Mary Matha Matriculation Higher Secondary School

About Institution

Mary Matha Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Theni, is owned by Kottayam St.Joseph’s Province of the religious congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI Fathers) and recognized by the Director of Matriculation Schools, Tamil Nadu. The School is directly under the management of Mary Matha Educational and Charitable Society, consisting of a team of educationalists.The congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate is the first indigenous religious order of Catholic priests and brothers, founded in Kerala in 1831, by blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an eminent educationalist of the nineteenth century who believed in Gnana Marga, the way of knowledge to reach the Eternal One. The congregation took up education as a service to the nation from the time of its founding fathers.

Vision

Mary Matha Matriculation Higher Secondary School was founded in the year 1998 by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) of St. Joseph Province, Kottayam and is owned by the Mary Matha Educational & Charitable Society. The CMI congregation, the first of its kind to originate from Indian soil, is a religious community of Catholic Priests committed to the ideals lived and preached by Jesus Christ. The CMI vision of education is “The formation of individuals into social persons fully human and fully alive”. The CMI Congregation, right from its inception on 1831, took up education as a special mission, following the ‘charisma’ of its founder, Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-1871)Mary Matha School offers the curriculum and syllabus of Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board. The medium of instruction is English. French, Hindi and Tamil are the other languages taught. This school, recognized by the Director of Matriculation Schools, Tamil Nadu, is a 10+2 co-educational school at the sprawling and pristine educational campus, adjacent to the District Head Quarters and is away from the dust and din of the busy town of Theny, a trade centre of sorts. The academic fraternity of Mary School is dedicated to the Motto “STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE”.

Mission

We, at Mary Matha School, strive to attain the goal of EXCELLENCE not only in academic pursuits but also in every aspect of educational activity. Coupled with the wide spectrum of knowledge, we endeavour to impart intellectual discipline, refinement of manners, healthy interaction, ennobling altruism and a judicious blend of life and learning. The salubrious clime of this epicenter will nurture themselves and to help them grow up into valued assets of our nation.Manned by a team of dedicated staff, with excellent collaboration from involved parents, and coordination from committed management, Mary Matha School offers a nurturing ground for the holistic development of industrious students.