Abacus: The Road to Perungudi

In the Beginning

Abacus was founded in June 1987
Located at a refurbished garage in RA Puram
With a school strength of 33 by the end of the year.

The Growing Years The schools occupies bigger premises in Adyar The Adyar School fills up with total strength at 136 in 1991 RA Puram is pressed back into service Uniforms are introduced at Abacus and school strength is at 142 in 1992 This number swells to 174 by 1993
Where's the Space? Primary school grows. The year 1994 and the school strength reaches 189 students By 1995, there are classes upto 7 and a total of 192
Ring in the New! November '95, Abacus is affiliated to Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi New school comes up at Perungudi and both primary and elementary classes move A final farewell to RA Puram as all 3 pre-primary move to Adyar A school bus for Abacus and total student strength 227 Home At Last! January '99 and it is farewell to Adyar, as all classes now move to Perungudi Class 9 is introduced that year Pre primary gets a school van Science laboratories are ready School strength reaches 256 The Landmark years The 1st Class 10 of Abacus write their board exams in March 2000 The school strength is now at 312 March 2004 and we have sent out our 5th batch into the world! Home Science is added as an elective The School strength is now at 348