Admissions open for 2026 – 27  ·  Application forms available at the school office

Recognised by the Government of Puducherry  ·  Pre-KG to Class XII

Character. Unity.
Education.

Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School has taught the children of Sooramangalam in English medium for over two decades — with small sections, an activity period every day, and teachers who notice a struggling child long before the report card does.

Apply for admission Why our school
  • 1:20Teacher ratio
  • 100%Class XII pass rate
  • Pre-KG–XIIOne campus
The front of Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School, with students gathered under the trees
Notice board

Vijayadashami Admissions Open — Pre KG to VIII Std. — For admissions, contact 9486009773 or 9345889296  ✦ 

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Small sections

Classes are capped so a teacher can reach every desk within a single period.

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Values first

Morning assembly, a moral-science period, and one code of conduct that staff follow too.

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Daily activity

Sport, music, art or craft happens every day — not only in the week before Annual Day.

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Parents in the loop

A call home in the same week a problem appears, and a meeting every term.

A teacher at the blackboard with a class in progress A middle school class, the teacher writing the day’s lesson on the board The kindergarten class at their desks, the alphabet painted along the wall
2007Established
About the school

A neighbourhood school that never outgrew its neighbourhood.

We opened on Kariyamanickam Main Road with a handful of rooms and forty-two children. The building has grown since; the way we teach has not changed — patiently, and to the child in front of us.

English is the medium from the first day, but never at the cost of understanding. A child who has not followed a lesson is taught it again, in the language they think in if that is what it takes. Everything else we do — the laboratories, the ground, the clubs — sits on top of that one habit.

Our vision

Students who carry themselves with confidence and courtesy wherever they go next.

Our mission

Strong language, mathematics and science taught without shortcuts, in a school where every child is known by name.

  • Recognised by the Government of Puducherry
  • English medium
  • Co-educational
591+Students on roll
300+Alumni
46Teachers & staff
11Academic years
Leadership

Who runs the school

Both are on campus through the working day and happy to be stopped in the corridor.

N. Mani, Chairman of Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School
Chairman

N. Mani

This school was started so that the children of Sooramangalam would not have to travel to the city for a good English-medium education. That promise has not changed. We keep the fee within reach of the families around us, and we spend it on teachers and laboratories.
  • Chairs the management and the school’s long-term planning
  • Oversees buildings, transport and finance
M. Vijaya, M.A., B.Ed., Principal cum Correspondent of Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School
Principal cum Correspondent

M. Vijaya

M.A., B.Ed.

Parents do not hand us their children for marks alone. They hand them over for six hours a day, and what happens in those six hours decides the kind of adult who walks out of Class XII. We take that seriously, every single day.
  • Heads the academic programme, the timetable and examinations
  • Signs transfer certificates and handles all correspondence
Academics

Four stages, one continuous path

Pick a stage to see what a week actually looks like in it.

Primary

280 students

The years where reading either clicks or quietly does not. We watch for that and act in weeks, not terms.

  • Phonics-led English with daily reading aloud
  • Mathematics through objects before symbols
  • Environmental studies with garden and field work
  • Art, rhymes and free play every day
  • No written homework below Class II
Enquire about Primary
Campus

Rooms and grounds that get used

Not showpieces for the admission season — every space below is on somebody’s timetable this week.

A teacher at the blackboard with a class in progress A middle school class, the teacher writing the day’s lesson on the board The kindergarten class at their desks, the alphabet painted along the wall

Classrooms & liveliness

Airy rooms with fans and good light, and a class small enough that a quiet child cannot disappear at the back. Hands go up, questions get asked, and the lesson answers them.

  • Every child known by name
  • Capped section size
The computer laboratory, a row of machines along the bench The chemistry laboratory, with reagent shelves and working benches The library shelves, stacked with books for every class

Laboratories & library

Physics, chemistry, biology and computer laboratories equipped for the higher secondary practical syllabus, and a reading room with a library period on every class timetable.

  • Practicals from Class VI
  • Weekly library period
The school cricket team with their teachers on the ground The cricket squad lined up on the field in their playing colours Boys of the team gathered on the ground, one of them with a bat Students seated on mats in the shade for Yoga Day

Sports & activities

A school cricket team that the teachers turn out with, Yoga Day on the mats under the trees, and games on the ground that are part of the week rather than a prize-day performance.

