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.
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History
In 1885, a normal school was started in Thiruvananthapuram 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 during the reign of Maharaja Sree Moolam Thirunal Ramavarma.
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
Dr. A. Marthanda Pillai, neurosurgeon, the recipient of a Padma Shri and managing director of Ananthapuri Hospitals & Research Institute
Babu Divakaran, a politician and a former Kerala state minister
Balabhaskar, was an Indian musician, violinist, composer and record producer
G. Venugopal, playback singer
Jagadish, actor, screenwriter, television presenter, and politician
Jagathy Sreekumar, actor
K. B. Ganesh Kumar, actor, television host, and politician. He was the Minister for Forests & Environment, Sports and Cinema in the Government of Kerala
K. Muraleedharan, a politician and a former Kerala state minister
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
M. G. Radhakrishnan, music director and Carnatic vocalist
M. G. Sreekumar, playback singer, composer, music producer, television presenter and film producer
M. P. Appan, a poet and littérateur
Maniyanpilla Raju, actor and producer
Mohanlal, actor, producer and a recipient of Padma Bhushan
Nalini Netto, was a student of the primary section and a former chief secretary, Government of Kerala