Our History

St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School is run by the Tuticorin Diocesan Association (Registered), an organization of the Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin. The Bishop, The Most Rev. Dr. A. Stephen D.D, the President of the Association, is also the Patron and Manager of the school.

The Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin, besides taking care of the pastoral needs of the four and a half lakhs Catholic faithful, has also involved itself in the service of the socio-economic development of the people of the Tuticorin Diocese irrespective of religion or caste. The diocese has been running hospitals, homes for the aged and the underprivileged, training centres for women and the marginalized, and other such institutions.

Education being an important instrument for social change, the diocese also runs more than 250 educational institutions. St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School is one of the self-financed schools of the diocese.

With a view to providing excellent human formation in English medium, the school was founded by the former Bishop, The Most Reverend Dr. Ambrose D.D, on 12th July 1972. In 1982, it was raised to the Higher Secondary level. From 1979 onwards, a feeder school at Thermal Nagar has also been functioning with the assistance and support of the Thermal authorities.

The motto of the school is “Arise and Shine”, taken from the book of the Prophet Isaiah (60:1) in the Holy Bible. Accordingly, the students are expected to enrich themselves with all-round development in order to serve society, to be the “light of the world” (Mt 5:14). The school urges the students to be socially aware and contribute their best to build a more equal and just society in India.

With this in mind, the school aims at the integral formation of young people. It means moulding the children into responsible and value-based citizens with holistic personality development, which involves:

• Intellectual
• Emotional
• Social
• Spiritual dimensions