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The Laidlaw Memorial School of St. George's Homes, Ketti is an English-medium school in Ketti, Tamil Nadu, India.
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Self reliance |
| Established | 1914 |
| Founders | John Breeden and Robert Laidlaw |
Principal | Gary Everett |
| Enrollment | 600 (approximately) |
| Website | www |
History
editThe school originated as an orphanage, St. George's Homes, in Kodaikanal.[1] The founder was John Breeden, and Robert Laidlaw contributed funds.[2][3][4] The institution moved to Ketti in 1922.[2]
The school, first recognised by the Education Department of Madras as a free primary school, was raised to the status of a high school in 1944.
Notable staff
editMark Alexander Wynter-Blyth (1906–1963), naturalist, was a housemaster of the prep school, then headmaster of the Laidlaw Memorial School in Ketti, Tamil Nadu from 1941.
Media
editThe school appeared in the Tamil film Panneer Pushpangal.
References
edit- ↑ Fraser, Bashabi; Bandyopadhyay, Deb Narayan (6 October 2023). Lakshmi's Footprints and Paisley Patterns: Perspectives on Scoto-Indian Literary and Cultural Interrelations. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-98283-1. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 Thiagarajan, Shantha (10 July 2014). "Laidlaw to mark 100 years with Georgians, old and new". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Muthiah, S. (21 March 2010). "Madras Miscellany". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Muthiah, S. (13 January 2013). "'Hold fire' held him up". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.