Sishya School Adyar Chennai – Top ICSE School in Chennai

Sishya School is a reputed school located in the Adyar area of Chennai. With its motto of “Aspire & Excel”, this school has played a vital role in shaping the careers of thousands of its successful students.  

Established in 1972, Sishya School shares its campus with a French international school, Ecole Franco-Indienne Shishya. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination and has been granted Christian Minority status by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions.

The student-teacher ratio at Sishya School is very impressive. Currently, the school has 1200 students and 100 teaching staff.

Overview of Sishya School

Admission Procedure for the session 2024-25

Here is the Sishya School, Chennai’s Admission policy for different classes.

LKG Admission

• The age of a child should be more than 3 years as of 31st December 2023.
• Admissions are offered on a first come first serve basis.
• Sishya School is a prestigious institution. So, many parents register their children at birth
• The admission process will begin in January and end in March.
• Parents and children are called to meet the Admissions Committee.
• The school gives priority to those students who have siblings in the school, Christians, and children of old students.

Class 11th Admission

• The application form for class 11th will be released on 1st April and the last date to submit the form is 30th April.
• Admissions are offered on the basis of class 10th results.
• Students seeking class 11th admission from abroad and having appeared for a foreign Examination Board should contact the school at least 6 months in advance  because eligibility criteria are different for various countries

Admission to other classes

• Admission to all other classes will be offered only if a vacancy arises.
• Children seeking admission need to undergo an assessment test.
• New admissions are done from January to March

Facilities at Shishya

KIT Thomas Educational Society makes sure students from Sishya get the finest facilities both in terms of education and co-curricular activities.

• Two state-of-the-art computer labs with 30 computers each
• Smart Classrooms
• Wifi enabled campus
• Counselling department to focus on mental health
• Junior Science Lab for young students.
• Geography lab to replicate maps, models, and projects.
• Sishya’s Mock United Nations session (SishMUN)
• Performing Arts and Literature
• Library with more than 17000 books, and a multimedia section with CDs and DVDs
• Fields for Football, Cricket, Hockey, and Volleyball
• Professional coach for Cricket, Athletics, Football, and Basketball
• Swimming Pool
• Medical Facilities
• Kids Play Area

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Extra-Curricular Activities

Sishya School focuses on the holistic development of children. It has different clubs for students with different interests. Your ward can join any of these clubs to hone his/ her skills apart from students.

The school also organises the following annual activities – Prefects Investiture, Inter House Athletics Meet, Kiddies Meet, Graduation Ceremony, KIT Thomas Oration, School Fete, Junior School Day, Senior School Day, School Exhibition, Overnight Camp, Independence Day, PTA AGM, Other Events & Happenings.

Fee Structure

The school has not released any official fee structure for the academic session 2024-25. So, parents are requested to contact the school directly to know about the fees. Parents are allowed to pay the fee online through the option available on the official website.

Notable Alumni

• Tanvi Shah – Grammy Award winner musician
• Karun Chandhok – Racer
• Suhail Chandhok – Actor
• Samhita Arni – Author
• Kirthi Jayakumar – peace and gender equality activist
• Shanthanu Bhagyaraj – Actor
• Saranya Bhagyaraj – Actor
• Lakshmi Venu – Joint Managing Director of Sundaram-Clayton
• Naveen Seshadri – Foot Locker Inc. Global Chief Digital Officer (and Lonely Planet’s former Global COO)
• Vikram Bezawada – Industrialist

Contact Details

• Address – Sishya, New No. 2, Padmanabha Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600020
• Phone – +91 44 24912652, +91 44 24919544
• Email Address – [email protected], [email protected]

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