Achievement at CIRS · 1996 to today

Our Laurels

The people, performances and published results behind the honours.

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The school’s published collage of 2025 competitions
From the school’s own report of the 2025 competitions.

01 / 08

Academics

A CIRS student looking into a microscope in a biology laboratory
A biology practical at CIRS

A related CIRS photograph; it does not document the listed award events.

Twenty-four diplomas from twenty-four candidates

May 2026 · IB Diploma Programme, May 2026 examination

24 of 24 diplomas · two scores of 45 out of 45

Every candidate registered for the May 2026 IB Diploma examination was awarded the diploma, with an average of 39.4 points. Twelve scored 40 or above. Adithyan Diwakar Vidya and Shriya Shruti Misra both scored 45 out of 45, the maximum the Diploma allows.

  • Adithyan Diwakar Vidya — 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma
  • Shriya Shruti Misra — 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma

Source: The school’s IB results brief

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99.0 per cent in Class XII Management

March–April 2026 · CBSE Class XII board examinations

Stream topper, 99.0%

Dhruvik Sachin Agarwal topped the Class XII Management stream with 99.0%. The stream averaged 94%; 22 students scored 90% or above, and there was one centum in Business Studies and two in Applied Mathematics.

  • Dhruvik Sachin Agarwal — 99.0% in Class XII Management

Source: The school’s CBSE results brief

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Joint toppers in Class XII Science

March–April 2026 · CBSE Class XII board examinations

Two toppers, 95.60% each

Sonakshi Birmiwal and Namburu Venkata Dheeraj topped the Class XII Science stream with 95.60% each. The class averaged 91%, twelve students scored 90% or above, and there was one centum in Chemistry and two in IP.

  • Sonakshi Birmiwal — 95.60% in Class XII Science
  • Namburu Venkata Dheeraj — 95.60% in Class XII Science

Source: The school’s CBSE results brief

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02 / 08

Sport

Young CIRS footballers in green and amber shirts chasing the ball on the school field
Football on the CIRS field

A related CIRS photograph; it does not document the listed award events.

Overall champions, South Zone Yoga

13 July 2025 · South Zone Yoga Competition 2025–26, School Games Sport Development Foundation India, Erode

Overall Championship · 6 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze

Across every category, CIRS students brought home six gold, five silver and six bronze medals, and with them the Overall Championship.

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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Under-14 champions, eleven-a-side

2025 · 11-on-11 Football Tournament, Chandrakanthi Public School, Coimbatore

Champions of 36 schools · Best Player

The CIRS Under-14 boys won the eleven-a-side tournament against 36 schools, and Tanay Lakshman of Grade 8 was named Best Player.

  • Tanay Lakshman — Best Player, Under-14 football

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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Second runners-up, Under-11 football

28–29 August 2025 · Takshila Inter-School 7-on-7 Football Tournament, Delhi Public School, Coimbatore

Second runners-up · Best Defender

The Under-11 boys finished as second runners-up, and Arnav Ramoliya of Grade 5 was given the Best Defender Award.

  • Arnav Ramoliya — Best Defender, Under-11 football

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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03 / 08

Arts

A row of dancers in costume raising their arms on a stage lit in violet
A dance ensemble on the CIRS stage

A related CIRS photograph; it does not document the listed award events.

First prize for bhajan

26 July 2025 · Interschool Bhajan Competition, Suguna International School

First of more than 20 schools

Ten CIRS students from Grades 7 to 12 sang for the school and took first prize among more than twenty schools.

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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First in Wind, second in Rhythm

26 August 2025 · 46th Sahodaya Inter School Instrumental Music Competition, CS Academy, Coimbatore

Wind 1st · Rhythm 2nd · 41 schools

Thirteen students represented CIRS across four categories: Wind, Rhythm, Keyboard and Band. Among 41 schools, Yuvraj Tibrewal of Class 9 placed first in Wind and Arham Jain of Class 9 second in Rhythm.

  • Yuvraj Tibrewal — First in Wind, Sahodaya instrumental music
  • Arham Jain — Second in Rhythm, Sahodaya instrumental music

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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Third place, Under-19 girls’ dance

16 August 2025 · Interschool Sahodaya Dance Competition, Benglen Public School

Third of 25 schools

CIRS entered three groups: Under-14 girls, Under-19 boys and Under-19 girls. Among 25 schools, the Under-19 girls placed third.

