St. Bede's is a higher secondary school in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India,[1] established in 1907 with the goal of providing Catholic education for children of European and Anglo-Indian descent.

St. Bede's School was established in 1907 as part of Lord Curzon's European education initiative for the whole of India.

The school was initially located in Leland's Garden, a building on Santhome High Road.

Joseph Sears attained first rank in the Madras Presidency but was later killed on the battlefields of France during the First World War.

In August 1943, the Orphanage and Chapel was gutted by fire and the school at Madras was occupied by the military authorities.

On his retirement, he was honoured by Pope John Paul II with the award of "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice".

The school changed its academic year from January—December to June—May in 1978 and also adopted the higher secondary (Std.

Abdul Kalam, the then President and the Missile man of India, had inaugurated a stamp in commemoration of the centenary celebrations of the school.