Excel Central School is a co-educational ''English Medium School'' which is situated 1 km west to

Thiruvattar Thiruvattar is a panchayat town in Kanyakumari district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. About the town This town is situated northeast of Marthandam and northwest of Nagercoil. The two main rivers, the Pahr ...

in Kanyakumari district of

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. It follows the

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board, and is branded along with Excel Global School as the Excel Group of Schools. The Administration of the school is vested with the Centre for Educare and Research Charitable Trust, which is a non-profit organisation for rural education. The school has entered into a joint venture with

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based ISO 9001 certified Pearls International School, with a view to integrate new techniques and educational technology with existing

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Campus

This institution was established in the academic year 2003–04. The campus covers about , which seats both the schools of the group, forming the Excel Complex. It is located 1.5 km south-east of Moovattumugam, the converging point of River Kothai and River Pahrali. It is connected with a sub-road "Awai Farm Lane" from the link road of

Kulasekaram Kulasekharam is a town located in the district of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the most important business centres in the district, after Marthandam. Kulasekharam has many rubber plantations that yield high quality latex, whic ...

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Marthandam Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly known as Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion ...

at Thiruvattar from the main NH 47 in a serene, evergreen highland. It is 5 km from the Marthandam Railway Station and 50 km away from

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Library

The library, also called by Excelites as the Wisdom Centre within the campus, contains more than 3000 volumes of selected books on various subjects. It has reference materials and sources such as

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, domestic and international children's research documents,

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, and a collection of child play-related materials, i.e.

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and Tapes.

Observatory

In 2015, a space observatory was inaugurated by

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astronaut Dr. Donald Alan Thomas in the campus to engage students with astronomy and astrophysics, while building an interest of space exploration within them. The space observatory houses a telescope used by students, teachers and parents to observe and research cosmic entities. Students have conducted research on

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s, the

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and other nearby planets.

Resource Room

The school also has a research room with computers with internet access, that is accessible to the students and teachers.

Administration

The principal of the school since 2016 is Binu Kumar, acting under the supervision of the board of directors of Excel Group of Schools. The vice-principal and other academic coordinators work in accordance to the school's functioning guidelines.

Awards and recognition

* IIMUN Kanyakumari 2016 Best School Award: Awarded by

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at Kanyakumari for winning the most number of medals in 2016. * IIMUN Vellore 2016 Best School Award: Awarded by

at Vellore for winning the most number of medals in the year 2016. * NIF IGNITE Award: Awarded by

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to Ram Nikash by the then

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in the year 2014. * NIF IGNITE Award: Awarded by

to Ram Akash by the then

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in the year 2015.

References

{{reflist Primary schools in Tamil Nadu High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu Schools in Kanyakumari district Thiruvattar Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in Tamil Nadu