 Indian School Certificate Board, scoring 99% in the exams.

Management

* The Christ Nagar group of schools is owned and managed by the fathers of religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) at Christ Hall, the CMI Monastery at Kowdiar,

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. * All of the schools are co-educational. * Rev. Fr. Mathew Thayil is the Manager to all the Christ Nagar Schools. * The Principal of the International School is Fr. Sebastian Attichira CMI.

Admission

Though under a Christian management, admission to the schools are open to all students irrespective of caste and creed .

Notable alumni

* Abhirami, actress * Anoop Menon, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist * Nazriya Nazim, actress * Shanker Ramakrishnan, film director and screenplay writer

References

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