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COVID CAMPAIGN
The Government of India has launched an initiative to involve Students, Parents and Teachers in their fight against the dangerous Corona Virus.
Let us join them and spread the message of awareness, the precautions to be taken and the appropriate behaviour to be followed to stay safe.
Prefects Investiture 2020
2020 started with the ringing in of a new batch of prefects dedicated to leading the student body to new heights of excellence in sports and cultural and academic events.
38th Inter House Athletics
The 38th Annual Inter House Athletics Meet was held on 25th January 2020. Both Junior and Senior sports days attract a huge audience of parents. As always, the Inter House Athletics Meet proved to be a memorable event.
Kiddies Meet 2020
The Sishya Annual Kiddies Meet was held on Saturday, 22nd February, 2020 on the School Grounds. The Chief Guest for this event was Mrs. Vandana Srikanth.
KIT Thomas Oration 2019
The KIT Thomas Oration commemorates the memory of our founder Mr. K. I. Thomas.
Sri. Madhukarnath Ji, popularly known as Sri. M – Himalayan Mystic and Yogi, was the Chief Guest for the occasion. The topic 'Spirituality and Education was of great interest to all.
Sishya® School Fete 2019
It was a day of revelry in Sishya and students and parents from all over the city came to enjoy themselves at the various food and games stalls, each set up and managed by a particular class.
The Story of Sishya
The Story of Sishya is the story of how one man's vision was transformed through his dedication & perseverance in the face of odds, through the support of parents and students as well the community at large, into a premier institution providing quality education in Chennai.
Sishya was founded in 1972. The school has gradually developed over the years until it has evolved into a full fledged Higher Secondary School, offering the +2 since 1986. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, whose offices are in New Delhi. It prepares students for the ICSE (Class X) and the ISC (Class XII) examinations. A state of the art Library with a Multimedia Section and Audiovisual Room along with fully equipped Laboratories for Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science form part of the schools campus. The school has extensive games fields for a variety of sports like Cricket, Basketball, Soccer, Hockey, Athletics, Table Tennis and Badminton. Qualified coaches are available to guide the children.
Sishya has always sought to achieve total development of each pupil, with emphasis on learning and co-curricular activities. The School endeavours to ensure that each child receives his fair share of individual attention. The quality of education imparted is indicated by the achievements of former students of Sishya many of whom have already excelled themselves in many fields.
Registrations for LKG 2024 for children born in 2020 can be made at 1 pm on appointment Wednesdays and at 10.30 am on other working Wednesdays.
Until the Covid 19 lockdown is over parents desirous of registering their newborns can send an email to the School Email ID. Please note: as the number of LKG seats are limited, those who have registered in the year of birth (apart from siblings, children of alumni and Christians) will be considered.
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Sishya SUPW and Social Work
Sishya SUPW and Social Work are compulsory activities for students of Classes 9 to 12
Under SUPW, children learn practical activities that help them to be capable and self-sufficient. Community Service activities include visits to orphanages and schools for the physically or mentally challenged and helps to sensitize our students to the needs and problems of other children.
36th Inter House Athletics Meet
The 36th Sishya School Adyar Annual Inter House Athletics Meet was held on 10th February 2018. The meet began with the Chief Guest Mr. T.S. Balasubramaniam, DIG (Retd) ICG and Administrative Head of TCS, Siruseri, being welcomed by the Board of Trustees.
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Updates from the Sishya Community
16th Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Open International Championship
First place: Deshna of Class 3
1st IKF Premier League Karate Championship
Leah Charles of Class 4 - Second place in KATA – below 10 years girls
Air pistol International Shooting Competition held at Canada and Germany
Mahika Tulsyan of Class 11 won Gold in Sub Junior Category (under 17), Gold in Open Category (all age groups) and Silver in Mixed Team.
IGU –KGC Junior Sub-Junior Golf Championships 2019
Udhav Shankar of Class 11 – Winner of Category A Boys
National Cyber Olympiad - Held at Sishya in 2019
Zonal level toppers and School level toppers were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze
The Kodaikanal Golf Club – AVM Golden Jubilee Trophy
Arya Satagopal of Class 8
The Unlimited Art Challenge
Ananya Annie Thomas of Class 5
ASISC Tamilnadu Regional Level Literary Competition held at St.Jude's Public School And Junior College
CISCE Regional Karate Competition Held at Kumaram Sushil International Residential School, Coimbatore
11th BTF Tournament - Isshinryn Karate and Kobudu
The History of Sishya
The story of Sishya is the story of how one man's vision was transformed through his dedication & perseverance in the face of many odds, through the support of parents and students as well the community at large, into a premier institution providing quality education in Chennai.
