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1817

The School started in Bailey's Bungalow by the Rev. Benjamin Bailey.

1819

Came to be known as Grammar School. The Rev. Joseph Fenn - the first Headmaster

1838

Grammar School shifted to Fenn's Hill and upgraded into a Public School named C. M. S. College. The Rev. W. T. Humphrey - Principal

1839

Completion of the College Building by Henry Baker

1841

Completion of the College Chapel

1857

Affiliated to the Madras University for Matriculation

1892

F A (Fellow of Arts) classes started

1907

Post Matriculation classes were separated from the School and named 'C. M. S. College'. The School named as 'C. M. S. College High School'

1907

Post Matriculation classes were separated from the School and named 'C. M. S. College'. The School named as 'C. M. S. College High School'

1921

Levelling of the New Field on the western slope of the hill for playing Foot ball.

1924

Modification of Adam Hall and renaming as 'Great Hall' for conducting Assemblies as a means of maintaining the right kind of discipline. Structural alteration of a part of Principal's Bungalow to provide boarding facilities to 50 students.

1942

Admission of girl students in the Intermediate classes for the first time. (High School has remained purely a boys institution) Proposal to raise the College as First Grade College. This led to the idea that the School must be shifted elsewhere to facilitate the expansion of the College.

1944

There was a salary cut for the teachers and staff as the School was in debt.

1945

A separate governing body was constituted for the High School and the Principal of the College was relieved of the office of the Manager. Mr. Korulla John was appointed as the Manager.

1946

Correspondant School Song adapted.

1950

On the 15th of April the 133 year old C. M. S. College High School bid farewell to its home on Fenn's Hill and shifted to the Bailey's Hill and housed in the buildings of the Cambridge Nicholson Institution - actually a return to its original home of 1817.

1954

The Assembly Hall was completed.

1957

A. V. George Stadium was completed and was inaugurated by the Kerala Governor Mr. P. Ramakrishan Rao. V. Krishnamoorthy obtained the First Rank in the state in matriculation examination of 1957 (He later became the Chief Secretary of Kerala).

1959

The School came under the Madhya Kerala Diocese of Church of South India.

1967

Triple Jubilee Celebrations (150 years).

1970

Completion of the new Hostel Building - a jubilee project.

1972

A spacious sports pavillion constructed at the southern end of the stadium.

1992

Jubilee year (175 years) Laid the foundation stone for the Jubilee Memorial building completed the 1st phase in 1995.

1998

Selected as the best aided high school in Kottayam educational district.