The school is affiliated with the Institutions of Meston Education and Development Association; a Christian organisation.

[1] A group of followers of John Wesley (1703–1791) set sail from Britain for India under the leadership of Thomas Coke.

James Linch,[clarification needed] who accompanied Coke, founded the Methodist Mission in India, establishing a small school and a chapel at Royapettah, Madras (now Chennai) in 1818.

In conformity with the structural change in school education introduced by the Government of Tamil Nadu, the institution was upgraded as a Higher Secondary School for boys in 1978, with academic courses at +2 level.

The School is also involved in welfare education by arranging integrated programmes for handicapped children.