Ida Scudder School
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| Ida Scudder School | |
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| Location | |
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No.1, Kalinjur Main Road, , | |
| Coordinates | 12°56′43″N 79°08′05″E / 12.945237°N 79.13469°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Non-residential, Co-educational |
| Motto | Lighted to Lighten |
| School board | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) / Indian School Certificate (ISC) |
| Chairman | Dr Vikram Mathews, Director, CMCH |
| Principal | Swarna Joshua |
| Affiliations | The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) |
| Correspondent | Dr Rajiv Karthik |
| Website | http://www.scudderschool.ac.in/ |
Ida Scudder School is a private, non-residential, co-educational school located at Kalinjur in Vellore, Tamil Nadu,[1] India. The school is affiliated with Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), and has classes from Std.1 to Higher Secondary.[2]
The school is named after the American medical missionary, Dr. Ida S. Scudder, who founded the Christian Medical College, Vellore. The school was started on 13 June 1969[2] by a group of faculty of the Christian Medical College, when there were only a few schools in Vellore. The initial capital for this venture was raised by the faculty by providing a month's salary of theirs. The salary for the employees in the initial months were paid by some parents.
Affiliations
The school is affiliated to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. Students are prepared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examinations at the Tenth grade level, and for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations at the Twelfth grade level.[2]
