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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Ponnu Matriculation Higher Secondary School<br />
| logo = PonnuSchool FrontFace.jpg<br />
| caption = PonnuSchool FrontFace<br />
| head of school= Thirumathi. Ponnammal Thangavel<br />
| principal = P. Maniarasan<br />
| established = 1984<br />
| motto = <br />
| type = [[Private school|Private]], [[co-educational]]<br />
| location= [[Dharapuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = IND<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| colors = Red check, maroon, white<br />
| website = http://www.ponnuschool.com/<br />
}}<br />
'''Ponnu Matriculation Higher Secondary School''', is located in [[Dharapuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and run by the Ramakrishna Madam Trust, [[Dharapuram]]. This is the first matriculation school in [[Dharapuram]] area and provides [[kindergarten]], [[Elementary School|elementary]] to [[Higher Secondary (School) Certificate|higher secondary school]] education<br />
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==History==<br />
The school was started as an [[English medium education|English medium]] [[school]] in the town of [[Dharapuram]] providing schooling up to [[Tenth grade]] Matriculation by Thangavelu Mudaliar. Later the school was upgraded to [[Higher Secondary (School) Certificate|Higher Secondary]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.schools.tn.nic.in/DispSchoolsUrban.asp?DCODE=10&VTCODE=41001269&SCHCAT=04 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-11-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410195331/http://www.schools.tn.nic.in/DispSchoolsUrban.asp?DCODE=10&VTCODE=41001269&SCHCAT=04 |archivedate=2009-04-10 }}</ref> The school now has a play ground, and an examination center for Matriculation and Tamil Nadu HSC examinations. It has hostels for students who have come from afar.<br />
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The founder was Thangavel Mudaliar. The school is run by the Sri Ramakrishna Madam charitable trust, [[Dharapuram]]<br />
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==Uniform==<br />
* '''5th Std. for boys''': clear and plain white shirt, maroon short trousers.<br />
* '''5th Std. to 10th Std. for boys''': clear and plain white shirt, maroon full trousers.<br />
* '''5th Std. for girls''': clear and plain white shirt, maroon skirts.<br />
* '''5th Std. to 10th Std. for girls''': plain white shirt and maroon gowns.<br />
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'''Higher secondary for boys''' <br />
* Mondays: Clear and plain white shirt and full trousers.<br />
* Weekdays: Maroon and white checked shirts, maroon full trousers.<br />
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'''Higher secondary for girls'''<br />
* Mondays: Clear white plain shirt and skirt.<br />
* Weekdays: Maroon and white checked shirts, maroon skirts.<br />
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All the students wear a maroon tie, which the school provides. The badges for the tie is a flat bronze badge with the school logo and motto in it.<br />
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Students wear black shoes with maroon socks. For higher secondary students, Mondays black shoes with white socks.<br />
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Saturday is a half working day for the students, where students can wear non-uniforms on Saturday and the school runs up to 1:00 pm on Saturdays.<br />
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==Education==<br />
The school has produced district toppers in matriculation as well as higher secondary exams.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100519232754/http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/15/stories/2010051561880800.htm ]</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article439394.ece</ref> It has a record of maintaining highest pass percentage in the area, almost cent percent every year.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:School_entrance.jpg|Entrance<br />
File:Left_building.jpg|Left building<br />
File:Higher_secondary_classes.jpg|Higher secondary classes<br />
File:Ponnu_School_Prayer_assembly_ground.jpg|School prayer assembly ground<br />
File:Ponnu_School_old_and_new_building.jpg|Old and new building<br />
File:Ponnu_School_new_building.jpg|New building<br />
File:Ponnu_School_verandah.jpg|Verandah<br />
File:Ponnu_School_Hr_Sec_Building.jpg|Higher secondary building<br />
File:Ponnu_School_ring_bell.jpg|Bell<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Sports==<br />
Though sport is not main agenda, the school has a playground with physical education trainer. [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]], [[volleyball]], [[Kabaddi]], and [[Kho Kho]] teams participate in district level and zonal level sports meets.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20130815115617/http://ponnuschool.com/ Ponnu Matriculation Higher Secondary School]<br />
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Primary schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Tiruppur district]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1984]]<br />
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