SBOA School & Junior College

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S.B.O.A. School and Junior College
Address
18, SBOA School Road, Anna Nagar West Extension Chennai , Tamil Nadu , 600 101 India
Coordinates	13°05′31″N 80°11′42″E / 13.0919°N 80.195°E / 13.0919; 80.195Coordinates: 13°05′31″N 80°11′42″E / 13.0919°N 80.195°E / 13.0919; 80.195
Information
Type	Private school
Motto	"Educate and Illuminate"
Founded	6 June 1979
Founder	E. A. G. Moses
Area trustee	SBIOA Educational Trust
Principal	Mr. Manoharan
Headmistress	Mrs. Suraja
Headmaster	John Anbalagan
Faculty	360 (in 2012)
Gender	Boys and girls
Age range	4-17 years
Number of students	9960
Average class size	60
Classes offered	PRE KG - 12th
Language	English,Tamil,French,Hindi.
Hours in school day	6 hours 45 minutes-juniors 8 hours 45 minutes-seniors
Houses	Cheran   Cholan   Pandian   Pallavan
Colour(s)	Light blue and navy blue
Song	"Lift the standard"
Affiliations	CBSE
Website	www.sboajc.org

SBOA School and Junior College was founded by Shri E A G Moses and is operated by the SBIOA Education Trust, run by the State Bank of India Officers Association in Anna Nagar Western Extension, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The school educates students from Kindergarten up to Standard 12, which is the final year of schooling in the state.

History[]

The SBOA School and Junior College at Anna Nagar West was started in 1979 by SBIOA Educational Trust formed by the State Bank of India Officers' Association (Chennai Circle) then headed by its General Secretary, Shri E A G Moses. The purpose of starting the School was to let the children of the Officers of State Bank of India continue their education when their SBI Officer parents get transferred. Many of them found it extremely difficult to get admission in any of the other Schools in the city. The School was started with 13 teachers and the rooves of the class rooms initially were thatched. Shri E A G Moses contributed Rs.8000/- initially and contributions from other Officers followed. Many fund raising cultural events were also held to raise funds for construction of the buildings and get other infrastructures required for the School. The Educational Trust slowly expanded by opening Schools in Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy and Ernakulam. Its foundation was timed to coincide with the International Year of the Child - 1979. The first principal was Shirley Ray.

The SBIOA runs other schools in the south Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.^[1]

See also[]

• SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai
• S.B.O.A. Matric. & Hr. Sec. School, Coimbatore

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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