Sarvodaya Vidyalaya Trivandrum | |
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Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar , , 695015 | |
Coordinates | 8°32′47″N76°56′21″E / 8.5463°N 76.9393°E |
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Type | Private |
Motto | Let there be light |
Established | 3 January 1973 |
Founder | Archbishop Benedict Mar Gregorios |
Sister school | Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya (CBSE) |
School board | CISCE, ISC,SCERT |
School district | Thiruvananthapuram |
Category | Co - Educational Institution |
School code | KE 033 |
Principal | Prof.Dr. Shirley Stewart |
Bursar(Local Manager) | Rev. Fr. John Muruppel |
Head teacher | Mrs. Terine Joseph |
Teaching staff | 160+ |
Years offered | LKG - 12 |
Age | 3½+ |
Number of students | 4500+ |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Campus | Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar |
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Accreditation | ISO 9001:2015 |
Website | sarvodayavidyalaya |
Last updated: 21/06/2024 |
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya is a school of the Major Archiepiscopal Eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Situated on the Bethany Hills at Nalanchira, Sarvodaya was founded on 3 January 1973 by Benedict Mar Gregorios, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum.
The school is one of the few schools in the district which provides ISC and ICSE syllabi, one of the advanced course in the country. The school has a population of 4,500 students and over 160 teachers.
The motto of the school is "Let there be light".
The school is owned and managed by the Major Archdiocese of Trivandrum. One of the primary apostolates of the archdiocese concerns its service in the field of education. For the last 75 years, it has been providing education to thousands of students across the nation.
Patron Manager: Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum is the patron of the School.
Prof.Dr. Shirley Stewart was appointed as the new Principal of the school in June 2023 and Fr. Koshy Chirakkarottu is the Bursar (Cum Local Manager) of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya Schools at Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Trivandrum.
The ICSE course, the most advanced one now available in India, is modelled and organised on the lines of the Senior Cambridge Course of England. The syllabi are prepared, books prescribed and examinations conducted accordingly to achieve academic excellence. There are about 100 recognised ICSE/ISC schools in the whole country.
The school offers SSLC Course with Kerala State syllabus in English medium from standard VIII. Students joining SSLC course from any other course can choose Special English instead of Malayalam. The school also offers Higher Secondary Course (Plus two course) in the Bio-maths stream.
The school has a library with more than 20,000 books and more than 15 standard periodicals, and a reference section. Members of staff and students are expected to use the school library regularly. Internet, FAX and photocopying facilities are provided in the library. The library consists of multiple language books like Malayalam, English etc.
There are five laboratories in the school for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer and Mathematics.
Twenty three School buses run to different parts of the city.
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015. The school has been assessed and found to be in accordance with the requirements of standard given below ("Providing Academic Education from Nursery to XII Standard as per ICSE and Kerala State Board") [1]
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