List of schools in Chennai


The school system in Chennai consists of an array of structured systems. Children typically start school 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 while the government run schools are primarily Tamil medium. The dhls 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:
Exceptions to the above rule include a few schools that follow the Montessori method, International Baccalaureate or the American system.
NameNeighbourhoodAdministrationAccreditation or Affiliation
Chintadripet Boys Higher Secondary SchoolChintadripetGovernment, aidedTamil Nadu State Board
Guru Nanak Mat.Hr.Sec SchoolVelacheryGovernment, aidedTamil Nadu State Board
K.C.Sankaralinga Nadar higher Secondary SchoolOld WashermanpetGovernment, aidedTamil Nadu State Board
GTA Vidhya MandirNeelankaraiPrivateCBSE
GT Vidhya MandirThiruvallur DistrictPrivateCBSE
Chennai Public SchoolThirumazhisai and Anna NagarPrivateInternational Baccalaureate IGCSE, CBSE, Tamil Nadu State Board and Matriculation
CPS Global SchoolThirumazhisai and Anna NagarPrivateInternational Baccalaureate IGCSE
Adarsh VidyalayaRoyapettahPrivateMatriculation
Akshar Arbol International SchoolWest Mambalam, T.NagarPrivateInternational Education
Holy Cross Matriculation School ChennaiThiruvottiyurPrivateMatriculation
Sri Sankara Global Cambridge International SchoolPammalPrivateInternational Cambridge IGCSE
American International School ChennaiTharamaniPrivateInternational Baccalaureate
AMM Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolKotturpuramPrivateMatriculation
Asan Memorial Senior Secondary SchoolThousand LightsPrivateCBSE
Babaji VidhyashramSholinganallur, OMR IT - HighwayPrivateCBSE
Bentinck School, VeperyVeperyPrivateMatriculation
Bharath senior secondary school121, Kamaraj Avenue, AdyarPrivateCBSE
Chettinad VidyashramR. A. PuramPrivateCBSE
Chinmaya VidyalayaAnna Nagar, Virugambakkam, Taylor's RoadPrivateCBSE
Campus KSholinganallurPrivateIGCSE
Sri Ram Dayal Khemka Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior CollegeThiruvottiyurPrivateCBSE
Smt. Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda VidyalayaChromepetPrivateCBSE
Dr.Nalli Kuppuswami Vivekananda Vidyalaya Junior CollegeKoratturPrivateCBSE
C.S.I. Bain Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolKilpaukPrivateMatriculation
C.S.I. Ewart Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolPurasawalkamPrivateMatriculation
D.A.V. Boys Senior Secondary SchoolGopalapuramPrivateCBSE
D.A.V. Public SchoolCenotaph Road, TeynampetPrivateCBSE
Daniel Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolKorukkupetPrivateMatriculation
Dawn SchoolNolamburPrivateCBSE
Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolEgmoreCatholicMatriculation
Doveton Corrie Boys' Higher Secondary SchoolVeperyPrivateAnglo-Indian
Gill Adarsh Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolRoyapettahprivateTamil Nadu State Board
G. K. Shetty Vivekananda VidyalayaAmbatturPrivateCBSE
German International School of ChennaiNeelankaraiPrivateMatriculation
Good Earth SchoolManimangalamPrivateISCE
HLC InternationalOld Mahabalipuram RoadPrivateInternational General Certificate of Secondary Education
Kalaimagal Viddyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolRoyapuramPrivateTamil Nadu State Board
Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary SchoolT NagarPrivate, ChristianAnglo-Indian
KotturpuramPrivateCambridge, IB Candidate School
ThiruneermalaiPrivateCBSE
SAN ACADEMY CBSE SchoolPALLIKARANAIPrivateCBSE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior Sec. SchoolCLRI CampusGovernmentCBSE
Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior Sec. SchoolIIT MadrasGovernmentCBSE
Loyola Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolKodambakkamCatholicMatriculation
Maharishi Vidya MandirChetputPrivateMatriculation and CBSE
MCTM International SchoolChennaiPrivateInternational Baccalaureate and IGCSE
Muslim Higher Secondary SchoolTriplicaneState GovernmentTamil Nadu State Board
New Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolPrivateMatriculation
Pon VidyashramValasaravakkamPrivateCBSE
Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolMadipakkamPrivateMatriculation
P.S. Higher Secondary SchoolMylaporeGovernment, aidedTamil Nadu State Board
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan SchoolsNungambakkam, K.K. Nagar, SiruseriPrivateCBSE
The PSBB Millennium SchoolGST Road, GerugambakkamPrivateCBSE
Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolAmbatturPrivateMatriculation
RPC Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolThiruvottiyurPrivateMatriculation
Our Lady's Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolThiruvottiyurPrivateMatriculation
Sishya SchoolAdyarPrivateICSE and ISC
St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary SchoolSanthomePrivateAnglo-Indian
St. Johns Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolAlwarthirunagarPrivateMatriculation
St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary SchoolPeramburPrivate, CatholicTamil Nadu State Board
St. Kevin's Anglo Indian High SchoolRoyapuramPrivate, CatholicAnglo-Indian
St. Columban's Girls Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary SchoolParry's CornerPrivateAnglo-Indian
St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary SchoolParry's CornerPrivateAnglo-Indian
St. Matthias Anglo Indian Higher Secondary SchoolVeperyPrivateMatriculation
St. Patrick's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary SchoolAdyarPrivate, ChristianAnglo-Indian
St. Theresa's Girls' Higher Secondary SchoolPallavaramPrivate, CatholicMatriculation
Sundravalli Memorial SchoolChromepetPrivateCBSE
The Hindu Higher Secondary SchoolTriplicaneGovernment, aidedTamil Nadu State Board
Unity Public SchoolKotturpuramPrivateCBSE