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| name = Cochin Refineries School, Vandipettah
| native_name = CRS
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| affiliation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
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| chairman = K N Ravindran
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| principal = Vinumoan K Matthew
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| address = Vandipettah, [[Puthencruz]] P.O 682308
| city = [[Kochi, India|Kochi]]
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| district = Ernakulam
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'''Cochin Refineries School''' is a higher [[secondary school]] situated in [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The school was relocated to its new campus near Vandipettah, [[Puthencruz]] on 2 December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/nov/30/last-bell-rings-at-cochin-refineries-school-2069349.html|title='Last bell' rings at Cochin Refineries School|date=30 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>http://cochinrefineriesschool.ac.in/uploads/newsandevents/Notice%20-%20Shifting%20to%20new%20campus_20191201030859.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2025}} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Overview==

The school was established in 1966 for the children of employees of erstwhile Kochi Refineries Ltd (KRL). Admission is open to children of employees.
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File:Cochin Refineries School, Ambalamugal campus (1966-2019).jpg|CR School, Ambalamugal campus (1966-2019)
File:Cochin Refineries School, Vandipettah (2019 - ) campus.jpg|CR School, Vandipettah campus (since 2019)
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Previously, the school was situated on the hilltop of Jwalagiri, [[Ambalamugal]]. On the 2nd of December 2019, the school relocated to its new campus near Vandipettah. The school is run by Cochin Refineries Educational Aid Society and managed by a Board of Governors nominated by the management of [[BPCL]] – [[Kochi Refinery]]. It is affiliated with the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE), New Delhi, and prepares students for the [[All India Secondary School Examination]] (AISSE) and [[Higher Secondary Examination|All India Senior School Certificate Examination]] (AISSCE).

The motto of the school is "That they may be refined and radiate".

==See also==
*[[List of schools in Ernakulam]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://cochinrefineriesschool.ac.in/index.php School website]

[[Category:Private schools in Kochi]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Kochi]]

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