P. S. Senior Secondary School
| P S Senior Secondary School | |
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| Location | |
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33 Alarmelmangapuram, Mylapore, Chennai India |
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| Coordinates | 13°01′52″N 80°15′55″E / 13.031177°N 80.265357°ECoordinates: 13°01′52″N 80°15′55″E / 13.031177°N 80.265357°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational |
| Motto | "Shilene Shobitha Vidya" (Sanskrit) |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | Chennai |
| Principal | Mrs. Lakshmi Srinivasan |
| Staff | 180 |
| Grades | Pre-KG to class XII |
| Number of students | 3200 |
| Campus size | Small |
| Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education, India |
| Students called | PSitans/PSites |
| Website | http://www.pssenior.org/ |
P.S. Senior Secondary School is situated in the Mylapore area of Chennai, India. Most students graduating enter higher education institutions especially engineering institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, NIT Tiruchi, National University of Singapore and Anna University. It is rated among the top five schools in Chennai city.
Dr.Revathy Parameswaran (Vice Principal), Head of math department. Distinguished Fulbright awardee. Published articles in international journals in mathematics education. Conducts workshops for Teachers in technology in math education.
Mr.R.Shivakumar (Vice Principal) Head of Physics department.
Mr. Kalidas head of Physical education department. Winner of Pearson award. Coach for girls football team. The team has won several awards including runners in cbse nationals.
Dr.S.Venkatraman is an art master who is also a Pearson awardee. His work is related to art in Indian architecture.
Radha Sharma a biology teacher is a wild life photographer. Does presentations on her experiences which are shared with children.
The school was founded by Mr. Pennathur Subramania Iyer. The emphasis of the Tamil Nadu state Government on Tamil being used as the medium of instruction was causing a fall in Tamil Nadu’s share of employment in all-India and Central services and in the National Science and Technology establishments. In 1973 P.S. Charities promoted the establishment of English medium schools. The P.S. Educational Society started, on 9 June 1976, P.S. Senior Secondary School, starting with standards I-VII from 1976.
P.S.Senior Secondary School ( It is affiliated with the CBSE ), was started to help the public and very importantly, the employees of the central government and in the matter of the educational affairs of their children . The school is located in a spacious campus with well-equipped science laboratories and libraries . The school has a playground which spans over 10,000 sq.metres and a lot of importance is given to sports . The school also houses an exclusive ' Art-Center ' which focuses on identifying and nurturing talent.
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