Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School
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Cochin House, 1, Anderson Rd, Thousand Lights West, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India Print route »Phone & WWW
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The Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School is a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated school located at Anderson Road, Cochin House, Egmore in Chennai - 600006. It is recognized as the first CBSE school in Chennai. It is ranked as one of the best CBSE schools in Chennai ever since its inception and produces regional toppers in 10th and 12th board exams every single year.
It is an English medium school and offers students with a choice of second and third language courses in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Sanskrit and French.
The school is spacious with an area of around 3 acres and situated in the heart of the city. It has a colossal auditorium where cultural events take place on a regular basis and also has a massive playground for a variety of sports from football to cricket, volleyball and badminton courts, athletics tracks and a range of indoor games facilities.
The school holds an annual cultural extravaganza named "Genesis" for the 11th and 12th grade students, inviting students from other schools in the city to perform in the event. The Madras Week, which marks the founding of the city, is celebrated in the school auditorium in August.
It is known for providing excellent overall development of students vis-à-vis education, sports, culturals (music, dance, dramatics, debates, fine arts, etc), NCC, Road Safety Patrol and Youth Red Cross.
The school's principal is Sunitha Vipinchandran. The school has about a 100 teachers both in the Primary and Senior Sections. There are over 3000 students as of June 2015.