Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Trivandrum
Sarvodaya Vidyalaya is a school of the Major Archiepiscopal Eparchy of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church. Situated on the Bethany Hills at Nalanchira, Sarvodaya was founded on 3 January 1973 by Benedict Mar Gregorios, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Trivandrum. The school is one of the few schools in the district which provides ISC and ICSE syllabi, the most advanced course in the country. The school has a population of 4,500 students and over 120 teachers. The motto of the school is "Let there be light". Management. The school is owned and managed by the Major Archdiocese of  Trivandrum. One of the primary apostolates of the archdiocese concerns its service in the field of education. For the last 75 years, it has been providing education to thousands of students across the nation. Patron Manager: Baselios Cardinal Cleemis, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum is the patron of the School. Dr. James T. Joseph was appointed Principal of the school in May 2020 and Fr. Koshy Chirakkarottu is Bursar (Cum Local Manager) of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya Schools at Mar Ivanios Vidya Nagar, Nalanchira, Trivandrum. Courses. ICSE/ISC course. The ICSE course, the most advanced one now available in  India, is modelled and organised on the lines of the Senior Cambridge Course of England. The syllabi are prepared, books prescribed and examinations conducted accordingly to achieve academic excellence. There are about 100 recognised ICSE/ISC schools in the whole country. SSLC course. The school offers SSLC Course with Kerala State syllabus in English medium from standard VIII. Students joining SSLC course from any other course can choose Special English instead of Malayalam. The school also offers Higher Secondary Course (Plus two course) Facilities. Library. The school has a library with more than 20,000 books and more than 15 standard  periodicals, and a reference section. Members of staff and students are expected to use the school library regularly. Internet, FAX and photocopying facilities are provided in the library. The library consists of multiple language books like Malayalam, English etc. Laboratory. There are five laboratories in the school for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer and Mathematics. Transportation. Twenty three School buses run to different parts of the city. Accreditation. Sarvodaya Vidyalaya has been accredited with ISO 9001:2015. The school has been assessed and found to be in accordance with the requirements of standard given below ("Providing Academic Education from Nursery to XII  Standard as per ICSE and Kerala State Board")