MAZHARUL ULOOM HR. SEC. SCHOOL

The beginning of all giant organizations has always been humble.  And so was it with the AMES which started the Madrasa-e-Mazharul Uloom in the precincts of the Chowk Masjid. It began as an unrecognized single teacher elementary school with just over 20 students on rolls.  It has grown steadily since then and has come a long way.

Mazharul Uloom School was started in the year 1920.  When the AMES celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 1955, the function was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Hon’ble K. Kamaraj and the imposing building was declared open by Janab Merit Haji Mohamed Ismail Sahib Bahadur.  The School now has a strength of nearly 2000 students from VI to XII.

It was in the academic year 1978-79 that the school was upgraded as Higher Secondary School.  Plus Two courses were offered in the same year with three groups all of which had Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Commerce, Accountancy and Economics in common.  While the First Group had in addition Botany, Zoology, Maths Vocational and Engineering, the Second Grouphad Biology, History, Vocational and L.Tech and the Third Group had Computer Science and Computer Science Vocational.

N.C.C.. N.S.S., Scout, Junior Red Cross, and Eco Club were started respectively in 1975-76, 1978-79, 1997-98, 1980-81 and 2002-03

The School had remarkable achievements in the field of Sports and Games at the State, National and International Levels.  One Mr. v. Mohamed Asif participated in nine events at the State Level and bagged eight medals in toto – two gold, two silver and four bronze medals, all in the year 2001-02 and 2002-03.  In 2004-05, Mr. D. Ramesh and Mr. S. Varadarajan won a gold medal each in Throw Ball competition.  Many students participated in the Throw Ball event and Karate at the National Level from 2000-05.  Mr. D. Ramesh and Mr. S. Varadarajan won a gold medal each in Throw Ball competition again at the International Level in the year 2005-06.

The School has all the features pertaining to a Higher Secondary School and more.  It has parallel English, Urdu and Tamil medium sections from standard VI to X which is very rare.  The English Medium sections of VI to X are self-financed.  It has 34 classrooms and an excellent library with 8778 volumes of books.  It offers five combinations of subjects in XI and XII.  The Computer Lab is an additional attraction.

The students enjoy Mid-day Meals, free bus pass and free uniform facilities. Textbooks and scholarships are extended through the State Govt.  Besides, the Management has also been offering free uniforms and special fees to deserving poor pupils.

Besides the usual activities, the school provides opportunities for hands on experience to students in woodwork, gardening, painting and computer.  Citizenship Training is also given to develop individuality and leadership qualities.  Creative talents are always encouraged.  Holding of Urdu poetry recitation called Mushaira is a regular feature of the school.  Audio visual aids are also available.

The school celebrates Independence Day, Republic Day but also the Prophets Birth day and Poets Days like those of Iqbal, Ghalib, Thiruvalluvar and Bharathi.  This would instill in the hearts of young people not only nationalism but also knowledge and respect of those who served the world and the nation in the most moral and creative ways possible to man.

The School’s focus has always been two fold : quality education and culture.  It tries to bring out the perfection already in man, though hidden.

The School had seen eleven headmasters so far, starting from the glorious personage of Natamkar Janab late N.M. Yahya Sahib who headed the administration of the School from 1949 to 1972.  Janabs Yelagiri Haji Anwar Basha, P.K. Mohamed Saleem, A.R. Khan, Mr. Ramamoorthy, Janabs. Jabbar Ali, Khalel Ahmed and Abdus Samad, Mr. Dvaraj, Janabs. Aslam Basha and S. Santh Batcha wert h other headmasters who came successively after lat Janab. N.M. Yahya Sahib.  But most of the headmasters headed the institution for short periods only, ranging from six months to one year.  Janab K. Aslam was the headmaster for 17 years from 1985-2002.  And Janab S. Santh Batcha is the present headmaster since 2002.

Though the AMES is a Muslim Organization, it has always honoured merit and talent beyond the bounds of religion.  In the fifty years of the School’s history, of the eleven headmasters, two of them were Brahmins.  Eminent and enlightening headmasters like Janab late N.M. Yahya Sahib have elevated the standard of the School by their clear-headed, honest, intelligent and diligent administration.

Education is open to students of all communities, though the minority and backward classes stand privileged.  (So is the case with Mazharul Uloom College also in which many staffs are non-Muslims and the students come from all communities).  The walls of caste, color and creed are always passed over whenever necessary.