Sishya was founded
Mr. K. I. Thomas, the founder of Sishya, began a nursery-cum-preparatory school in January 1972 at Edward Elliots Road with just 28 pupils on its rolls.
KIT Thomas Educational Society is founded. Colonel Mackenzie takes over as Principal
KIT Thomas Educational Society is granted ICSE Certification. First school magazine is published.
Final year at Edward Elliots Road
Sishya's 1st batch consisting of 9 students appear for the ICSE examination. Sishya students participate in a school broadcast on AIR for the first time. Usha Uthup's benefit concert for Sishya.
Sishya shifts to Adyar
Sishya shifts to Adyar. Thatched huts for classrooms. FIRE! 2nd std hut catches fire when a diwali rocket falls on it. Fire brigade summoned. DD Telecast of Sishya Play
Sishya Clubs and Sports
Physical, natural science, camera and dance photography inaugurated
Interact club inaugurated
Sishya PTA formed
Sishya PTA formed. It was in this year also that the First Sishya Fete was held in November 1983.
A new chapter in the history of Sishya.
A new Principal's Block housing the Senior School and the Laboratories is constructed with funds raised primarily through donations received from parents and well wishers of the school.
Mr. V. Hensman takes over as principal
Mr. V. Hensman takes over as principal. A person with an avid interest in music and dramatics, he directed and oversaw the annual school plays. Sishya starts +2 classes.
Mrs. Thangam Thomas passes on
Ms. Thangam Thomas passed on. In Sishya many remember her for all the little things she did—like standing at the gate and handing out Easter eggs to all.
First batch takes ISC examination
First batch to take ISC examination. 'EXPOSISH' 1988, a novel fund raising effort initiated by the PTA, was a massive project in which the parents, teachers and also the students played a major role, was a resounding ...
The Junior School- cum- Auditorium block was constructed
In 1989, the Junior School- cum- Auditorium block was constructed and was the venue for the Inaugural meeting of Sishya Alumni.
Ms. Grace Cherian passes on
Ms. Grace Cherian passed on. She is fondly remembered as a strict but fair person. Grace Cherian was a punctilious woman, detailed oriented and correct in everything she said and did.
N.K. Sharma takes over as a principal
N.K. Sharma taught chemistry for the senior classes. He introduced a wider variety of Inter-House cultural competitions, and the Inter-School Cultural, Sishyamrita.
Mr. KIT Thomas passes on
Mr. KIT Thomas passed on. He has the singular privilege of having fathered and built two institutions that despite the passage of time remain synonymous with his name.
The G.E. Cherian Memorial ITC Primary Block was inaugurated next in 1993.
The pre-school complex consisting of little cottages and a delightful kiddies' play area complete with a stage was constructed under the shade-giving trees in the premises.
Playground is completely re-laid and re-surfaced
In 1994 the playground is completely re-laid and re-surfaced and converted to facilitate athletics and games even in the rainy season.
V.E. Simcock installed as new principal
Vivian Simcock taught mathematics for Class 10, introduced the concept of 'Heads of Departments' and SUPW activities, and increased the gamut of Inter-House competitions.
The school's Silver Jubilee
In 1997, on the school's Silver Jubilee, the new Library Block is inaugurated and named The Thangam Thomas Library Block after one of the school's co–founders.
B.J. Caszo takes over as principal
B.J. Caszo (2000 – 2002) was working with the Council before he joined Sishya. He taught English for Classes 10, 11 and 12.
Omana Thomas takes over as principal
Omana Thomas takes over as principal from B.J. Caszo
The new Auditorium is inaugurated
The old school Auditorium is replaced with a new building housing the new auditorium, Computer Labs, Maths Lab, and the Junior School classes. This building was completed and inaugurated in 2006.
Dr. C.L. Metha Sishya OMR school is opened
In 2010 , in association with the CL Metha Trust, the Dr. C.L. Metha Sishya OMR school is opened in Thoraipakkam.
The Ecole Franco Indienne Sishya is opened
The EFIS is opened in the main school campus to cater to the French community in Chennai.
Sports field is relaid and WiFi for the whole school
The existing sports field is relaid and resurfaced to support Sishya's extensive sporting activities through the year. The whole school is converted into WiFi campus.
The Pre-School Block renovated and made into smart classrooms
The cottages are renovated and made into smart classrooms with a generous donation from MRF.