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Bentinck School, Vepery

1837 establishments in IndiaChristian schools in Tamil NaduChurch of South India schoolsEducational institutions established in 1837High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu
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Mrs. W. Porter's Girls' Shools at Madras (Bentinck Higher Secondary School, Vepery), (87, 1847) Copy
Mrs. W. Porter's Girls' Shools at Madras (Bentinck Higher Secondary School, Vepery), (87, 1847) Copy

The Bentinck Higher Secondary School is located on Jermiah Road, Vepery, Chennai, near the Vepery Police Station. The school is considered to be one of Chennai's best girls' schools and is aided by Government of Tamilnadu. The school offers education to girls in English,Tamil and Telugu mediums till class 10. English and Tamil medium in class 11 and 12. The school is also known as simply the Bentinck School or Bentinck Vepery. The school is 185 years old. Started in 1837 with just 21 students, the school now has more than 2000 students.

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Bentinck School, Vepery
Chennai Ward 58 (Zone 5 Royapuram)

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