Management
- Government-run
- 585 (28%)
- Private unaided
- 1,232 (59%)
- Government aided
- 262 (13%)
- Other management
- 1 (0%)
Government-aided schools stay separate because the source treats them as a distinct management type.
Schools covered in Chennai
Tamil Nadu. This directory covers 3 districts in the current WikiSchools city rollout.
City coverage follows the UDISE+ administrative districts listed below. Those boundaries may extend beyond the area people commonly describe as Chennai, so each school profile shows its recorded district and locality.
2,080
Schools listed
3
Districts covered
24 per teacher
Listed-school median
38%
Urban share
What the listed data shows
WikiSchools currently publishes 2,080 qualifying school profiles for Chennai. Together, their annual records report 18,37,128 students and 75,356 teachers. Among profiles with usable staffing figures, the median is 24 students per teacher and the average is 26.
The source classifies 782 listed schools as urban and 1,298 as rural. Secondary-board information is present for 1,662 profiles; an unreported board often means that the school does not offer secondary classes, so it should not automatically be treated as missing information.
Location category
- Urban
- 782 (38%)
- Rural
- 1,298 (62%)
- Other / not reported
- 0 (0%)
These are UDISE+ administrative categories, not WikiSchools judgements about the surrounding neighbourhood.
Secondary board
- State Board
- 1,319 (63%)
- CBSE
- 293 (14%)
- ICSE
- 16 (1%)
- International or other
- 34 (2%)
- Not reported / not applicable
- 418 (20%)
Board data applies to secondary and higher-secondary sections and is not expected for every profile.
Districts covered
- Kanchipuram761 schools24 district median per teacher132 urban
- Thiruvallur669 schools23 district median per teacher0 urban
- Chennai650 schools23 district median per teacher650 urban
Ranked lists for Chennai
Each list orders the schools listed here by one number reported to UDISE+. They are not “best school” lists — WikiSchools does not rate schools.
Largest schools in the covered districts
A useful starting point, ordered by reported enrolment. Filters apply to these 24 displayed schools.
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- Velammal Vidhyashram, Surapet12,586 students26 per teacherCBSERural
- Velammal Mat Hr Sec, Moga-East10,038 students22 per teacherState BoardRural
- Sboa School & Junior College8,564 students25 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Everwin Vidhyashram8,063 students36 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Chettinad Vidyashram Hss7,904 students17 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Srimathi Sundaravalli Memorial School, Kolapakkam6,108 students17 per teacherCBSERural
- Sethu Baskara Kallikuppam5,989 students48 per teacherState BoardRural
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School5,543 students25 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Velammal Vidyalaya, Melayanambakkam5,339 students27 per teacherCBSERural
- D.A.V School Adambakkam5,325 students28 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Everwin Matric Hss5,050 students49 per teacherState BoardUrban
- Velammal International4,609 students41 per teacherCBSERural
- St Joseph Matric Higher Secondary School Poonamallee4,398 students61 per teacherState BoardRural
- St Joseph Mhss, Maraimalai Nagar-6032094,272 students35 per teacherState BoardRural
- St.Theresa Girls Hss, Pallavaram4,161 students62 per teacherState BoardUrban
- Govt Girls Hr Sec School Ashok Nagar3,985 students34 per teacherState BoardUrban
- Zion Mat Hss Selaiyur3,937 students17 per teacherState BoardUrban
- Kc Sankaralinga Nadar Hss3,884 students81 per teacherState BoardUrban
- Nazareth Matriculation Higher Secondary School3,747 students33 per teacherState BoardRural
- Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan3,740 students18 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Lalaji Memorial Omega Internationalschool Kolapakkam3,740 students13 per teacherCBSERural
- Vani Vidyalaya Senior Secondary & Junior College3,739 students48 per teacherCBSEUrban
- Ihm (G) Hss, Avadi3,697 students50 per teacherState BoardRural
- Jaya Jaya Sankara International School Nazarathpet3,650 students22 per teacherCBSERural