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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04 / 08

Speech

Students in suits gathered with a flag at a CIRS Model United Nations
Delegates at a Model United Nations held at CIRS

A related CIRS photograph; it does not document the listed award events.

First place in public speaking

23 August 2025 · Public speaking competition, Vidhya Niketan School (CBSE), Vilanankurichi

First place

Pradyum Tibarewal of Grade 12 took first place.

  • Pradyum Tibarewal — First in public speaking; second in declamation

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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Three places in English declamation

9 August 2025 · English Declamation Competition, The United Public School, Periyanaickenpalayam

Two seconds and a third

Saptarshi Pal of Grade 8 placed second, Adhyatma Ghranthik Agarwal of Grade 10 third, and Pradyum Tibarewal of Grade 12 second.

  • Saptarshi Pal — Second in English declamation
  • Adhyatma Ghranthik Agarwal — Third in English declamation

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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Second and fourth in storytelling

2025 · 46th CBSE Sahodaya Inter-school Storytelling Competition, Aksharam International School

Category D 2nd · category C 4th

Aashi Kedia of Grade 10 won second place in category D, and Anokhi Kankani of Grade 8 fourth place in category C.

  • Aashi Kedia — Second in Sahodaya storytelling
  • Anokhi Kankani — Fourth in Sahodaya storytelling

Source: Competitions across CIRS, the school’s report of 1 October 2025

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05 / 08

Innovation

A CIRS student explaining a science exhibit to a visitor at the Science Expo
The Science Expo, 25 July 2025
First prize at SSVM Studentrepreneur

Reported October 2025 · ‘SSVM Studentrepreneur’ competition, SSVM, Coimbatore

First prize · ₹75,000

Raunak, Naitik and Arnav won first prize for their project, and a cash reward of ₹75,000.

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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A prize at the Youth MADE Festival

29 May 2025 · 2025 Youth MADE Festival

Prize of $500

The project of Kanishk C K, Aaditya Tulsyan, Vishwanth, Hema Ruthvick and Arjun Reddy was recognised for its creativity, innovation and potential impact, and won $500.

  • Kanishk C K — Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025
  • Aaditya Tulsyan — Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025
  • Hema Ruthvick — Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025
  • Arjun Reddy — Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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Ideathon winners at Mindkraft

2025 · Mindkraft 2025, Karunya University, on World Water Day

Ideathon 1st · quiz 2nd and 3rd · painting 2nd

Competing against universities and colleges across Tamil Nadu, Kanishk, Krishnav Deorah and Aaditya Tulsyan won the Ideathon and ₹5,000. In the quiz, Vishvprem, Divyam, Aneesh and Viraj Lal came second and Krishnav Deorah, Aaditya Tulsyan and Kanishk third; Ritika Deorah was second in the painting competition.

  • Krishnav Deorah — Mindkraft Ideathon, first
  • Ritika Deorah — Mindkraft painting, second

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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06 / 08

Leadership

A CIRS student writing at a desk during the class representative elections, an NCC cadet beside her
Class Representative Elections, 25 April 2025
Outstanding delegates at Harvard MUN

14–17 August 2025 · Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) 2025

Two Outstanding Delegate awards

Forty CIRS students took part. Adwaith and Aryan received Outstanding Delegate awards; Shwet, Ashi, Aniruddha and Shaurya were named determined delegates, and Sairam received a diplomatic commendation.

Source: School History: Harvard and IIMUN

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Mentions at the IIMUN Championship

14–17 August 2025 · 14th IIMUN Championship Conference 2025, Mumbai

A special mention and two verbal mentions

34 CIRS students represented nations. Aryaman Bansal received a special mention, and Ahana Nair and Sannvi Bagaria verbal mentions.

  • Aryaman Bansal — Special mention, IIMUN 2025
  • Ahana Nair — Verbal mention, IIMUN 2025
  • Sannvi Bagaria — Verbal mention, IIMUN 2025

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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Best Cadets at the NCC camp

1–10 July 2025 · NCC Annual Training Camp, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology

Overall Best Cadets award

36 CIRS cadets won medals in the drill test, quiz, relay, shot put and football, and the school received the overall Best Cadets award.

Source: School History: Best Cadets at the NCC camp

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07 / 08

International

The first page of the CIRS Junior School holiday assignment, December 2010, explaining the International School Award
The December 2010 assignment set for the International School Award programme
Twenty-four diplomas from twenty-four candidates

May 2026 · IB Diploma Programme, May 2026 examination

24 of 24 diplomas · two scores of 45 out of 45

Every candidate registered for the May 2026 IB Diploma examination was awarded the diploma, with an average of 39.4 points. Twelve scored 40 or above. Adithyan Diwakar Vidya and Shriya Shruti Misra both scored 45 out of 45, the maximum the Diploma allows.

