Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur

Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School is a secondary school in Perambur, Chennai, India and was founded by the East India Company in 1891. It was created for Railway Employee children under British rule. But now it is open for all.

Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur
Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School on 2012
Location
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India
Coordinates13°06′32″N 80°14′15″E / 13.1087586°N 80.2376102°E / 13.1087586; 80.2376102
Information
Established1891
PrincipalT.SIVA KUMAR
Ex-Principal of Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur on 2012

Enrollment

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Enrollment varies by year, but has averaged 2000 students studying in the school since 1990.[citation needed]

Principals

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Principal Year Year
Bala sundaram 1990 2002
J Rajendaran 2002 2010
Dhakshanamurthi 2011 2012
Suchetha Sathyamoorthi
T. Siva Kumar 2017 2024

Vice Principals

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Vice Principal Year Year
sawmi nathan 2012 Present

Houses

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House Captain Vice Captain Assistant Captain No. of Wins Year
Ajantha House
Brindavan House
Coramandal House
Dadar House

Closure of Railway Schools

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In 2018, Indian Railways announced its intent to withdraw support for its Railway Schools after 2018–19. Later, it revised its position, announcing support for schools with fifteen to twenty wards of railway employees.[1]

Notable Alumni

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V. Anantha Nageswaran - 18th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India

References

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  1. ^ Arockiaraj, D Vincent (18 May 2018). "Railway does U-turn, gives green signal to run schools". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
 
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