SBOA School & Junior College

SBOA
School and Junior College

"Educate and Illuminate"
Address

  1. 18, SBOA School Road
    Anna Nagar Western Extension
    Anna Nagar
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 101
    India
Coordinates 13°5'31"N 80°11'42"E
Information
Founded June 6, 1976
Founder E.A.G. Moses
Area trustee SBIOA Educational Trust
Principal Radhika Unni
Headmistress Renuka Samson
Headmaster John Anbalagan
Faculty 360 (in 2012)
Gender Boys and girls
Age range 4-17 years
Number of students 9960 (in 2010)
Average class size 45
Classes offered LKG - 12th
Medium of language English
Language English
Tamil
Hours in school day 5 hours 35 minutes-juniors
7 hours 35 minutes-seniors
Houses Cheran     
Cholan     
Pandian     
Pallavan     
Colour(s)          Light blue and navy blue
Song "Lift the standard"
Affiliations CBSE
Website Sboajc.org

SBOA School and Junior College is one of the first and largest school campuses for the SBIOA Education Trust, run by the State Bank of India Officers Association in Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school educates students from Kindergarten up to Standard 12, which is the final year of schooling in the state.


History

The SBOA School and Junior College was started in 1979 by E.A.G. Moses of the State Bank of India Officers' Association Educational Trust. It was officially started in 1979 at Anna Nagar West, Chennai to coincide with the International Year of the Child, for the benefit of the Bank's officers' children. The first principal was Shirley Ray.

In 1983, the trust started a new school providing education in the Matriculation board syllabus also: SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School. This school was moved to a separate campus in 1994.

The SBIOA runs the following schools in the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu:[1]

Infrastructure

The school had a humble beginning with a small hut which later was upgraded with several building which consists of a Main Building, which is the first and the oldest building of the school, for students of classes 6 to 12. There is another building for classes 1 to 6, which is the largest block of the school. There is also a rotunda-like structure for the kindergarten children. It is the only fully air-conditioned block of the school. The school has an open-air theater and two indoor auditoriums which are used to celebrate cultural events and functions. The school also has an athletic ground, mini swimming pool for kindergarten students, play area for kindergarten students a basketball court, football court which is present in the athletic ground.

Staff

The staff of the school consists of department heads and academic supervisors, with the Senior Principal as the team Leader.

References

  1. SBOA Public School, Kochi - SBIOA Information page

Coordinates: 13°05′31″N 80°11′42″E / 13.091944°N 80.195°E / 13.091944; 80.195

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