M. C. C. Higher Secondary School

Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School
Address
78, Harrington Rd
Chetpet
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600031
India
Information
Motto In Hoc Signo
(In This Sign Conquer)
Religious affiliation(s) Christian
Established 3 April 1837 (1837-04-03)
Founded June 1835
Opened 3 April 1837
Founder Rev. James Laurie and Rev. Mathew Bowce
School board Miss. S. Balreddy, Mr. S.W. Kanagaraj, Mr. K.M. Mammen, Ms. Shanti Manuel, Ms. Adella Paul, Dr. R. Wilfred Sugumar, Lt. Col. (retd.) P.J. Soundararaj, Mr. S. W. Chandrasekar, Dr. A. Besant C. Raj, Dr. R.W. Alexander Jesudason, Mr. G.J. Manohar, Mrs. Revathy Bonns
Headmaster Gabriel John Manohar
Education system Tamil Nadu State Board syllabus
Medium of language English, Tamil
Website http://www.mccschool.edu.in/

M C C Higher Secondary School (full name: Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School) is located in Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school was started as the Madras Christian College and became a separate entity when the college moved to a new location.[1]

The school is part of an exchange program by the United States Department of State.[2]

History

Founding

MCC School has its roots in a small school for boys established in 1835 when two chaplains of the Church of Scotland in Madras, Rev. George James Laurie and Rev. Matthew Bowie founded the St. Andrew's School on Randalls Road in Egmore, Madras. At their request, the Church of Scotland sent a missionary to India to govern it. Missionary Rev. John Anderson, set up the institution as the General Assembly's School, conducting classes in a rented house on the east side of Armenian Street in Georgetown, Madras. The headmaster and 59 boys from St. Andrew's School moved to this institution. It was named after the supreme governing body of the Church of Scotland and aimed at attracting students from the Hindu higher castes with the aim of "conveying as great as an amount of truth as possible through the channel of a good education especially of Bible truth". The college grew from the school into a 375-acre (1.52 km2) wooded campus under the leadership of educationalist Dr. William Miller, who created hostels and several academic and cultural associations, which shaped MCC into a premier educational institution in South Asia.

Dr. A. Jefferson Christopher became Headmaster in the year 1992. He upgraded the institution by setting up a computer laboratory, Junior Science lab, Basketball Court and various other facilities. He was at office till 2006. He is good in public speaking. He was born and educated in Nazareth, Tamil Nadu, a small Christian town near Tirunelveli[3].

School life

School traditions

  • Polishing Day

Clubs and extracurricular activities

Clubs

  • Scripture Club
  • Science Club
  • Maths Club
  • Newsletter Club
  • Commerce Club
  • Computer Club
  • Junior Red Cross Club
  • Interact Club
  • Music Club
  • Craft Club
  • Art Club
  • Photography Club
  • UNESCO Club
  • Sports Club
  • Electronic Awareness Classes
  • Quiz Club
  • Literary Association
  • Cultural Club
  • Papyrus Club
  • AFS
  • Library Club
  • Band
  • Newspaper in education
  • multipurpose hall
  • swimming pool

Uniformed services

  • NCC
    • Army Wing
    • Air Wing
    • Navy Wing
  • NSS
  • RSP
  • Scouts
  • Guides

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

References

  1. ↑ "To sir, with love". The Hindu. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  2. ↑ "High School Students Prepare for U.S. Exchange Program". Consulate General of the United States, Chennai. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  3. ↑ Madras Christian College, Higher Secondary School. "History of MCC".
  4. 1 2 "Nostalgic Ministers at MCC old boys reunion". The Hindu. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Star-studded 175th b'day for MCC school". The Times of India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2018.


Coordinates: 13°04′11″N 80°14′12″E / 13.069832°N 80.236636°E / 13.069832; 80.236636


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