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Pallikaranai is a fresh water swamp adjacent to the Bay of Bengal situated 22 kilometers to the south of Chennai. It is another fast-developing urban area in Chennai. The place was merged with Chennai Metropolitan Corporation in 2011. It has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the National average of 59.5%. It was in the year 1994 Most Rev. Arul Das James, Archbishop of Madras – Mylapore invited Ursuline Franciscan Sisters to the Archdiocese. The then Superior General Rev. Sr Edilburga with a great vision of extending the mission sent Sisters Edwina Saldanha, Bridgit and Milly D’ Souza to Pallikarnai in Velacheri. They involved themselves in social work, pastoral work and youth ministry staying in a rented house. Having studied the local situation, the Sisters decided to go for holistic development of the marginalized through promoting literacy. Rev. Fr Vijay Kiran and Rev. Fr Vincent Monteiro, brother of Sr Edilburga Monteiro were instrumental in buying a piece of land in the year 1995 where a convent for the Sisters was built. Infant Jesus Nursery School for kids was started in this convent building on June 1, 1995 with 35 students on the roll. In the year 1999 permission was obtained for a primary school. As the classes increased year after year a suitable building was constructed in the year 2000 consisting of ground and first floors. Mysore Province to whose jurisdiction this Convent was entrusted financed the project. In the year 2005 the second floor was completed. Subsequently permission was obtained for secondary classes, VII – X. Slow but steady, the growth of the Institution gave rise to the Higher Secondary School. Permission was obtained for the Science stream with Computer Science and Biology as optional. The first batch of 24 students passed out with 100% results. In the year 2010 a new block was constructed for the purpose of the higher secondary students. The Generalate and Mysore Province extended their financial support besides local f
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