  • School cricket team
  • Yoga and physical training
The school buses parked beside the building, with the ground and play area behind

Ground, transport & safety

An open ground for athletics and kabaddi, buses on fixed routes with an attendant on every vehicle, a gated campus with CCTV and a staffed first-aid room.

  • Attendant on every bus
  • CCTV on all corridors
Kabaddi Volleyball Carnatic music Bharatanatyam Drawing Elocution Silambam Eco club Reading club Coding club Yoga
Gallery

A year on campus

Our journey

Built one step at a time

Grown slowly, out of fee income and the trust of the families around us.

  1. 2007

    The school opens

    Sri Jayadurga opens its doors on Kariyamanickam Main Road to the children of Sooramangalam and the nearby rural areas.

  2. 2015

    First Class X batch

    Twelve students took the Class X board examination and recorded a 100% pass rate.

  3. 2018

    Laboratories

    Laboratories are set up so that students learn by doing the practical work themselves.

  4. 2019

    First Class XII batch

    Classes XI and XII begin, with Biology and Commerce groups taught by highly qualified, professional teachers.

Parent feedback

In the words of parents

Collected at term meetings and shared with permission.

My child cried at the gate for the first week of LKG. The teachers were patient and never rushed it. Now my child runs in every morning and comes home singing the rhymes learnt that day.

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Mrs. M. KavisriParent, LKG

In Class I my child has started reading short English sentences and writing neatly in both English and Tamil. The class teacher tells me what was covered each week, so I can help at home.

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Mrs. A. VishnupriyaParent, Class I

Class VII is where the subjects get harder, and the teachers have kept up with my child. When Mathematics became difficult, the teacher gave extra time after class instead of just marking it wrong.

B
Mr. S. BharathiParent, Class VII

This is my child’s board examination year in Class XII. The regular revision tests, the teachers’ guidance on college courses and their encouragement have given my child real confidence.

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Mrs. B. ParameswariParent, Class XII
Admission

Four steps, no agents, no donations

The whole process happens at the school office. Anyone asking you for money elsewhere is not acting for us.

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Enquire

Call the office or send the form below. We will call back within a working day.

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Visit the campus

Walk through the classrooms on a working day and meet the principal.

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Interaction

A short conversation with the child, and a written assessment from Class II upward.

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Confirm the seat

Submit the documents, pay the first term at the office and collect the receipt.

Questions parents ask

Forms for the next academic year are issued from December, and each class closes once it is full. Mid-year admissions are considered against available seats, with a transfer certificate from the previous school.

Birth certificate, the previous school’s report card and transfer certificate where applicable, four passport photographs, Aadhaar copies for the child and one parent, and address proof. For Class XI, the Class X marksheet as well.

Pre-KG to Class I is by an informal interaction with the child and a meeting with parents. From Class II upward there is a short written assessment in English and Mathematics — it decides placement and support, not selection. Class XI admission is based on the Class X result and the group chosen.

Science with Biology, Science with Computer Science, and Commerce. Group allotment is confirmed after the Class X results are published, and a group runs only if enough students opt for it.

Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Pre-KG and LKG finish at 3:00 pm every day.

Buses run on fixed routes covering Sooramangalam and the surrounding villages, each with a woman attendant on board. Whether a specific street is on a route is confirmed at the time of admission.

A written report after every assessment cycle, a parent meeting each term, and a call from the class teacher whenever something needs attention before the next meeting.

Get in touch

Come and see the school

The office is open through the working day. No appointment is needed to look around.

Admission enquiry சேர்க்கை விசாரணை

Tell us about your child and we will call you back. உங்கள் குழந்தையைப் பற்றி தெரிவியுங்கள்; நாங்கள் உங்களைத் தொடர்பு கொள்வோம்.

We use your details only to respond to this enquiry. உங்கள் விவரங்கள் இந்த விசாரணைக்குப் பதிலளிக்க மட்டுமே பயன்படுத்தப்படும்.

Address

Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School
Kariyamanickam Main Road, Sooramangalam
Puducherry 605106

Office hours

Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Kariyamanickam Main Road, Sooramangalam, Puducherry 605106

Admissions for 2026 – 27 are open

Seats are limited because sections are capped. Speak to the office before the class fills.

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Sri Jayadurga English Higher Secondary School, Sooramangalam, Puducherry. Vijayadashami admissions open for Pre KG to VIII standard. A bright beginning for a better tomorrow. Safe and friendly learning environment, academic excellence, caring teachers, well equipped classrooms, co-curricular activities and holistic development. For admissions, call 9486009773 or 9345889296.
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