St. George's School, Chennai
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| motto = Trust in god and do the right
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| streetaddress = 738 EVR Salai
| region = Shenoy Nagar,
| city = Chennai
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| director = G.K.Francis
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| headmaster = Mr. N. George
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St George's Anglo- Indian Higher Secondary School was founded in 1715 as the Military (later Madras) Male Orphan Asylum and is the oldest school
in India.{{cite news |title=Three bells recall Bell of Madras |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300100300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030618054343/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300100300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2003 |work=The Hindu |date=3 March 2003 |accessdate=2008-11-08 }}{{cite web | last=Desk | first=Careers | title=This 309-year-old School In Chennai Is The Oldest In India | website=News18 | date=24 May 2024 | url=https://www.news18.com/education-career/this-309-year-old-school-in-chennai-is-the-oldest-in-india-8902786.html | access-date=8 July 2024}} It is affiliated to the Anglo-Indian Board of Education.
It is in Shenoy Nagar, an area in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school has red brick buildings on a land area of {{convert|21|acre|m2}}, and provides education to over 1500 children from nursery up to the +2 level. There are 36 staff members led by the Head Master and the Correspondent.
Hockey
St George's field hockey team has produced players who have represented Tamil Nadu and India at various levels.{{cite news |title=Only Anglo Indian School to continue hockey culture |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/01/07/stories/2010010750930100.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411022035/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/01/07/stories/2010010750930100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |work=The Hindu |date=7 Jan 2010 |accessdate=2013-03-02 }}
Heritage structure
The chapel and the classroom block of the school are part of CMDA's 400 recognized heritage structures in the city.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Chennais-oldest-school-demolishes-portion-of-historic-building-for-renovation/articleshow/16663624.cms | title=Chennai's oldest school demolishes portion of historic building for renovation | date=4 October 2012 | first1=Sandhya | last1=Soman | first2=Ekatha Ann | last2=John | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=17 August 2018}}
Controversies
= Child Sex Abuse Case =
In 18 June 2009 there were news reports that a UK volunteer was "misbehaving" with students. A four member UK detective team probed this but the evidences started to go missing including the whistle-blower, victims and videotape statements.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Whistle-blower-victims-missing-in-child-abuse-case/articleshow/4668752.cms|title=Whistle-blower, victims missing in child abuse case | Chennai News - Times of India}}
= Fee structure increase =
In June 2012 there were news reports of increase in fee structure which was not in conformance with the fee structure set by Anglo-Indian Board, further to this there were protest by parents which resulted in ten parents being arrested and later released by Chennai Police. It's confirmed that the fees collected in St. George's is the lowest in all Anglo Indian schools in India.{{cite news |title=Parents accuse school of overcharging |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3525124.ece |work=The Hindu |date=14 June 2012 |accessdate=2013-03-02 }}
= Public events =
There were further allegations about school premises being misused for public events and other private events (including movie audio releases), although school principal R. Paul Victor Samuel maintained that these allegations were baseless.
On 6 September 2018 the Hon’ble High Court of Madras passed an ad-interim injunction against the school restraining them from carrying out any business activities / commercial activities in its playground / vacant site in WMP.No.21682/2018 pending disposal of the writ petition WP.No.18737/2018.
= Renovation of old structure =
The Manorial Conway House, a century old building in the school campus was renovated and resulted in concerns from heritage activists. The school correspondent Mr. G.K. Francis clarified that part of the building had to be renovated since it was not safe for the children. He also clarified that only the Chapel was part of the heritage structure listed by CMDA and others are not and does not require permission from CMDA.
Tercentenary celebrations
File:St Georges Hockey tercentenary.jpg
St George's school's tercentenary celebrations were held between 23 April 2015 and 25 April 2015.{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/three-hundred-years-of-fortitude/article6213509.ece | title=Three hundred years of fortitude | date=15 July 2014 | first=Deepa | last=Alexander | accessdate=16 November 2019 }}
References
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