Dbtr National Higher Secondary School

Down on Mahadhana Street in Mayiladuthurai, you will find the school at number 33. It’s an old part of town, and the building has been around for quite a while, so it has that feel of a place where a lot of people have passed through. The mornings are always a bit of a rush with students arriving on their cycles or walking from the nearby houses. We have the usual setup of classrooms with wooden benches and blackboards that have seen better days. It’s a higher secondary school, so the students are a bit older and things can get quite loud during the changeover between periods. We don't have a lot of fancy equipment, but we have enough for the daily lessons and the exams that everyone worries about. The teachers here have been around for years and they know most of the families in the neighborhood by name. When the bells ring at the end of the day, the street outside gets completely packed with kids heading home. We spend a lot of time keeping the place from getting too cluttered, though with so many students, it’s a constant job. It’s a straightforward school where the focus is just on the books and the daily schedule. We don't try to be anything we aren't; we just open the gates every morning and get to work teaching the local kids from the 609001 area.