Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum
Address
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum
Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira
Trivandrum, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°32′47″N 76°56′21″E / 8.5463°N 76.9393°E / 8.5463; 76.9393Coordinates: 8°32′47″N 76°56′21″E / 8.5463°N 76.9393°E / 8.5463; 76.9393
Information
Type Private
Motto Let there be light
Established 3rd January,1973
Founder Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios
Category Co - Educational Institution
Principal Rev. Fr. George Mathew Karoor
Houses

RED BLUE GREEN

YELLOW
Accreditation ISO 9001:2015
Website www.sarvodayavidyalaya.edu.in

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya is a school of the Major Archiepiscopal Eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Situated on the Bethany Hills at Nalanchira, Sarvodaya was founded on 3 January 1973 by Benedict Mar Gregorios, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum.

The school is one of the few schools in the district which provides ISC and ICSE sylabbi, the most advanced course in the country. The school has a population of 4,500 students and over 120 teachers.

The motto of the school is "Let there be light".

Management

The school is owned and managed by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum. One of the primary apostolates of the archdiocese concerns its service in the field of education. For the last 75 years it has been providing education to thousands of students across the nation.

Patron Manager: Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum is the patron of the School.

Former local managers

  1. Fr. George Mootheril (1973-1995)
  2. Fr. Varkey Attupurathu (1995-2007)
  3. Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebious (2007-2010)
  4. Rev. Thomas Mar Eusebious (2007-2010)
  5. Fr. Jacob Kalianthanath (2010-2012)
  6. Fr. Thomas Koipurath (2010-2012)
  7. Fr. Sheen Palakuzhi (2012-2014)
  8. Fr. Koshy Chirakkarottu (2014-2016)

Former principals

  1. Paul Varghese (1973-1978)
  2. Fr. Philip C. Pantholil (1979-1980)
  3. Jacob Cherian (1980-1982)
  4. T. M. George (1982-1990)
  5. A.C. Philip (1990-1994)
  6. George Francis Parappally (1994-1996)
  7. Prof. James Stewart (1996-2001)
  8. Antony Eapen (2001-2011)

Fr. George Mathew Karoor was appointed Principal of the school in September 2011 and Fr. Antony Raj is the Administrator Cardinal Cleemis School of Management Studies and Bursar (Cum Local Manager) of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya Schools at Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Trivandrum.

Courses

ICSE/ISC course

The ICSE course, the most advanced one now available in India, is modelled and organised on the lines of the Senior Cambridge Course of England. The syllabi are prepared, books prescribed and examinations conducted accordingly to achieve academic excellence. There are about 100 recognised ICSE/ISC schools in the whole country.

  1. The school prepares students for the 10 year ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) examination which is recognised for admission to the Plus Two (ISC) course in the Indian Universities.
  2. The school also offers Plus Two (ISC-Indian School Certificate) course which is equivalent to the Pre-degree course and Higher Secondary Course giving eligibility for admission to Professional Courses. English, Malayalam/Hindi, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Computer Science are the subjects offered by this School. The ISC course is the only course in India to receive accreditation in foreign countries.
  3. The medium of instruction is English. Malayalam and Hindi are compulsory languages for standard II to VII. Malayalam and English are the languages taught in standard I. From Standard VIII to X Hindi or Malayalam is to be chosen along with English.

SSLC course

The school offers SSLC Course with Kerala State syllabus in English medium from standard VIII. Students joining SSLC course from any other course can choose Special English instead of Malayalam. The school also offers Higher Secondary Course (Plus two course)

Admission

  1. Admission to LKG class of the succeeding Academic year is given in October of the previous year.
  2. The minimum age for admission to LKG class is 3½ years and to standard I is 5½ years on the first of June of the year of study.

Facilities

Library

The school has a library with more than 20,000 books and more than 15 standard periodicals, and a reference section. Members of staff and students are expected to use the school library regularly. INTERNET, E-MAIL, FAX and PHOTOCOPYING facilities are provided in the library.

Laboratory

There are five laboratories in the school for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer and Mathematics.

Transportation

Twenty Two School buses run to different parts of the city.

Accreditation

Sarvodaya Vidyalaya has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015. Our school has been accessed and found to be in accordance with the requirements of standard given below (“Providing Academic Education from Nursery to XII Standard as per ICSE and Kerala State Board”)[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jas-anz.org
  2. ↑ "A Kerala Connection to Pixar's Oscar". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.