Swathanthra Higher Secondary School is a medium of learning for children and is often regarded as a place of worship for the students. Along with academic knowledge, spiritual knowledge is also given to the students. It focuses more on the needs to be given on preparing students with moral ethics and soft skills. These values automatically make our students self-sufficient from all respects to face the challenges of life and contribute to the society in a positive way.
The school was established in the year 1948 as a government aided high school with Tamil as the primary medium of instruction and upgraded as higher secondary school in the year 1980. In the year 1994 self-finance was started and education was given in English medium. In the year 2018 English medium education was introduced in the aided section along with Tamil medium.
School is recognised by government of Tamil Nadu to conduct classes from VI standard to XII Standard and follows Tamil Nadu state board syllabus. The main streams of education, provided in higher secondary sections are,
- 1. Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science - English Medium,
- 2. Economics, Commerce, Accountancy and Statistics - Tamil Medium,
- 3. Economics, Commerce, Accountancy and Business Maths and Statistics - Tamil Medium,
- 4. Basic Mechanical Engineering with Maths - Tamil Medium.
Faculty
Great teachers have the ability to change lives for the better. 35 dedicated well qualified teachers work professionally for the betterment of students. Faculty development program and sequent orientation programs helps the teachers for their professional growth.
Co-scholastics Activities
Scout and Guide
The mission of scouting and guiding is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in the society.
Junior Red Cross
The main aim of JRC is to promote important of human values. It helps to inculcate physical, mental and social behaviour.
National Green Corps
Our school NGC makes the students understand about environment and environmental problems and also provides environmental education. Our students grow seeds into saplings and distribute. Our students have planted saplings of various herbs and medicinal plant.
Music & Dance
Our music club plays a major role in finding the inborn music talent among the students. Besides vocal training, various musical instruments are also taught. Our students perform Bajans.
Art & Craft
Our art and craft club sparks students' creativity. Students are exposed to the nuances of each medium and have opportunity to create and share their own creative designs. Art and craft works will help the students to increase their sense of responsibility towards three R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) in a fun way.
Yoga
“Yoga is not a religion. It is an art of healthy living”. Yoga practice is given to the students to make them enhance their ability to concentrate, develop self-discipline and self-awareness.
Plantation Drive
The school follows a tradition of culture, heritage, flora and fauna for more than a decade.
Our school students actively participate in the drive. It helps in fostering strong mental and social health among the students.
Over 3000 trees have been planted inside the school campus including medicinal and fruit bearing trees. These trees are preserved and maintained with the help of our students and school management.