St.Thomas School Thiruvananthapuram
| St.Thomas Central School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Trivandrum, Kerala India | |
| Information | |
| Type | Boarding school/High school |
| Motto |
Thamaso ma Jyothir Gamaya (From darkness take me to light) |
| Established | November, 1990 |
| Locale | Mukkolakkal |
| Principal | Mr. Sebastian T Joseph |
| Faculty | 125+ |
| Grades | Kindergarten to XII |
| Number of students | 2,000+ |
| Sports | Football (soccer), hockey, basketball, cricket, tennis, roller skating |
| Publication | The Threshold, Vignettes |
| Yearbook | Bhavana |
| Website | http://www.stthomastvm.edu.in |
St. Thomas Central School is a coeducational boarding high school, at Thiruvananthapuram in the south Indian state of Kerala. It is an English Medium School affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. St. Thomas Central School prepares students for the CBSE Exams.
The school was established by the Mar Thoma Church Educational Society (MTCES) on June 6, 1966. It is located on a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus, at Mukkolakkal, a village on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram city. Other institutions located on the same campus include St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, St. Thomas Teachers' Training College, St. Thomas Residential School and St. Thomas Pre-primary School. The students of the St Thomas are popularly called Santhomites.
History
The school was established by the Mar Thoma Church Educational Society (MTCES) of the Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church and was established on June 6, 1966. The first principal of the school was Rev. P.K. Koshy, who served as Principal from 1966 to 1968.
Campus
Located on the outskirts of Trivandrum city, St. Thomas Central School(STCS) has a 32-acre campus which it shares with its sister institutions. The school has an artificial tennis court, a hockey field, a football ground, a basketball court cum skating rink, and a ground with a 400m running track.
The Sanrevo
This is an inter-school cultural fest hosted by the school, which was conceptualized and started by the ISC 2007 batch and is one of the most awaited school fests each year. The final year students, supported by their teachers and their juniors, are the organizers of the event.
The full form of 'Sanrevo' is Santhomite Revolution. The motto for SanRevo 2013 was "Revive. Recreate. Rise."
In 2009, St. Thomas Central School started the inter school fete, Colosseum. This is also organized by 12th grade students with help from the teachers and juniors. The motto for Colosseum 2k13 was "One Team. One Dream."