The old British tea factory building was used to establish a Munnar government vocational school. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
This year, the Munnar government has been celebrating 100 years of young lives at Hill Station this year. The institution had its beginnings as a high school in an abandoned British tea factory in the heart of Munnar tea plantations. It is based on the education of children of plantation staff, it is the first secondary school in the region.
Historical records report that the British producer company Kanan Devan Hills set up a high school in 1926. The government took over the school in 1955 and later upgraded it to a professional high school.
In his book Munnar, Charithram Vishesham, writer and journalist MJ Babu, he tells the key role of the school in the formation of the educational system in Munnar Hills. “Thomas John, Malayali, was the first headmaster.
Tea factory
Mr. Babu, president of the school graduates, says that the school was built in a tea factory that was damaged during the 1924 floods. A boys’ hostel was also opened near the school to ensure a boarding facility for students from a distant estate. The school authorities then used a part of an abandoned train to warm the water for the hostel students, ”says Mr. Babu.
Alumni
“Many prominent personalities, including Walter Devaram, former CEO of Tamil Nadu police, are graduates of the school,” says Mr. Babu.
Munnar Government The Vocational School of High Secondary School, headmaster of S. Jayalakshmi, says that 560 children are now studying in the Secondary School section. “Deviculam MLA A. Raja launched a year -round celebration of the 100th anniversary of the school on Thursday. In the coming months, several anniversary programs will be hosted at the school,” says Dr. Jayalakshmi.
Published – 27 September 2025 20:07
