Christ Nagar Higher Secondary school was started in 1976 as an private English Medium School in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, recognized by the state government of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 as a minority educational institution. In 2002, Christ Nagar English High School was upgraded to higher secondary Level.

Schools

Christ Nagar Group of Educational Institutions consists of four private schools, a teachers training college, and a kindergarten:

Institution	Syllabus	Location	Principal	Established
Christ Nagar English Higher Secondary School	Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....  State Board of Education	Kowdiar Kowdiar Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort... , Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...	Rev. Fr. Kurian Chalangady	1976 (upgraded to higher secondary in 2002)
Christ Nagar Higher Secondary School	ICSE Indian Certificate of Secondary Education The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or ICSE examination is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private, non-governmental board of school education in India, for class 10, i.e., grade 10... /ISC Indian School Certificate The Indian School Certificate is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 11, i.e., year 11, until 1976....  Board, Delhi	Kowdiar Kowdiar Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort... , Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...	Rev. Fr. Cyriac kanayil	1994 (upgraded to upper-secondary in 1996)
Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School	CBSE Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations is a private, non-governmental board of school education in India. It conducts two examinations in India: the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education and the Indian School Certificate... , Delhi	Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...	Rev. Fr. Mathews Araikulam	1996
Christ Nagar International School	Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Examinations University of Cambridge International Examinations is a provider of international qualifications for students between the ages of 14 and 19, offering examinations and qualifications in more than 150 countries. It is an Examination Board under Cambridge Assessment, founded in 1858 as a department...  curriculum	Kowdiar Kowdiar Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort... , Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...	Rev. Fr. Josey Kollammalil CMI	2004
Christ Nagar College of Education	Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...	Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
Christ Nagar Kindergarten		Kowdiar Kowdiar Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort... , Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

The schools in Kowdiar

Kowdiar

Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort...

 share a campus near Vellayambalam

Vellayambalam

Vellayambalam is a prominent junction in the city of Thiruvananthapuram and is situated on the Rajapatha that stretches from Kowdiar to East Fort.-Overview:...

 Junction in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

.

Achievements

• The State School has secured cent percent pass, more than three State Ranks and the largest number of distinctions for a single school in the state every year at the public examinations for the last fifteen years.
• More than 75% of the SSLC students and more than 91% of the ISC students who passed out from the school have entered professional courses through entrance exams.I
• Won the Computer Literary Award instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ,Government of India.
• The Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School Thirvallam won the British Council's International School Award for the year 2005-06,

Management

• The Christ Nagar group of schools is owned and managed by the fathers of religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI)
  Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
  The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate is an religious order for men in the Syro-Malabar Church. It is the first Catholic religious congregation founded in India. The first monastery of the order was established on 11 May 1831 at Mannanam, Kerala, India...
  
   at Christ Hall, the CMI Monastery at Kowdiar
  Kowdiar
  Kowdiar is one of the main localities in the city of Trivandrum. It is the starting point of the Rajapatha that stretches till the East Fort...
  
  , Trivandrum.
• All of the schools are co-educational.
• Rev. Fr. Mathew thayil is the Manager to all the Christ Nagar Schools.
• The Director of the International School is Fr. Josey Kollammalil CMI and the Principal is Fr. Mathew Arekalam CMI.
• A student of christ nagar got ICSE all india 2nd rank 98% in 2010 examinations.

Admission

Though under a Christian management, admission to the schools are open to all students irrespective of caste and creed
.

Notable alumni

• Vidhu Prathap
  Vidhu Prathap
  Vidhu Prathap is an Indian playback singer born on September 1, 1980. He has sung many songs in over a hundred and fifty films in mostly Malayalam and a few in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages...
  
   - playback singer
• Abhirami (screen name)
  Abhirami (actress)
  Abhirami is an Indian film actress, who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.- Career :...
  
   – actress
• Anoop Menon
  Anoop Menon
  Anoop Menon is a Indian film actor and screenwriter. He worked in television before achieving success as an actor in films. He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for second best actor and also the filmfare award 2009 for the same film.-Career:...
  
   - Malayali actor, script writer, lyricist
• Shankar Ramakrishnan
  Shankar Ramakrishnan
  Shankar Ramakrishnan is an Indian screen writer and director, who works in Malayalam cinema.He directed a short film, Island Express, for the Malayalam anthology film, Kerala Cafe. He also wrote the script for historical-fantasy film Urumi....
  
  - Malayalam film director, screenplay writer