St. John’s English School & Junior College

St. John’s English School and Junior College was established in the year 1981 and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi. It caters to the age group 2 years to 18 years – from classes Pre-KG to XII. The School has a total strength of 2,200 students and a faculty of more than 130 teaching and non-teaching staff. Location St. John’s Besant Nagar is located in the beautiful residential locality of Besant Nagar, a modern cosmopolitan area of Chennai Metropolitan City. The area itself is a picturesque little place, away from then frantic din of the Central city and very close to the breezy and elegant Elliot’s Beach. Administration The administration of St. John’s is vested with an autonomous Board of Governing Body under the Chairperson of the Managing Trustee & Secretary to the Saint John’s Educational Trust. In addition, the School is administered by the Correspondent, Principal, Vice-Principal, Headmistress & Co-ordinators who deal with the day-to-day administration of the school and ensure that the general policy laid down by the Governing Body is implemented. Our Mission Statement As Clay in the potter’s hand, students in the hands of dedicated teachers are moulded, chiselled and shaped as a unique entity to face the world. The school caters to holistic personality development interwoven with discipline, punctuality, love for sports, etiquette, demeanour and respect for one and all. We aim at exuding a recognition for one’s self in society by appropriating the values and the practical application of academic content. As our motto says “Wisdom is better than Rubies”, we inculcate unperceivable wisdom which culminates in the knowledge of the divine. To establish, found, organise, start, promote, construct, maintain, run, develop and improve educational insitutions such as Primary and Elementary Schools, Secondary or Higher Grade Schools, Colleges, Polytechnics, Residential Schools, Balwadis, Research Institutes, Scientific, Cultural, Art, Technical or Vocational Training Institutions, Hostels etc., for students, without distinction of caste, creed or religion. To promote spiritual, emotional, cultural, literary and scientific progress of all, specially the student community.