Christ Church Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
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CCAIHSS
"Do your Best"
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| Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India |
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| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational |
| Established | 1842 |
| Staff | 100 |
| Grades | 1 to Grade 12 |
| Number of students | 2000+ |
| Campus size | Medium |
| Campus type | School building [3 floors + hall], Church, Ground, KG ground, canteen, Office, A/C hall. |
| Houses | Charter, Eton, Harrow, Rugby |
| Color(s) | Yellow, Blue, Green, Red |
| Affiliation | Anglo-Indian School Leaving Certificate (AISLC) For classes 1 to 10. |
Christ Church Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School is located in Anna Salai, Chennai, India.
History
The first of the congregations is that of Christ Church and its school. It had its beginnings in 1842 when the East Indians who lived and worked in neighbouring Narasingapuram, Chintadripet, Pudupet and Royapettah sought a church and school close to them.[1]
In a reference to its East Indian congregation, a footnote to a brief history of the Church says, "At the beginning of the 19th Century, they were called Indo-Britons, in the second and third quarters of the century they were known as East Indians, in the fourth quarter they were known as Eurasians, and they are now (early 20th Century) called Anglo-Indians. These changes were made at their request".
School Construction
The Mount Road congregation first met in 1842 in a building loaned them by Thomas Parker Waller, an Englishman whose livery stables the property originally was. A school was established in another building in the property and the children had to compete for space in the campus with horses, coaches, farriers and grooms. A few years later, Waller donated to both the area the congregation and the school were using in order that they could raise a church and better school buildings, which they could separate from the stables.
The land and buildings Waller gifted the parishioners were estimated to be worth Rs 12,000. Work began in 1850 on Christ Church, to a design by John Law. The tall-steeple Anglican Church, which was consecrated in 1852, cost Rs 37,000 - and that included raising the building, developing the compound, and the solid wooden furniture, (made by Deschamps,[2] one of the better-known furniture makers of Madras of the time).
Attention then turned to building a block for the school. Additional buildings have been added for a growing school and the church has been renovated.
Facilities
The school enrols children from kindergarten to class 10 (Anglo-Indian system) and the Tamil Nadu State Board for classes 11 and 12.
School Houses
The students are divided into four houses for the competitions and sports activities held in the school. The four houses Charter, Eton, Harrow and Rugby were named after schools in England.
| House | House colour | Captains |
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| Charter | Shekar Chittibabu | |
| Rugby | Robert Percy | |
| Harrow | Jacob Suresh | |
| Eton | Lancelot Peters |
For more info, refer to the external links section at the bottom of this page.
Information
- On 24 July 2009, The Christ Church (1985 batch) alumni students celebrated their re-union after a span of 25 years.
- on 1st May 2011, The Christ Church (1982 Batch) alumni students celebrated their re-union after a span of 29 years.
- on 15th Aug 2013, The Christ Church (1983 Batch) alumni students celebrated their re-union after a span of 30 years.
