Recognized Schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu

This list provides information on Public & Private Schools (including Day Scholar, Co-Educational/Girls and Residential Schools) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Most Schools admit children from LKG to Std. X.

Some Schools that come under Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) / Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE) & Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) also offer Std. XI and Std. XII. Some districts also have schools set up by National Open School.

School admissions in generally will begin in the months of June / July every year depending on the type of school, programs offered includes Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School and Secondary. Almost all schools conduct Unit Tests, Quarterly, Half Yearly and Annual Examinations to access the students.

As per The Department of School Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, there are 479 Primary Schools, 252 Upper Primary Schools, 232 Secondary Schools and 426 Higher Secondary Schools in Chennai (July 2006).

Chennai Montessori Schools

Sindhi Model Senior Seccondary School, Chennai

Ahmed Ali Parpia Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Akshayah Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Velachery

Alagappa Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Purasawalkam

Alagappa Schools, Purasawalkam

Alpha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Alpha to Omega Learning Centre, Kilpauk

American International School, Taramani

Angel Matric High School, Thirunindravur

Anita Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Vepery

Annai Velankanni Matric High School, Chennai

Arulppa High School, Neerpair

Ashrams International School, Abiramapuram

Assumption High School, Nungambakkam

Auxilium Girls High School, Chetpet

Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Adyar

Bala Vidyalaya, Shastrinagar

Bapuji Matric High School, Ambattur

Bayners Memorial Baptist Church Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai

Besant Theosophical High School, Besantnagar

Bethel Matriculation & Higher Secondary School, Ayanavaram

Bharat Matric High School, Ambattur

Bharathiyar Matric High School, Guduvancheri

Brittania High School, Padi

CSI Alison cassio Girls High School, Chengalpattu

Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai

M Ct M Chidambaram Chettyar Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mylapore

Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Annanagar

Christ Matric High School, Padi

Corporation High School, West Mambalam

Corporation Urdu Primary School, Royapuram, Chennai

Crescent Matriculation Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nungambakkam