  • Adithyan Diwakar Vidya — 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma
  • Shriya Shruti Misra — 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma

Source: The school’s IB results brief

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44 out of 45 in the IB Diploma

May 2025 · IB Diploma Programme, May 2025 examination

8 of 19 above 40 points · highest 44

Shubhaang Agarwal scored 44 out of 45, followed by Raahi with 43, and Reshmi and Rishi Iyer with 42. Eight of the 19 candidates scored above 40, and the class averaged 38.9 points.

  • Shubhaang Agarwal — 44 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2025
  • Rishi Iyer — 42 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2025

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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Outstanding delegates at Harvard MUN

14–17 August 2025 · Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) 2025

Two Outstanding Delegate awards

Forty CIRS students took part. Adwaith and Aryan received Outstanding Delegate awards; Shwet, Ashi, Aniruddha and Shaurya were named determined delegates, and Sairam received a diplomatic commendation.

Source: School History: Harvard and IIMUN

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08 / 08

The School

A trophy inscribed Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Education Cell Vision Award 2012, held up with its certificate by a woman in a sari and a swami in saffron
The Vision Award and its certificate at the presentation. The people pictured are not named in the school’s record
Second in India, first in Tamil Nadu for the fourteenth year

Reported October 2025 · Education World and Brainfeed school rankings

Education World: 2nd in India, 1st in Tamil Nadu · Brainfeed: 3rd in India

Education World ranked CIRS second in the country among India’s top co-educational boarding schools, and first in Tamil Nadu and Coimbatore for the 14th consecutive year. Brainfeed ranked the school third in the country and first in both the state and the city.

Source: School History: the Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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Vanijya Ratna for a CIRS teacher

Reported October 2025 · Commerce Teachers Foundation

Vanijya Ratna Award

Dr. Rashmi was given the Vanijya Ratna Award for her contribution to education; her students averaged 96% in Accountancy.

Source: The school’s Annual Report, 7 October 2025

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Second in India, first in Tamil Nadu

2019 · Education World school survey, conducted by C fore

2nd co-educational boarding school in India · 1st in Tamil Nadu, eighth year running

In Education World’s 2019 survey CIRS rose from fourth to second place in the country among co-educational boarding schools, and kept first place in Tamil Nadu for the eighth consecutive year.

Source: School History: Education World survey

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Excellence has many forms.

Achievement,
in the records.

  1. 24 / 24

    IB Diplomas

    IB Diploma Programme, May 2026 examination

    Every candidate registered for the May 2026 IB Diploma examination was awarded the diploma.

    Results brief

  2. 45 / 45

    Perfect scores

    IB Diploma Programme, May 2026 examination

    Two students, the maximum the Diploma allows.

    Results brief

  3. 99.0%

    Class XII Management

    CBSE Class XII board examinations · March–April 2026

    The stream topper, in the CBSE board examinations.

    Results brief

  4. 17

    Medals at South Zone Yoga

    South Zone Yoga Competition 2025–26, School Games Sport Development Foundation India, Erode · 13 July 2025

    Six gold, five silver and six bronze, with the Overall Championship.

    School report

  5. 14th

    Year first in Tamil Nadu

    Education World and Brainfeed school rankings · Reported October 2025

    Education World ranked CIRS first in Tamil Nadu and Coimbatore for the 14th consecutive year.

    Archive record

  6. 100

    The top 100 of one lakh

    SPOT test and Science Camp, Vikram Sarabhai Science Foundation, Pune · 12–14 June 2025

    Two students, selected through the SPOT test for the VSSF Science Camp.

    Annual report

The Laurel Reel

2007 to 2026,
one record at a time.

  1. The first typed page of the school's account of its students' meeting with President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    The first page of the school’s account of the meeting

    Leadership7 May 2007

    Invited to Rashtrapati Bhavan

    An interaction with President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, New Delhi

    A vacation assignment on the President’s ‘Vision for India 2020’, recast by the school as ‘My Vision for Myself, my Family, my School and my Country’, led to an invitation: thirty-two students from Classes VI to XII met President Kalam in the Committee Room of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

    Archive record

  2. The cover of the Chinmaya Sakshi e-newsletter, summer special, May 2008
    Chinmaya Sakshi, May 2008: the newsletter that printed the year’s house results

    SportFebruary 2008

    Valmiki take the Khel Mela

    Khel Mela, the 12th Annual Athletic and Aquatic Meet

    Valmiki won the overall championship and the best march past. Vasishta and Vishwamitra shared the award for best individual activities, and the list of winners gives the best drill to Vyasa (the same issue’s account of the drill says the cup went to Vasishta and Vyasa together).

