Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School

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Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram
File:GovtModelHSSLogo.jpg
Location
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
,
Kerala

India
Information
TypeHigher secondary school
MottoThamasoma jyothirgamaya
Established1885
LocaleThaikkadu
Number of students2000
Education systemKerala State Board of Education
Classes offeredStd 5 to 12

Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, (previously called Government Model High School) is a school in Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, India. The school is affiliated to the Kerala State Board of Education and is one of the oldest schools in Kerala.[1]

History[edit]

The school

In 1885, a normal school was started in Trivandrum by the government of Travancore for training male teachers. It was situated in the compound where St.Joseph's Higher Secondary school is at present. In 1903 it was shifted to Thycaud. The magnificent main building of the school, an example of European architecture, was built in 1910[2] during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma.[3]

The first headmaster was Dr. C F Clarke who served for three years. He lived on the school campus; the house where he stayed remains as Clarke's Bungalow. One of the earliest headmasters of the training college was Shri. P.G. Sadasiva Iyer, who was an M.A. in Chemistry from the Madras Presidency college. The school was the city's first English, Malayalam, Tamil medium school.

Higher secondary school[edit]

When the Kerala State Board of Education decided to move the two-year intermediate course (the course between high school and university) from colleges to schools in 1998, Model School was part of the program. As part of this change, the name of the school was changed to Government Model Higher Secondary School.

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Model School details
  2. Centenary celebrations of Model School inaugurated
  3. Architectural beauty of Government Model School
  4. "Mohanlal Biography". www.thecompleteactor.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "Mohanlal on his school, college days in Thiruvananthapuram". www.youtube.com. Kairali TV. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "My Model School". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. "Mohanlal: Back to school, (Govt Model School, Trivandrum).Meets school alumuni". www.youtube.com. asianetnews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. "Back to school, to give something back". www.thehindu.com. Staff Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  9. 9.0 9.1 M, Sri (2010). Apprenticed to A Himalayan Master: A Yogi' s Autobiography (1st ed.). Chennai: Magenta Press. pp. 23, 24, 43. ISBN 9788191009606. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. "Model School: Meet of Alumni, Teachers Today". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  11. "Project by alumni to improve Thiruvananthapuram school". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Model School alumni meet on Sunday". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  13. 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 "Model School turning 100". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  14. "U, Vimal Kumar". www.google.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  15. "Alumni Meet at Thiruvananthapuram Model School 1976 10th class Batch students". www.youtube.com. asianetnews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. "13 Nov 08: Meeting with Srinivas and Suresh at Trivandrum". www.modelschool1975.pbworks.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  17. "Srinivas Biography". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  18. "Model school mourns a beloved alumnus". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  19. "Making waves in Mollywood". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 8°29′34″N 76°57′19″E / 8.492813°N 76.955355°E / 8.492813; 76.955355

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