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{{more citations needed|date=January 2015}}{{Infobox school
| name = St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
| image = St.Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| established = {{start date and age|1839}}
| type = Private secondary school
| motto = in pursuit of excellence
| grades = 3 - 12
| head_name = Principal
| head =
| city = Chennai
| state = Tamil Nadu
| country = India
| students = 1700
| faculty = 40
| school_colours = Green, red, blue and yellow
| houses = Anthony (amber), Bosco (blue), Gabriel (green) and Rua (red)
| free_label1 = Former pupils | free_1 = St. Marians/Marians
}}
'''St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School''' is a [[Catholic school|Catholic]] higher secondary school for boys in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], operated by the [[Salesians of Don Bosco]]. It is located on Armenian Street, Broadway opposite the [[Madras High Court|High Court]] and adjacent to [[St Mary's Co-Cathedral]].

St. Mary's is one of the oldest schools in India, and one of the first five schools to be set up during the [[British India|British period]]. It stands out today among the city schools for having often secured centum results in the Board Exams.

== History ==
'''Saint Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School''' was founded in 1839 by the Rt. Rev. Joseph Carew, D.D., for the purpose of affording the Catholic youth of Madras an education. It was known for nearly 44 years as St. Mary's Seminary and Day School. The first principal was the Very Rev. Dr. William Kelly of Maynooth. The school celebrated its 175th year celebrations recently.

== Motto ==
The school's motto is "[[Viriliter Age]]" - Latin for "Act Like A Man".

== School anthem ==
<poem>
God bless St.Mary's school that we love,
Stand beside her, and guide her,
To do the right, by the light from above;
In the classrooms, on the play-fields,
'Long the roadways, where we roam,>
God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home>
God bless St.Mary's our school, our Home
</poem>

== Alumni ==
There are 483 members in the Alumni Association of St. Mary's, which has meetings on the second Saturday of each month. There are 6 office-bearers and 12 councillors of the unit. Alumni Day is celebrated annually on 2 October Some of the activities are: scholarships to deserving students, cash awards for outstanding athletes, Christmas Day celebrations to help poor students. The unit is attempting to procure a piece of land for the present pupils for games like volleyball and basketball.

== Gallery==
<gallery>
File:St.Mary's School stage.jpg|School's Patron Saint - Virgin Mother Mary
File:St.Mary's School anthem.jpg|School Anthem
File:St.Mary's Vision & Mission.jpg|School's Vision and Mission
</gallery>

==References==
{{Portal|India|Education}}http://stmarysaihss.com/<nowiki/>{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.stmarysdbalumni.org/ St.Mary's Alumni Association] Website
* [https://www.donboscochennai.org/house/chennai-st-mary/ Salesians Province of Chennai Website]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/the-earliest-schools/article6044471.ece/ Earliest_Schools_in_Chennai]

{{Coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}
{{Salesians|state=collapsed}}

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[[Category:Catholic secondary schools in India]]
[[Category:Boys' schools in India]]
[[Category:Christian schools in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Chennai]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1839]]
[[Category:1839 establishments in British India]]

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