Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School

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{{About|the school in Thiruvananthapuram|the school in Thrissur|Government Model Higher Secondary School for Boys|the school in Kollam|Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Kollam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox school
|name = Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram
|motto = Thamasoma jyothirgamaya
|image = GovtModelHSSLogo.jpg
|imagesize = 125px
|established = 1885
|type = Higher secondary school
|classes offered = Std 5 to 12
|system = Kerala State Board of Education
|students = 2000
|locale = Thaikkadu
|city = Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
|state = Kerala
|country = India}}

'''Government Model Boys Higher Secondary School''', (previously called Government Model High School) is a school in Thycaud, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[India]]. The school is affiliated to the Kerala State Board of Education and is one of the oldest schools in [[Kerala]].<ref>[http://www.schoolskerala.com/schools/government_model_school/index.htm Model School details]</ref>

==History==
[[File:Model School Thiruvananthapuram.JPG|thumb|The school]]
In 1885, a normal school was started in [[Trivandrum]] by the government of [[Travancore]] for training male teachers. It was situated in the compound where [[St.Joseph's Higher Secondary school]] is at present. In 1903 it was shifted to Thycaud. The magnificent main building of the school, an example of European architecture, was built in 1910<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090530061910/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/25/stories/2009052558020300.htm Centenary celebrations of Model School inaugurated]</ref> during the reign of Maharaja [[Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110604102911/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/12/stories/2009121255050800.htm Architectural beauty of Government Model School]</ref>

The first headmaster was Dr. C F Clarke who served for three years. He lived on the school campus; the house where he stayed remains as Clarke's Bungalow. One of the earliest headmasters of the training college was Shri. P.G. Sadasiva Iyer, who was an M.A. in Chemistry from the Madras Presidency college. The school was the city's first English, Malayalam, Tamil medium school.


===Higher secondary school===
When the Kerala State Board of Education decided to move the two-year intermediate course (the course between high school and university) from colleges to schools in 1998, Model School was part of the program. As part of this change, the name of the school was changed to Government Model Higher Secondary School.

==Notable alumni==

{{alumni|date=October 2020}}
* [[Mohanlal]], actor, producer and a recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohanlal Biography |url=https://www.thecompleteactor.com/mohanlal-biography |website=www.thecompleteactor.com |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mohanlal on his school, college days in Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNOIev_8fcQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/bNOIev_8fcQ |archive-date=14 December 2021 |url-status=live |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=Kairali TV |access-date=29 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="MMS">{{cite web |title=My Model School |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/may/23/my-model-school-51447.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mohanlal: Back to school, (Govt Model School, Trivandrum).Meets school alumuni |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF2Mwj9d0U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/XJF2Mwj9d0U |archive-date=14 December 2021 |url-status=live |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=asianetnews |access-date=31 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Sri M]], spiritual guide, social reformer, educationist and a recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Back to school, to give something back |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/back-to-school-to-give-something-back/article5670274.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |publisher=Staff Reporter |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="SriM">{{cite book |last1=M |first1=Sri |title=Apprenticed to A Himalayan Master: A Yogi' s Autobiography |date=2010 |publisher=Magenta Press |location=Chennai |isbn=9788191009606 |pages=23, 24, 43 |edition=1st |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JH3qZwEACAAJ |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Kris Gopalakrishnan]], co-founder and former executive vice chairman (former co-chairman) of [[Infosys]], former president of [[Confederation of Indian Industry]], chairman of Axilor Ventures<ref>{{cite web |title=Model School: Meet of Alumni, Teachers Today |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2015/jan/20/Model-School-Meet-of-Alumni-Teachers-Today-707381.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Project by alumni to improve Thiruvananthapuram school |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2017/jun/04/project-by-alumni-to-improve-thiruvananthapuram-school-1612675.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], actor<ref name="MSAM-Sun">{{cite web |title=Model School alumni meet on Sunday |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/may/29/model-school-alumni-meet-on-sunday-53043.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Priyadarshan]], film director, screenwriter, and producer<ref name="MST-100">{{cite web |title=Model School turning 100 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/mar/30/model-school-turning-100-36975.html |website=www.newindianexpress.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[U. Vimal Kumar]], former international [[Badminton]] player and served as chief national coach of India<ref>{{cite web |title=U, Vimal Kumar |url=https://g.co/kgs/51s7et |website=www.google.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Jagadish]], actor, screenwriter, television presenter, and politician<ref name="MSAM-Sun"/>
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]], actor and producer<ref name="MSAM-Sun"/>
* [[Padmakumar]], businessman and coach<ref name="MSAM-Sun"/>
* [[Venu Nagavally]], film actor, screenwriter and director<ref name="MSAM-Sun"/>
* [[K. B. Ganesh Kumar]], actor, television host, and politician. He was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[M. G. Sreekumar]], playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[G. Venugopal]], playback singer<ref name="MST-100"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Alumni Meet at Thiruvananthapuram Model School 1976 10th class Batch students |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUCtKjeFSgU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/KUCtKjeFSgU |archive-date=14 December 2021 |url-status=live |website=www.youtube.com |publisher=asianetnews |access-date=31 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], playback singer<ref>{{cite web |title=13 Nov 08: Meeting with Srinivas and Suresh at Trivandrum |url=http://modelschool1975.pbworks.com/w/page/21601269/FrontPage#13Nov08MeetingwithSrinivasandSureshatTrivandrumnbsp |website=www.modelschool1975.pbworks.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Srinivas Biography |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/srinivas-singer/biography.html |website=www.filmibeat.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Balabhaskar]], was an Indian musician, violinist, composer and record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Model school mourns a beloved alumnus |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/model-school-mourns-a-beloved-alumnus/article25145838.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Raghu Kumar]], managing director, Allergan India
* [[Sooraj Santhosh]], Indian playback singer{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* [[Vishnu Vijay]], music producer, music director, [[flautist]], and composer<ref>{{cite web |title=Making waves in Mollywood |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Making-waves-in-Mollywood/article14574419.ece |website=www.thehindu.com |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>
* [[Nandhu|Nandu]], film actor
* [[Rajeevnath]], film director<ref name="MSAM-Sun"/>
* [[S. Krishna Kumar]], a politician and former union minister of India<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[Babu Divakaran]], a politician and a former Kerala state minister<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[K. Muraleedharan]], a politician and a former Kerala state minister<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]], music director and Carnatic vocalist<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[Shaji Kailas]], film director and scriptwriter<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[M. P. Appan]], a poet and littérateur<ref name="MST-100"/><ref name="MMS"/>
* [[Sukumar (writer)]], a popular satirist and cartoonist<ref name="MST-100"/>
* [[T. N. Gopinathan Nair]], Indian Playwright, Novelist
* Dr. [[A. Marthanda Pillai]], neurosurgeon, the recipient of a [[Padma Shri]] and managing director of Ananthapuri Hospitals & Research Institute<ref name="SriM"/>
* [[Nalini Netto]], was a student of the primary section and a former chief secretary, Government of Kerala<ref name="MST-100"/>
* S.George , former Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police of Greater Chennai, Government of TamilNadu

==References==
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==External links==
*https://modelschooltvm.com
* [http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/ Department of higher secondary education, Kerala ]

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