History

History

The St. Louis Deaf Alumni Association (SLDAA) honors the memory of its members and significant individuals who have contributed to the community. They have a dedicated section for memorials, where they pay tribute to those who have passed away, celebrating their lives and contributions.

  • Founder : Late Arch Bishop Louis Mathias, Chennai Mylapore Arch Diocese.
  • Co-Founder : Late Bro. Louis Bureau, the Vicar General of the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel
  • Founded on: 8th September, 1962

The St. Louis Institute for deaf & Blind was established in 1962 and it is managed by the Pvt. Aided. It is located in Urban area. It is located in ADYAR block of CHENNAI district of Tamil Nadu. The school consists of Grades from 5 to 12. The school is Boys and it doesn't have an attached pre-primary section. The school is N/A in nature and is not using school building as a shift-school. Tamil is the medium of instructions in this school. This school is approachable by all whether road. In this school academic session starts in April.

The school has Private building. It has got 16 classrooms for instructional purposes. All the classrooms are in good condition. It has 2 other rooms for non-teaching activities. The school has a separate room for Head master/Teacher. The school has Pucca boundary wall. The school has have electric connection. The source of Drinking Water in the school is None and it is functional. The school has 24 boys toilet and it is functional. and 0 girls toilet and it is functional. The school has a playground. The school has a library and has 10000 books in its library. The school does not need ramp for disabled children to access classrooms. The school has 50 computers for teaching and learning purposes and all are functional. The school is having a computer aided learning lab.

St.Louis Deaf Alumni Association (SLDAA)

St.Louis Deaf Alumni Association was formed in the year 2012. The Association was registered under the Societies Act with Reg. No.106 of 1979. Mr. C G Vittal as Secretary was unanimously elected. The Association was formed with 15 Members committee with it. In the Special Meeting held on 10th May 1979, Rev. bro. Swaminthan SG was the director and headmaster of the St. Louis Institute for the deaf and the blind, Adyar Chennai.


Director

SL.No Name Year
1 Bro. Patrick, S.G 1990 – 1994
2 Bro. Patrick, S.G. 1994 – 1995
3 Bro. Devasy, S.G. 1995 – 1998
4 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 1998 – 2000
5 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 2000 – 2002
6 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 2002 – 2003
7 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 2003 – 2004
8 Bro. Paulraj, S.G 2004 – 2005
9 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 2005 – 2006
10 Bro. Y. Joseph, S.G. 2006 – 2008
11 Bro. I John Xavier, S.G. 2009 – 2011
12 Bro. K. Swaminathan, S.G 2011 – 2014
13 Bro. I. John Xavier, S.G. 2014 –

Principal

SL.No Name Year
1 Rev. Bro. V.K. George, S.G. 1993 – 1994
2 Mr. Joseph Selvaraj 1994 – 1998
3 Mr. Radhakrishnan 1998
4 Rev. Sr. Dr. Rita Mary 1998 – 2001
5 Mrs. Amirthavali 2001 – 2004
6 Dr. Mrs. Prema 2004 – 2008
7 Dr. Mrs. Kalavathi 2008 – 2012
8 Dr. S. Panneer Selvam 2012