Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School

Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School or Holy Angels' AI Hr. Sec School is an all-girls Roman Catholic, private, convent school located in Chennai, India, which offers education from nursery level to higher secondary (XII) level. The school is run by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. The school's motto is "Towards Charity By Truth". The school celebrated its platinum jubilee in the academic year 2009/10 with a 75th-year annual day celebration graced by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The school has 2100 students belonging to many religions. Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo is an alumnus of this school.

The institute was founded in St. Thomas Convent, Mylapore. In 1888, St. Antony's school was run by the parish priest for the education of Anglo-Indian children. In 1897, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters took charge of it and it came to be called as St. Thomas European School. In 1909 the name "Holy Angels' " was given to the boarding house for Anglo-Indian children. But larger accommodations were soon required. Mgr. Teixeira, the Portuguese Bishop of Mylapore since 1928 proposed to sell to the FFM a piece of church property measuring approximately 5 acres at Mambalam (now T. Nagar).

In February 1933 the institution purchased the land and plans were made for the construction of an Anglo-Indian School, a boarding home and a convent. Eight rooms were erected by 21 March 1934. Two months later, Bishop Carvalho laid the foundation for a new building in Mambalam(now T.Nagar). On 1 June 1934 Our Lady's Kindergarten was opened comprising the outhouses. The first headmistress was M. Notre Dame de Pompei, born in India to Irish parents.

On 2 August 1934 the foundation stone for the new mission was blessed by the Bishop of Mylapore. On 2 July 1935, Holy Angels' was placed in a magnificent new building. On 27 June 1935 Mgr. Carvalho blessed each section of the new construction. Between 1937 and 1940 the original block was lengthened, a wing added and a floor constructed, and the complete building was bridged to the main building.

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