Olcott Memorial High School

Olcott Memorial High School is a secondary school located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a free school providing free education, school uniforms, educational materials and nutritious meals to about 500 underprivileged boys and girls.

Olcott Memorial High School
Students sitting in the Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School hall
Address
New No.2, (Old No.28) Besant Avenue,

Besant Nagar

Chennai
,
Tamil Nadu
600090

India
Coordinates13.0039°N 80.2678°E / 13.0039; 80.2678
Information
Established1894
FounderHenry Steel Olcott
GenderBoys and Girl
LanguageEnglish, Tamil
Websiteoesindia.org

History

The school was started in 1894 by Colonel Olcott with the intention to provide educational upliftment of Paraiyar children.[1] It was the first Paraiyar school in the city.[2] After the demise of Olcott in 1907, the school was renamed as Olcott Memorial Panchama (Paraiyar) School.[3]

The school provides free education, uniforms, books, and two daily meals to lot of impoverished rural children in Chennai. The school is a portion of Theosophical Society Adyar's charity work. From 1935 to 1998, the school was Government aided. From 1999, Theosophical Society took the responsibility again.[1]

References
  1. "A school for the poor that the rich may envy". Good News India. India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Caste back into Tamil literary domain". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. 5 December 2013.
  3. "Gandhi, Thaatha, ThaLapathy, Kudumbar…". LankaWeb. Sri Lanka. 16 November 2009.
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