John Anderson, set up the institution as the General Assembly School,[3] conducting classes in a rented house on the east side of Armenian Street in Georgetown, Madras.

He who created hostels and several academic and cultural associations, and this shaped MCC into a premier educational institution in South Asia.

The present site at Chetpet, then called Napier Garden was purchased, and the school moved into the newly constructed building in the year 1950.

It was during Mr. Kuruvilla Jacob's time that the school reached its peak of excellence in both curricular and extra-curricular activities.

With the help of the association and other friends Mr. Mathisas added the seventh standard block, equipped the laboratories and started new programmes.

The swimming pool, the auditorium, the junior and the higher secondary hostels, NCC rooms, the Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy, and the MRF Pace Foundation bear ample testimony to his untiring efforts to build the school to excellence.

He upgraded the institution by setting up a computer laboratory, Junior Science lab, Basketball Court, and various other facilities.

He started the nursery and primary sections, and constructed a new block to accommodate the sixth, seventh and eighth standards.

Students follow the Indian tradition of wishing teachers with folded hands Namaskaram position.

Assembly is conducted every day to teach and train students with current affairs, Punctuality, Thirukkural, New English words, Prayer, Bible and Moral stories.