1. Thiagarajar Model Higher Secondary School was founded in 1957 in Teppakulam, Madurai by Kalaithanthai Thiru Kumuthu Thiagarajar Chettair and is currently run by the Manickavasagam Charitable Foundation. 2. The school provides education from 6th to 12th standard with both Tamil and English medium instruction, and aims to provide practical training and promote ethical values through various programs. 3. The school has over 1700 students and 53 teaching staff, and offers various extracurricular clubs and activities focused on literature, science, social sciences, arts, and community service.

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2. THIAGARAJAR MODEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
WELCOME
TEPPAKULAM, MADURAI-625 009
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3. FORMER
CORRESPONDENTS
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4. SCHOOL HISTORY
Founder : Kalaithanthai.Thiru.Karumuthu.Thiagarajar Chettair
Date : 07-06-1957
Run By : Manickavasagam Charitable Foundation
Former Correspondent : Thiru.Manikam Ramaswami
Present Correspondent : Smt.Valli M.Ramaswami
Secretary : Thiru.M.E.Ilango
Headmaster : Thiru. P.Senthilarasu
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5. SCHOOL HISTORY
SCOPE
• To impart education from secondary to higher secondary level,
giving preference to economically backward students.
• To impart practical training to the student teachers of
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors.
• Insists on Ethical Values Through Vedic Education
Programme
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6. SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS
• Classes from VI TO XII standard.
• VI TO X - English Medium (4 Sections) & Tamil Medium(2 Sections).
• Out of 4 sections in English Medium 2 Sections are in Aided Stream and two sections are in
self financing stream.
• In Higher secondary we have following group combinations with Tamil and English Medium
• Maths , Physics, Chemistry,Computer Science (EM)
• Maths,Physics, Chemistry, Biology(TM & EM)
• Commerce,Accountancy,Economics,Computer Application(TM & EM)
• Maths, Basic Mechnical Engineering(Theory & Practical),Computer Technology
• Student Strength - 1761.
Teaching staff 53 &. Non Teaching staff 8.
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7. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
In Madurai District Model school secured good average in all Public
Examination such as 10th & 12th std.
10th std - 100% result for the past three consecutive years.
12th std - 100% result for the past three consecutive years.
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8. SCHOLARSHIP
• School provides Free Education to around 10
very poor students every year.
• TOP 3 rank holders in X std get full fees
concession for their Higher Secondary
classes
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9. 1. School management provides free breakfast to economically poor
students on all working days.(60 Students)
2. School provides evening tiffin to slow learners 10th and 12th std during night study
programme . (50 students)
FREE FOOD SCHEME
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10. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
• Manickavasagar Literary Association
• English Club
• Maths Club
• Science Club
• Social Science Club
• Finearts Club
• NSS
• NCC(ARMY&NAVY)
• ECO Club
• Junior RED Cross
• Scout
• Band Troop
• National Green Corps
• Home Economics
• Nattupura Kalai Manram
• Skill Training
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11. Vedic Heritage programme is conducted in our school to inculcate
moral values to our students every week.
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12. We remember our founders Thiagarajar Chettiar and Manickavasagam chettiar
In their memorial day by giving lecture to students every year.
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13. Mancikavasagam Illakiya mandram in our school gives training to
students in oratorical, debates and essay writing etc. to improve Tamil
Literary skills.
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14. English Club promotes activity oriented skills in English
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15. Mathematics Club improves numerical skills and gives training to solve
practical problems in life and develop skills to face competitive exams.
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16. Science Club
conducts science
exhibition within
school level and
interschool level
to encourage the
students to
develop their
creative skills
according to
today’s
development.
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17. Social science club provides good citizenship
training to students.
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18. Mrs. Sujatha Jayaraman B. Com., DFA was the chief guest for “ONE STROKE PAINTING” .
Many Wall paintings were drawn by our students.
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19. NSS camps and training on social values incorporated.
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20. NCC programme promotes patriotism among students.
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21. Our School ECO club students prepared seed balls and leaf cups for pollution awareness
programme
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22. JRC cadets visited old age home ROJAVANAM at Uthangudi Madurai & served aged people
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23. Our Management is very keen on developing a Band Troop in our school and purchased all the
musical instruments for more than Sixty Thousand and one Instructor was appointed to look after
around 30 boys. Students have already shown great improvement and bought laurels to our school.
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24. NGC
PROVIDES
TRAINING TO
STUDENTS
AND
CREATES
AWARENESS
ABOUT THE
ENVIRONME
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25. Home Economics program gives training to our students how to help parents in home and
self discipline
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26. Our Management is very keen on developing our Traditional Cultural & Arts skills for our student to
preserve our old valuable practices. So a trained scholar was appointed to look after these programs
(Marakkalattam, Karagattam & Kavadiyattam) and students exhibited their talents in the School day
celebrations.
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27. • School Knowledge center provides 8 smart boards to
improve the efficacy of teaching learning process
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28. • During Lockdown, Online classes are being taken by our
teachers through whatsapp group with students.
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29. School conducts Parents Teachers
Meeting at the end of every terminal
examination.
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30. 2. In Sports activity
• Tennikoit State level participation - 3
• Athletics State level participation -1
• Taekwondo State level participation - 5
• Fencing SGFI National level participation-2
1. In Drawing Competition our school students bagged 2
National Prizes and 5 State Prizes.
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33. Fire service officers
from Anuppanadi
demonstrated the method
to put off the fire to our
school students and
teachers using Fire
Extinguisher at our play
ground.
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34. General Machinist workshop
A Well equipped General
Machinist Lab is provided
by our Management for
Vocational Students to
develop their Vocational
Skills.
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35. School provides training to students in their domestic needs like plumbing and electrical works.
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36. TEMPLE
We have a temple in our school campus. There we are giving Vedic Education to
students. We do regular poojas and celebrate festivals in the temple.
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