Kuriakose Elias School (KES), Kottayam is a co-educational day cum boarding school founded in 1991. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) and aims at producing successful leaders with competency and excellence.
The schools provide quality education to the students with the help of knowledgeable, competent and experienced teachers. Students are offered ample facilities and opportunities for developing their intellectual, creative, artistic and athletic potential.
The school follows the motto “Light of the world, illumine”.
The KES campus hosts a multi-storied spacious building with well furnished class rooms, conference hall, staff rooms, store rooms and toilet facilities in every floor. The school library features a collection of above 10,000 books and about 50 standard periodicals. The science labs are fully equipped with modern technologies. There are two computer labs with 60 computers. The school has three play grounds with Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Cricket and Shuttle Badminton Courts. Special coaches are employed for basketball and volleyball.
School bus facility is provided for day scholars from a limited number of boarding points.
Kuriakose Elias School is an English medium school affiliated with CISCE and imparts education from Kindergarten to class XII.
Co-Curricular:
The school is keen on developing the creative potential of the students through co-curricular activities. Every Friday afternoon is spent exclusively for co-curricular activities. Training is imparted in music (vocal & instrument), dance, painting and drawing, roller-skating, karate, and yoga by competent experts in the respective field. Cultural competitions are held annually for all the sections of the schools.Sports activities include Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Cricket, Badminton and Athletics.
Rev.Dr. James Mullassery CMI (principal)
The school admits students of all castes and creeds, without any discrimination. However, students are selected on merit basis, provided that they have a certificate of good conduct from the institution last attended. Admission to LKG begins at the end of December (of the previous academic year), and admission to other classes commences by the end of April. Students seeking admission to Kindergarten or LP section should produce the original birth certificate at the time of admission.
Documents to be produced at the time of admission are as follows:
1. Original certificate and mark list of the qualifying examination.
2. Conduct certificate obtained from the institution last attended.
3. Community certificate for the SC/ST students.
4. Two passport size photographs.
Fees:
The school fee is collected in ten installments. Special fee for the academic year is collected along with the first installment, before the school reopens. The other installments are remitted at the office before the 10thof every month; defaulters are levied a fine ofRs. 25 after the due date and Rs.50 after the month for each month. If the 10th of a month is a holiday, the next working day will be the last day for fee collection without fine. Please contact the school for the detailed fee schedule.
Kuriakose Elias School, Kottayam has been ranked among top co-ed day cum boarding schools in India by the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020-21.
Boarding facility is offered to outstation boys and girls. Boys’ boarding house is directly under the administration of the CMI Fathers, while the girls’ boarding house is managed by the Salvatorian Sisters.