Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School is a secondary school in Perambur, Chennai, India and was founded by the East India Company in 1891. It was originally created for children of railway employees under British rule, but it is now open to the public.
Enrollment Enrollment varies by year, but the school has averaged 2000 students per year since 1990.
Leadership
Principals Principal Year Year Bala Sundaram 1990 2002 J. Rajendaran 2002 2010 Dhakshanamurthi 2011 2012Suchetha Sathyamoorthi T. Siva Kumar 2017 2024
Vice principals Vice Principal Year Year Sawmi Nathan 2012 Present
Closure of railway schools In 2018, Indian Railways announced its intent to withdraw support for its Railway Schools after the 2018–19 school year. Later, it revised its position, announcing support for schools with fifteen to twenty wards of railway employees.
Notable alumni
V. Anantha Nageswaran – 18th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
References
Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School, Perambur, Chennai, 10 July 2012