Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal, the port city of Chennai (formerly Madras) is the admin capital of the southern seaboard state of Tamil Nadu and the state’s most populous city (pop. 11.2 million).
The erstwhile East India Company trading outpost is the most prominent economic, educational and cultural hub in south India. Industries such as automobile, petrochemical, textile and apparel, financial services, medical tourism, software services and hardware manufacturing have contributed significantly to Chennai’s metamorphosis into the country’s fifth largest urban economy. It is also one of the 100 Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
Chennai houses several top-ranked education and research institutions including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Anna University, University of Madras, Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College, Loyola College, Madras Christian College, Presidency College, among others. Among the best schools in Chennai are The School KFI, Adyar; Abacus Montessori School; Sishya School, Adyar; Headstart Learning Centre; Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, etc.
ICSE Schools
The School Krishnamurti Foundation India, Adyar, Chennai
The School Krishnamurti Foundation India is a co-educational day school affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Founded by J. Krishnamurti in 1973, it is the third of the Krishnamurti schools in India and is known for sensitive and creative education in Chennai’s academic world… more
Abacus Montessori School, Chennai
Abacus Montessori School, Chennai is a co-ed day school affiliated with the Council For The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. The school was promoted in June 1987 to evolve an intensely child-focused system of education. A…more
Sishya School, Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar, Chennai
Sishya School is a co-educational day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). It was established in 1972 by K. I. Thomas after his retirement from the Lawrence Scho… more
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Nungambakkam
Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School (PSBB School) was established in 1958 by a group of housewives of the Nungambakkam Ladies Recreation Club. Today the school has six branches with over 8000 students and 500 staff members. The school provides a per… more
PSBB Millennium School Multi Nagar Chennai
The PSBB Millennium School, Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The school was promoted as a collaborative venture between the Bala Bhavan Educational Trust and the Lear… more
Hindustan International School, Guindy, Chennai
Hindustan International School, Guindy, Chennai is a co-educational international day school affiliated with Cambridge Assessment International Education, (CAIE), UK and imparts education from Kindergarten through class XII. Hindustan… more
SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai
The SBOA School and Junior College, Chennai is a co-educational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. SBOA School & Junior College was started on 6th June 1979 by E.A.G. Moses of the State Bank of India Officers’ Association… more
Lady Andal VSR Matriculation School
Lady Andal Venkata Subba Rao Matriculation School, Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Matriculation board. Promoted in 1987, the school is a private institution named after the late Lady M. Andalamma Venkatasubba … more
Chettinad Vidyashram is a private, coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Founded by the Kumara Rani of Chettinad, Dr Meena Muthiah in 1986, the school enrolls children from kindergarte… more
Chennai Public School, Anna Nagar
Chennai Public School at Anna Nagar, Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the New Delhi based Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) offering holistic education to boys and girls from kindergarten through class XII. Th… more
The Ashram School is a co-educational English medium day school affiliated to the Tamil Nadu state board, Council of the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi and Cambridge Assessment International Examinations (CAIE), UK. The school offers classes till class XII and focuses on…more
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar (West), Chennai
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Anna Nagar (West), Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education. Started in January 1, 1989 by Swami Chinmayanandaji with 11 students and four faculty members, the school is one… more
National Public School, Chennai
National Public School (NPS), Gopalapuram, Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Founded in 1970, the school offers education from class I through XII. National Pub… more
Bala Vidya Mandir School, Chennai
Bala Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Adyar, Chennai is an English medium coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. It imparts schooling from kindergarten through class XII. Th… more
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylor’s Road, Chennai
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylor’s Road, Chennai is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Founded on October 20, 1968, Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylor’s Road is one of the four Vidy… more
Located in Perambur, Chennai, KRM (Kaligi Ranganathan Montford) Public school is an English medium co-educational school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. It was founded by Sri. R. Janardhanand in 201… more