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| | #REDIRECT [[Holy Angels' Convent Trivandrum]] |
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| | motto = Love all; Serve all
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| | established = 1880
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| | location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| | chairman = Rev. Sr. Angel Thomas
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| | principal = Rev. Sr. Adelaide
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| | founder = Venerable Mother Mary Theresa Veronica of the Passion
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| The '''Holy Angels' Convent Higher Secondary School''' is one of the oldest educational institutions in the city of [[Trivandrum]]/[[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of the [[Kerala]] state in India.
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| ==History==
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| This school for girls was opened on 10 November 1880 by Mother Elias from [[Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=http://www.holyangelstvm.org/history.aspx |website=www.holyangelstvm.org |accessdate=25 October 2020}}</ref> She was the foundress of the Congregation of the Carmelite Religious (C.C.R).
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| In 1888, the school secured the honour of being the first girls' school in [[South India]] which presented students for the Matriculation Examination of [[Madras University]]. In 1896, the school was upgraded to a second-grade college. But this college section was closed in 1906.
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| ==Present day==
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| The school boasts of a strength of over 6000 students, mostly girls. Admission to the boys is restricted up to the IV standard. Even though both English and [[Malayalam]] are used as the media for instruction, senior students speak only English within the campus. The school has a library of over 20,000 books, a fully equipped and upgraded computer labs, laboratory facilities, huge sprawling buildings and beautiful gardens. Boarding facilities are also available here.
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| This school has a house system which include four houses viz Blue, Green, Yellow and Red. This housing system increases the efficiency of students in curricular as well as extracurricular activities.
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| ==Notable alumni==
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| * [[Divya S. Iyer]]
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| * [[Asha Sinha]]
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| * [[Pearle Maaney]]
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| * [[Nyla Usha]]
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| * [[Ahaana Krishna]]
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| * [[Mary Poonen Lukose]]
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| * [[Annie (actress)]]
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| * [[Arya (actress)]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Girls' schools in Kerala]]
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| [[Category:Boarding schools in Kerala]]
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| [[Category:Christian schools in Kerala]]
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| [[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| [[Category:Private schools in Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1880]]
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| [[Category:1880 establishments in British India]]
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