Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur

Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur
Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School on 2012
Location
Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	13°06′32″N80°14′15″E / 13.1087586°N 80.2376102°E / 13.1087586; 80.2376102
Information
Established	1891
Principal	T. Siva Kumar

Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School is a secondary school in Perambur, Chennai, India and was founded by the East India Company in 1891. It was originally created for children of railway employees under British rule, but it is now open to the public.

Enrollment

Enrollment varies by year, but the school has averaged 2000 students per year since 1990.^{[ citation needed ]}

Leadership

Principals

Principal	Year	Year
Bala Sundaram	1990	2002
J. Rajendaran	2002	2010
Dhakshanamurthi	2011	2012
Suchetha Sathyamoorthi
T. Siva Kumar	2017	2024

Vice principals

Vice Principal	Year	Year
Sawmi Nathan	2012	Present

Closure of railway schools

RHMSS in [rainy] season

In 2018, Indian Railways announced its intent to withdraw support for its Railway Schools after the 2018–19 school year. Later, it revised its position, announcing support for schools with fifteen to twenty wards of railway employees. ^[1]

Notable alumni

• V. Anantha Nageswaran – 18th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India

References

1. Arockiaraj, D Vincent (18 May 2018). "Railway does U-turn, gives green signal to run schools". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

• Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur, Chennai, 10 July 2012