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= Stanes School, Coonoor = The Stanes School, Coonoor (or) Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School is a co-educational day and boarding independent Christian school located near Coonoor,a hill station at the Queen of Hills The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India and named for its founder, Sir Thomas Stanes.It is one of the oldest school in India and is non-denominational.The students are known as "Stanites"

History
The school was established by Sir Thomas Stanes in 1857 starting with four children and two teachers at Mount Road, Coonoor.It was initially named as The Coonoor Day School as it was the first school in town.In 1875,the school moved to the new premises at Bedford, Coonoor (The current campus) and was renamed to The Stanes School.

It started as a European and Eurasian school but under the concept of liberal education the restrictions have been relaxed, but minority rights for Anglo-Indian children are still retained.The old campus was sold to the goverment and is now the Coonoor Municipality Office.Today the school has over 2500+ pupils and 100+ staff located at Bedford, Coonoor.

Founder
Sir Thomas Stanes was born in 6 January 1837.He is the sixth of nine children of James Stanes, a glass and china shipping merchant of London.He was the elder brother of the celebrated Anglo-Indian businessman Sir Robert Stanes.

He started The Coonoor Day School, popularly known as The Stanes School in 1858 while his brother Sir Robert Stanes started The Stanes School Coimbatore in 1862.

Thomas Stanes died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905.

Campus
The present amalgamated school is known as Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and is situated in 20 acre at the heart of the beautiful town of Coonoor at an elevation of 1850 metres

The co-educational school, also have residential facilities.The student body represents many cultural and religious backgrounds. 90% of present students are Indian and 10% are other nationalities. 90% of the students are Day Scholars.

The KG school is located away from the main campus near to Union Church Bedford and is called as Kings kids.

There are 6 dorms ('dormitories ') arranged by age and sex.All dorms are single-sex.Resident students have supervised study hours each morning and evening on school days.

Council
The school is managed by the Stanes High School Council.Sound Christian principles form the corner stone of the institution, while respecting all religions and inculcating strong secular principles among the students.Below are the members of the council.
 * Mr.Philip John - Chairman
 * Mr.David Selvan - Treasurer
 * Dr.Indrani Micheal - Secretary / Correspondent
 * Dr.Mithra G. Augustine - Member
 * Mr.P.W.C  Davidar  ,IAS - Member
 * Mrs.Mercy Oommen - Member
 * Dr.Ajith A Prasadam - Member
 * Mr.Thomas George - Member
 * Mr. Glenn Croning - Principal

Academics
Earlier the school followed the Anglo-Indian board for classes upto Std X, till 2013.Now classes from Std I to X follow the State Common Syllabus and Std XI and XII do the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary School Board Exam.The

Activities
The school places great emphasis on the holistic development of the student. Participation in a variety of games and sporting activities is encouraged under professional supervision.Voluntary activities that include regular Bible Studies, retreats and youth fellowships that help students discover the faith

Athletics (track and field), cross-country running, football (soccer), hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, badminton, table tennis, Chess, Skating are all sports offered at the schoolParticipation in competitions at the Inter-School and District levels encourages a spirit of competition and fair play. Opportunity is also provided to participate in dramatics, elocution and other artistic pursuits. Students are exposed to the environment through group activities that inculcate a strong sense of preservation amongst them.

Music is compulsory for resident students the learning of at least one musical instrument is encouraged.Organ, Piano, Guitar, Violin and Brass instruments are taught to students.Music classes are usually after the school hours and in Activity periods.

Alumni
The school's alumni association, has chapters and branches in several major Indian and international cities.Each year official alumni meet and reunions are conducted by school management.Alumni are generally referred to as Ex-Stanites.

Notable Alumni

 * Rima Kalingal - Actor / Model / Dancer


 * Nirupama Rao - Foreign Secretary of India, IFS

Updates

 * Stanites (Page managed by the School and the Alumni members)
 * Stanes Photo Albums (Blog started in 2007, has a great photo collection of alumni meets & old events)
 * Alumni Portal (Official portal of school Alumni)