    Newsletter record

  3. The first page of the CIRS Junior School holiday assignment, December 2010, explaining the International School Award
    The December 2010 assignment set for the International School Award programme

    International · The School2011

    The International School Award

    British Council

    CIRS received the British Council’s International School Award, which recognises good practice in bringing an international dimension into the curriculum. The Junior School had taken up the programme the year before, with holiday assignments on the wider world.

    Archive record

  4. A trophy inscribed Central Chinmaya Mission Trust Education Cell Vision Award 2012, held up with its certificate by a woman in a sari and a swami in saffron
    The Vision Award and its certificate at the presentation. The people pictured are not named in the school’s record

    The School2012

    The CCMT Education Cell Vision Award

    Education Cell, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust

    The Education Cell of the Central Chinmaya Mission Trust presented its Vision Award for 2012 to CIRS, Coimbatore.

    Archive record

  5. A wooden plaque with a gold panel reading brainfeed school excellence awards, Top 500 Schools of India 2017-18
    The plaque, dated 12 November 2017, Bengaluru

    The School12 November 2017

    Top 500 Schools of India

    Brainfeed School Excellence Awards 2017–18, Bengaluru

    Brainfeed’s School Excellence Awards named CIRS among the Top 500 Schools of India 2017–18, in the category Best International Boarding / Happiness Quotient Index / Influential School Brand, and among the best international schools of Tamil Nadu.

    Archive record

  6. The first page of the CIRS Annual Report dated 15 October 2019
    Annual Report, 15 October 2019, which records the survey

    The School2019

    Second in India, first in Tamil Nadu

    Education World school survey, conducted by C fore

    In Education World’s 2019 survey CIRS rose from fourth to second place in the country among co-educational boarding schools, and kept first place in Tamil Nadu for the eighth consecutive year.

    Archive record

  7. CIRS students in blue tracksuits holding a standing yoga pose on the school ground, hills behind them
    Yoga on the CIRS ground, beneath the Siruvani hills

    Sport13 July 2025

    Overall champions, South Zone Yoga

    South Zone Yoga Competition 2025–26, School Games Sport Development Foundation India, Erode

    Across every category, CIRS students brought home six gold, five silver and six bronze medals, and with them the Overall Championship.

    School report

  8. A CIRS student looking into a microscope in a biology laboratory
    A biology practical at CIRS

    Academics · InternationalMay 2026

    Twenty-four diplomas from twenty-four candidates

    IB Diploma Programme, May 2026 examination

    Every candidate registered for the May 2026 IB Diploma examination was awarded the diploma, with an average of 39.4 points. Twelve scored 40 or above. Adithyan Diwakar Vidya and Shriya Shruti Misra both scored 45 out of 45, the maximum the Diploma allows.

    Results brief

Featured laurels

The roll

Behind every laurel is a name.

54 students, teams and houses named in the school’s records. Choose a name to explore the recorded achievement.

