SBOA School & Junior College
 | This article is written like a story. (December 2007) |
| SBOA School & Junior College | |
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| Address | |
Anna Nagar Western Extension , , 600101 | |
| Coordinates | 13°5'31"N 80°11'42"E |
| Information | |
| Motto | Educate & Illuminate |
| Founder | Mr. E.A.G. Moses |
| School board | SBIOA |
| School number | 26151165, 26152893 |
| Principal | Mrs. J. M. Sathyakumari |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
The SBOA School & Junior College, is one of the first 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 has facilities to educate students from L.K.G to Standard 12.
The school also has Hostel facilities for the students.
History
The SBOA School and Junior College was founded in 1978 by Mr. E.A.G. Moses of the State Bank of India Officers' Association Educational Trust. The school was officially begun on 1979-06-06 at Anna Nagar West, Chennai. It was begun that year to coincide with the International Year of the Child.[1] It was started for the benefit of the Bank's officers' children. The first principal was Ms. Shirley Ray.
In 1983, the school started a new school providing education in the Matriculation board syllabus also: SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School which was later moved to a separate campus in 1994.[2]
Currently, the SBIOA runs the following schools in the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu:[3]
- 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
There is one Main Building for students of classes 6th to 12th. There is another building for classes 1 to 6, which is the largest block of the school. One highlighting point is that the two buildings right next to each other are of two different designs. There is one Rotunda like structure for Kindergarten children which is fully air-conditioned with classrooms having Plasma TV's. The school has an Open air theater and an indoor auditorium (Indira Gandhi Auditorium).and there is a new indoor auditorium built recently
The school also boasts a basketball court (open air) and a soccer ground (non-grass).
Features of the School
- Class rooms with Plasma TVs [smart classrooms]
- Coaching class for low achievers
- Seminars & Guest Lectures
- Night Study
- Multimedia Labs
- Computer Science labs
- Junior Science Laboratory
- Language laboratory
The school has had a steady growth in the past 21 years and now has a strength of 8820 students and 320 teachers. It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and prepares the students for the All India Secondary and Senior Secondary Examinations (AISSE & AISSCE). The school is managed by the SBIOA Educational Trust. The school has held a record of securing 100% pass percentage in both the 10 th and 12 th exams for the past 21 years.
Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
SBOA School gives equal emphasis on academics and personality development. The students have access to a wide range of activities in clubs such as:
Activities throughout the year are organized under the four houses named after the major kingdoms in Tamil history. Students are placed in one of the four houses, with the teachers to guide them. Hence, the staff members of each house play a major role in organizing various inter house competitions.
The four houses of the school are:
Current Staff
The Academic Governing body consists of one Senior Principal and 3 Vice Principals. There are various Academic Supervisors spearheading the various departments.
Senior Principal: Mrs. J.M. Sathyakumari
Vice Principals: Mr. T. Rajan, Mr. Ebenezer Samraj, Mrs. P.C. Selvarani
The Department Heads/ Academic Supervisors
- Mathematics : Mr. M. Srinivasalu/Mrs.Alexandra Kalaiselvi
- Physical Science: Mrs.Vimala Devi
- Chemistry: Mrs.R.Priyadarshini
- Computer Science: Mrs. Suraja Srinivas
- Biology: Mrs. Radhika Unni/Renuka Samsun
- English: Mrs. M. Vasantha/Mr.A.John.B.Jerard
- Tamil: Mrs. A. Vimaladevi/Mr.Nalangilli
- French: Mrs. Revathy Vasan
- Hindi: Mrs. Rajeshwari Balachandran/Mrs. Meenakshi
- Commerce: Mr. A. Maria Louis Mathias
- Social Science: Mr. P. Gunashekara Pandian
- Work Experience & Art Education: Mrs. Sheeba Rajkumar
Titles won by the school
Besides, a very good academic record SBOA school has also maintained a very good record in sports. There are several students of the school who have represented Chennai city in state level basketball tournaments.
It has to its credit won the CBSE inter school clusters Tamil nadu level tournament under the captaincy of Amresh in the year 2006.The students of the school also have excelled in various InterSchool,District,State and National level events bringing glory to the institution.
The school has won national Sports awards in basketball, volleyball, cricket, kabadi and athletics.