Crescent School, Vandalur

DAV School, Adambakkam

Daniel Thomas Matric High School, Arumbakkam

Daniel Thomas Matric High School, Koyamabedu

Dr MGR School for the Speech & Hearing Impaired, Ramapuram

Don Bosco School, Egmore

ESI Eworts Matric Boys High School, Annanagar

Ebenesar Jagannath Marcus Mat High School, Ambattur

Ebenezer Marcus Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Ambattur

Emma Foulger Matric High School, Chennai

Emmanuel Methodist Matreic High School, Ambattur

Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kolathur

Fathima Matric High School, Saidapet

Gateway - The Complete School, Sholinganallur

Geetha Matric High School, Saidapet

Good Hope Matric High School, Arumbakkam

Government Girls High School, Nandivaram

Government Girls High School, Saidapet

Government Girls High School, Tansi Nagar

Government High School, Andarkuppam

Government High School, Anjur

Government High School, Cheyyur

Government High School, Elapakkam

Government High School, Kelambakkam

Government High School, Mamallapuram

Government High School, Morapakkam

Government High School, Nemmeli

Government High School, Onambakkam

Government High School, PV Kalathur

Government High School, Pukkathurai

Government High School, Sembakkam

Government High School, Sooradimangalam

Government High School, Sothupakkam

Government High School, Veerannakunnam

Government Muslim High School, Chennai

Headstart School, Thoraipakkam

Hindu Higher Secondary School, Triplicane

Hindu Theological Higher Secondary School, Sowcarpet, Chennai

Holy Cross Matric High School, Chennai

Hussain Memorial Matric High School, Ambattur

Isreal Matric High School, Singaperumalkoil

Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, West Mambalam

Jaya Sankara International School, Nazarathpet

Joshu Matric High School, Chennai

Joshus Model Matric High School, Annanagar

Jyothirgamaya Play School, Nanganallur

Karpagam Matric High School, Arumbakkam

Krishnasamy matric High School, Chennai

Krishnaswamy Group of Schools, Nungambakkam

Kumararaja Muthiah High School, Adyar

Lady of Health Matrich High School, Chennai

Lady M Ct Muthiah Chettiar Girls Higher Secondary School, Purasawalkam

Lakshmi Matric High School, Padi

Lalaji Memorial Omega School, Kolapakkam

MES Razina Matric High School, Chennai

MR Matric High School, Chennai

Madras Seva Sadan Higher Secondary School, Chetpet

Maharishi Vidya Mandir & Junior College, Chetpet

Murthuzavia Oriental High School, Chennai

NKT National Boys High School, Triplicane

National Star Matric High School, Arumbakkam

Olcolt Memorial High School, Besantnagar

Oriental High School, Maduranthagam

Our Angels Matric High School, Valasaravakkam

Our Ladys Matric Girls High School, Chetpet

Oxford Matric High School, West Mambalam

PS Matric High School, Mylapore

PS North High School, Mylapore

Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Schools, Tansinagar

Penguin Matric High School, Avadi

Port and Dock School, Chennai

Progress Matric High School, Chenglepet

RCM Matric High School, Avadi

Ramana Vidya Kendra Matric High School, Ambattur

Rani Meyyammai Girls High School, Adyar

SCS Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chromepet

SDA Matric High School, Chinglepet

Sai Matric High School, Kilpauk

Sai Vidyalaya Matric High School, Mylapore

Samuel Harries Matric High School, Ambattur

Shri Natesan Vidyasala Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mannivakkam

Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya Higher Secondary School, Mandaveli