  • 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2026
  • 99.0% in Class XII Management, 2026
  • 95.60% in Class XII Science, 2026
  • QUZBIZ Zonal Quiz, first of 180 teams, 2025
  • AQMEN Quiz, third of 55 teams, 2025
  • Best Defender, Under-11 football, 2025
  • Second in Rhythm, Sahodaya instrumental music, 2025
  • Second in English declamation, 2025
  • Second in Sahodaya storytelling, 2025
  • Second in English extempore, 2025
  • 98.6% in Class XII Management, 2025, 2025
  • 97.8% in Class X, 2025, 2025
  • 42 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2025, 2025
  • Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025, 2025
  • Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025, 2025
  • Mindkraft painting, second, 2025; ISRO YUVIKA 2025, 2025
  • Robotica 2025, runners-up, 2025; Special mention, IIMUN 2025, 2025
  • VSSF SPOT test, top 100 in India, 2025
  • Space Quiz, top 100, 2025
  • Verbal mention, IIMUN 2025, 2025
  • Bronze, 400 m, South Zone swimming, 2025
  • Winner, Under-16 singles, GST tennis, 2025
  • Best Player, Under-12 football, 2025
  • Coimbatore District Sub Junior hockey team, 2025
  • JKLU Ideathon, overall winners, 2024
  • Khel Mela: overall championship and best march past, 2008; Senior Social Science Quiz, 2008
  • Khel Mela: best individual activities, shared, 2008; Inter-House Aquatic Meet, 2008; Junior English Quiz, 2008
  • 45 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2026
  • 95.60% in Class XII Science, 2026
  • 98.60% in Class X, 2026
  • Lotus Quiz, first of 40 teams, 2025
  • Best Player, Under-14 football, 2025
  • First in Wind, Sahodaya instrumental music, 2025
  • First in public speaking; second in declamation, 2025
  • Third in English declamation, 2025
  • Fourth in Sahodaya storytelling, 2025
  • Fourth in the Sahodaya Spell Bee, 2025
  • 98.4% in Class XII Science, 2025, 2025
  • 44 out of 45 in the IB Diploma, 2025, 2025
  • Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025, 2025
  • Youth MADE Festival prize, 2025, 2025
  • Mindkraft Ideathon, first, 2025
  • Robotica 2025, runners-up, 2025
  • VSSF SPOT test, top 100 in India, 2025
  • Space Quiz, top 100, 2025
  • Third, state aviation quiz, 2025
  • Verbal mention, IIMUN 2025, 2025
  • Gold, 200 m freestyle, state level, 2025
  • Runner-up, Under-18 singles, Jharkhand state, 2025
  • Coimbatore district basketball camp, 2025
  • JKLU Ideathon, overall winners, 2024
  • JKLU Ideathon, overall winners, 2024
  • Khel Mela: best individual activities, shared, 2008; Junior Mathematics Quiz, 2008
  • Khel Mela: best drill, 2008; Junior Science Quiz, 2008

The season in photographs

Where the next laurel begins.

Three competitions from the school’s photograph archive. Their placings are not yet published here; each will be added, with its source, when the school supplies it.

  1. Competition18 August 2026

    Junior Spell Bee

    The screen behind the speaker reads ‘Chinmaya International Residential School welcomes you to the Junior Spell Bee Competition’, and gives the date.

    Placings: not yet published on this site.

    Dated from the screen in the photograph.

    A junior student spelling into a microphone on the stage of the school hall, in front of a screen reading Junior Spell Bee Competition, with two judges at a red-clothed table and pupils seated on the right
    The Junior Spell Bee Competition, 18 August 2026
    A student at the microphone on stage beside the Junior Spell Bee Competition screen, the judges at their red table to the left
    At the microphone, beside the competition screen
  2. Competition12 February 2026

    Language Poem Recitation

    One pupil at a time recites at a microphone, before judges at a table and a school seated on the steps.

    Placings: not yet published on this site.

    Dated from the photographs’ own timestamps and the school’s folder title.

    A student in school uniform reciting at a microphone on a tiled terrace, tiers of pupils in mustard kurtas seated behind
    The Language Poem Recitation, 12 February 2026
    Two judges seated at a round table making notes, pupils in mustard kurtas on tiered steps behind them
    The judges’ table
    A girl in school uniform reciting at a microphone stand in front of a wooden door
    A reciter at the microphone
  3. Competition27 February 2026

    Junior Group Dance Competition

    Groups take the stage one after another beneath a hand-painted ‘Dance Competition’ banner.

    Placings: not yet published on this site.

    Dated from the photographs’ own timestamps and the school’s folder title.

    Dancers in yellow costumes and red scarves in a line across a stage with a blue backdrop and a Dance Competition banner
    The Junior Group Dance Competition, 27 February 2026
    A boy in an indigo costume in mid-step on stage, a group of dancers in white and red behind him
    A group in indigo, white and red
    Four dancers in black tops and gold trousers striking a pose on a stage with a blue backdrop
    Four dancers in black and gold

The complete archive

56 records.

Each entry draws on a published school record and links to its source. Choose an entry to read the details.

  1. Results brief
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  5. School report
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  21. Annual report
  22. Archive record
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  35. Archive record
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  46. Archive record
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  51. Archive record
  52. Newsletter record
  53. Newsletter record
  54. Newsletter record
  55. Archive record
  56. School account

Departments and houses: results, placings and photographs for this archive are welcome at info@cirschool.org.

56 laurels on record. The school opened on 6 June 1996; the earliest laurel in this archive is from 2007.