SBOA School & Junior College
| SBOA School and Junior College | |
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 "Educate and Illuminate" | |
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| Coordinates | 13°5'31"N 80°11'42"E |
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| 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]
- SBOA School and Junior College, Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai; affiliated to CBSE
- SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai; affiliated to Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board
- SBIOA Model Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Mugappair West, Chennai; affiliated to Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board
- SBIOA Public (Senior Secondary) School, Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala; affiliated to CBSE
- SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore; affiliated to Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board
- SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Madurai; affiliated to Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board
- SBIOA Matriculation School - Tiruchirapalli; affiliated to Matriculation and Tamil Nadu State Board.
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.
- Principal: Radhika Unni
- Vice principals: Valerie Devisser, K. Manoharan, John Anbalagan
- Headmaster/Headmistress: Elizabeth Alexander, Renuka Samson, Gracy Jeyakumar
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Coordinates: 13°05′31″N 80°11′42″E / 13.091944°N 80.195°E