St. Thomas Residential School, Thiruvananthapuram

The St. Thomas Residential School, situated in the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, is considered a center of supreme excellence in teaching. The school is a part of a 30 acres campus that comprises other distinct institutions: St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, St. Thomas Central School, St. Thomas B.ed College, and St. Thomas Pre-primary School. These educational institutions have affiliations with boards such as the Kerala state board, CBSE, and ICSE. Established and governed by the Marthoma church Educational Society (MTCES), the St. Thomas Residential School started in June 1966. The school is known for its excellent academics, discipline, and holistic development of the child. The academic staff here is trained and professionally committed to their duty of teaching and guiding the students. Separate hostels are there for junior and senior boys & girls. The school campus includes an infirmary, sports fields, three hostels, a cafeteria, and a bank to meet the monetary requirements of the staff and the students. Educational facilities include laboratories, a library, and well-equipped classes for better knowledge and understanding of the students. The STRS stands tall with a legacy of more than five decades and has made a great name in serving education.

Admission is normally offered only to Pre-primary-I (Lower Kindergarten) and Std XI. Those who desire to enroll for PP-I are required to fill in the 'request' form issued from the Society office generally during the month of October. The child should have completed 3 years and 6 months by 1st June of the year of admission. In other classes, casual vacancies arising from time to time will be filled up in the month of April after evaluating the eligibility of the students. Formal application issued to the selected candidates on payment of the prescribed fee. Admission to Std I is based on a test conducted during the month of March or April. Admissions to Std XI is made after the results of the Std X examination are known. The time period of admission may undergo changes and those who are interested are advised to keep in touch with the School.

1. The STRS was ranked no.1 Co-Educational Boarding School of Kerela. 2. The Alumni list of this school includes names of eminent people who serve in different sectors of societies, such as IPS and IAS officers, politicians, and many more. 3. Many artists in the Kerela and Indian film industry are from this school. The list includes names of: – Jassie Gift, Indian film music composer and playback singer, – Arun Kumar Aravind, Indian film director, editor, and producer. 4. St. Thomas Residential School teaches from grade kindergarten to 12th.