Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram

Christ Nagar Higher Secondary school started in 1976 as a private English Medium School in Trivandrum, India, recognised by the state government of Kerala as a minority educational institution. In 2002, Christ Nagar High School was upgraded to higher secondary level. In 2023, due to financial issues the school decided to close its higher secondary education.

Christ Nagar School
Location
Kowdiar, near Vellayambalam Junction Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala India
Coordinates	8°30′51″N 76°57′34″E / 8.5142°N 76.9595°E / 8.5142; 76.9595
Information
School type	CMI, Private, Mixed
Patron saint(s)	Kuriakose Elias Chavara
Established	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
School board	Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), fathers
Manager	Rev. Fr. Paul Mangad
Principal (State)	Rev. Fr. Jimmy Moolayil
Principal (ICSE)	Rev. Fr. Dr. Mathew Thengumpally
Principal (CBSE)	Rev. Fr. Xavier Ambatt
Classes	LKG to Standard XII
Language	English
Houses	Expo   Everest   Olympic   Apollo
Sports	Basketball, cricket, football, table tennis
Yearbook	Excelsior
Website	www.christnagarschools.org

Schools

Christ Nagar Group of Educational Institutions consists of four private schools, a teachers' training college, and a kindergarten:

Institution	Board Affiliation	Location	Principal	Established
Christ Nagar English Higher Secondary School^[1]	Kerala State Board of Education	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Jimmy Moolayil	1976 (upgraded to higher secondary in 2002)
Christ Nagar Central School	CBSE, Delhi	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Xavier Ambatt	2005
Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School^[2]	ICSE/ISC Board, Delhi	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Dr. Mathew Thengumpally	1994 (upgraded to upper-secondary in 1996)
Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School^[3]	CBSE, Delhi	, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Cyriac Kanayil CMI	1996
Christ Nagar International School^[4]	Cambridge International Examinations curriculum	Kowdiar, Thiruvananthapuram	Rev. Fr. Thomas Chennattusserry CMI	2004
Christ Nagar College of Education^[5]	Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram	, Thiruvananthapuram
Christ Nagar Kindergarten^[6]		Kowdiar and Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram

The schools in Kowdiar share a campus near Vellayambalam Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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.^{[citation needed][7]}
• 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.^[7]
• Won the Computer Literary Award instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.^[7][8]
• The Christ Nagar international School kawdiar won the British Council's International School Award for the year 2005-06,^[9]
• A student of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, came second in the 2010 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Board, scoring 98% in the exams.^[10]
• A student of Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School, topped the 2012 Indian School Certificate Board, scoring 99% in the exams.^[11][12]

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, Trivandrum.
• 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 .^[13]

Notable alumni

• Raiphi Gomez - Indian First Class Cricketer
• Anoop Menon - Indian actor, script writer, and lyricist
• Nazriya Nazim - Malayalam actress
• Vidhu Prathap - playback singer
• Shankar Ramakrishnan - Malayalam film director and screenplay writer
• Abhirami - South Indian actress

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