Indra Nooyi, chairman and former chief executive officer of PepsiCo is an alumnus of this school, along with well-known South Indian actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Aishwarya Rajesh.
Teixeira, the Portuguese Bishop of Mylapore since 1928 proposed to sell to the FFM a piece of church property measuring approximately 5 acres at Mambalam (now T. Nagar).
In February 1933, the institution purchased the land and plans were made for the construction of an Anglo-Indian School, a boarding home and a convent.
Meanwhile, the government authorities requisitioned the Holy Angels' property to be used as Air Raid Precaution Headquarters, the Madras High Court and the Law College for the duration of the war.
In the chapel, a section of the main construction at Holy Angels' the Eucharist was celebrated very early on the morning of 22 April 1942.
One very valuable item was left standing in the empty chapel: the beautiful and venerated statue of the Madonna, which would guard and protect Holy Angels' for the next four years.
This motto was printed on all student report cards, along with an emblem carrying its Latin translation "Ad Charitatem Per Veritatem".
What was remarkable was that despite being warned of impending danger Mother Hermine inspired her sisters not to desert the orphans for whom they were working and faced death with a smile, singing praises of God.
The Times of India and Research agency IMRB conducted a perception survey among parents, teachers and Chennai's public to rank the city's schools.