Sishya School, Adyar

Spartan Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mugappair

Sri Sankara Senior Secondary School, Adyar

Sri Venkatesa Matric High School, West Annanagar

Sri Venkateswara Vidyalaya Matric High School, Adyar

Sri Vidhya Academy International Residential School, Poonamallee

Sri Vidya Matric High School, West Mambalam

Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School, Chromepet

St Annes Girls High School, Broadway

St Antonys Anglo Indian High School, Egmore

St Bedes School, Chennai

St Johns International Residential School, Chennai

St Joseph Anglo Indian High School, Chennai

St Joseph Girls High School, Susaipuram

St Josephs Matric High School, Ambattur

St Josephs Matric High School, Avadi

St Josephs Matric High School, Chinglepet

St Marys Matric High School, Chenglepet

St Marys Matric High School, Saidapet

St Peters High School, Royapettah

St Peters Matric High School, Chennai

St Williams Anglo Indian Girls High School, Royapettah

Sunny Brook School, Besantnagar

Sushil Hari International Residential School, Kelambakkam

Swami Vivenakanda Vidyalaya High School, Chinglepet

TC Gowri Matric High School, Nungambakkam

TS Balaiah Memorial Matric High School, Vandalur

TV Nagar Educational Society High School, Ambattur

Tagore Matric High School, Mylapore

The Boston Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nandanam

The British International School, Nungambakkam

The Hindu Colony Chellammal Vidyalaya, Nanganallur

The Little Lambs School, Perambur

The Madras Progressive Union Higher Secondary School, Sowcarpet

The School - KFI, Adyar

The Schram Academy, Maduravoyal

The Velammal International School, Chennai

Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mugappair, Chennai

Vaels Billabong High International School, Thiruvanmiyur

Vallal Sabapathy Matric High School, Chetpet

Valluvar Gurukulam, Tambaram

Vasantha Vidyalaya Matric High School, Mmda Colony

Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai

Vijayabharathi Matric High School, Vadapalani

Mary Clubwala Jadhao GlsHSchl

Sri Aparna Vidyalaya Matric High School

Aiyeesha Razzac Matric Hr. Sec. School

91-D Mount Poonamalle Road, Porur, Chennai 600116

Anjuham Higher Secondary School

29 Jubilee Road, West Mambalam, Chennai 600033

Annai Theresa’s Mat. School

21, Angalaparameswari Koli, 3rd Street, MGR Nagar, Chennai 600078

Assisi Matriculation Higher Secondary School

Anandam Nagar, Ramapuram, Chennai 600089

Corporation Boys Hr. Sec School

Saidapet, Chennai 600 015

Corporation Boys Hr. Sec. School

Lloyds Road, Chennai 600014

Corporation Girls Hr. Sec. School

Saidapet, Chennai 600 015

Corporation Girl's Higher Secondary School

Rotler Street, Near Doveton Clock Tower, Chennai 600 012

Sri Balakrishna Kothari Matriculation School

No 4, Harley's Road, Kilpauk, Chennai 600 010
Ph: 2645 0706, 2646 0820

Bharath Senior Sec. School

121, Kamaraj Avenue, Adyar, Chennai 600 020

Janaki Ramachandran Matriculation School

112/57, North Mada Street, Vadapalani, Chennai 600026

The Kelliett Hr. Sec. School

Triplcane, Chennai 600 005

Pachaiyappa's College

EVR Periyar High Road, Chennai 600 030

MBN Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School

Chrompet, Chennai 600 044

Nehru Govt. Hr. Sec. School

Nanganallur, Chennai 644 044

Periyar Matric Hr. Sec. School

Periyar Nagar, Chennai 600 082

PS Senior Secondary School

Chennai

SRM Nightingale Metric High School

Chennai

SNDP Venugopal Chetty Higher Secondary School

11 Rotler Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai 600 044

St. John’s Matric Hr. Sec. School

No 13, New Colony, Porur, Chennai 600 016

Sri Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School

Main, No 1, Bashiyam Street, Opp to Pangal Park, T Nagar, Chennai 600 112

The Hindu Senior Secondary School

Chennai

SRNM Public School

Ramapuram, Chennai

March 8, 2007: Dental Camp organized in the school premises by SRM Dental College

Shri A Ganesan Matriculation School

37F Velacherry Main Road, Vijaya Nagar, Velacherry, Chennai 600 042

Seva Samajam Children’s Home School

Old 46, New 75, Bajanai Koil Street, Pallipattu, Chennai 600 013

Vallai Ettiyappa Naicker Hr. Sec. School

164, SN Chetty Street, Royapuram, Chennai 600 013

Valliammal Matric Higher Secondary School

Chennai

Vidyodaya Girls Higher Secondary School

Chennai

Sree Karpagavalli Vidyalaya

4, East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004

TT Arasu Matriculation Higher Secondary School

60 & 61, Basha Street, Choolaimedu, Chennai 600 094

Vellayan Chettiar Hr. Sec. School

Thiruvottiyur, Chennai 600 019

Zion Mat. Hr. Sec. School

Indira Nagar, Salaiyur Post, Chennai 600 073

Revoor Padmanatha Chetty’s Matric Hr. Sec. School

83-TH Road, Kaladipet, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai 600 019

Raja Muthai Higher Secondary School

RA Puram, Chennai 600 028

DAV Schools in Chennai are run by the prestigious Tamilnadu Arya Educational Society, Chennai

DAV Boys Senior Secondary School

212-213, Lloyds Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai 600 086

Telephone: 2835 2866, 2835 1370

Board: CBSE

DAV Girls Senior Secondary School

182, Lloyds Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai 600 086

Telephone: 2811 4193, 2811 2965

Board: CBSE

DAV Senior Secondary School (Boys)

Plot No: R45, 120 Feet Road, Mogappair, Annanagar Western Extension, Chennai 600 050

Telephone: 2624 2340, 2624 3818

Board: CBSE

DAV Senior Secondary School (Girls)

Plot No: R40B, 120 Feet Road, Mogappair, Annanagar Western Extension, Chennai 600 037

Telephone: 2625 8614, 2624 4723

Board: CBSE

DAV Higher Secondary School

25, Conran Smith Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai 600 086

Telephone: 2835 1988, 2835 2455

Board: Tamil Nadu State Board School

DAV (Mat.) Higher Secondary School

Block No 12, JJ Nagar, Mogappair East, Chennai 600 037

Telephone: 2656 0896, 2656 4112

Board: Tamil Nadu State Board School

DAV (Mat.) Higher Secondary School

Old No 162, Sivananda Salai, Choolaimedu, Chennai 600 094

Telephone: 2361 2525, 2361 0557

Board: Tamil Nadu State Board School

DAV Schools run by the Tamilnadu Arya Samaj Educational Society, Chennai, are prestigious institutions in Chennai, reputed for the excellent results of Senior/Higher Secondary Examination of the State Board with State ranks and district level ranks and equally excellent results of CBSE Schools at All India level.

Date of Issue of Registration Forms: 29th, 30th and 31st December 2005 from 9 AM to 12 Noon and 1 PM to 4 PM at the respective schools office. Registration Form and Prospectus to be collected on payment of Rs.150/-. A candidate may apply to more than one State Board / CBSE School. Admissions only on merit basis on the entrance examination marks.