American College Higher Secondary School

American College Higher Secondary School
Location	Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India 9°55′47″N 78°07′52″E / 9.929724°N 78.13107°E / 9.929724; 78.13107Coordinates: 9°55′47″N 78°07′52″E / 9.929724°N 78.13107°E / 9.929724; 78.13107

American College High School commonly known as AC school is one of India's oldest schools. Established in British colonial times in the south Indian city of Madurai.

Sports

For many years AC school has been noted for its sporting talents. The students from Sports Hostel run by the Sports Authority of Tamil Nadu in the premises of Race Course stadium in Madurai undergo their education in AC School. The sports hostels houses young talents in Athletics, Basketball and Football. Other than that AC school is one of the mightiest cricket playing schools in this part of Tamil Nadu.

The football team powered by the coaching of Sports hostel has achieved many milestones in the state. In 1992 the AC school guys beat the YMCA club of Chennai in a fascinating thriller at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Tiruchirapalli in a tournament final. In those days YMCA was represented by professional footballers from all parts of the country. Then Head master of AC school Mr. Appa Samy announced a holiday to celebrate this victory.

For more than 15 years AC school dominated the Madurai Educational district cricket tournament by winning the Champions title continuously for 14 years. Many AC school alumnus play in A and B division of Madurai District Cricket Association league.

Though it doesn’t have a strong hockey team, the school produced great talents in hockey. Illango, an AC school alumnus has represented India-under-19 team in hockey.

This school in the same manner has many talented teachers who knows how to make students concentrate both on studies and sports.The PT masters play a great role in bringing the school in the sports arena.

Education in Tamil Nadu

List of educational institutions by districts	Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Erode Kanyakumari Krishnagiri Madurai Namakkal Nilgiris Perambalur Pudukkottai Salem Sivagangai Thanjavur Thoothukudi Tiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruvarur Vellore Viluppuram Virudhunagar

State universities	Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Tamil University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Tamil Nadu Fisheries University Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University Tamil Nadu National Law School Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

Central universities	Central University of Tamil Nadu Indian Maritime University

Deemed universities	AMET University Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Avinashilingam University Bharath University B. S. Abdur Rahman University Chennai Mathematical Institute Chettinad Academy of Research & Education Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute Gandhigram Rural Institute Kalasalingam University Karpagam University Karunya University Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research Noorul Islam University Periyar Maniammai University Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University - Coimbatore Campus Sathyabama University Saveetha University Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA University) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute SRM University Vels University Vinayaka Missions University VIT University

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