The patron saint is Saint Teresa of Avila, christened after the province Avila in Spain and the convent motto is "Love, Truth and Service". Avila Convent Mat. Hr. Sec School is run by the sisters of the congregation of Mother of Carmel. It is a large Congregation of sisters founded by the Blessed Chavara Kuriakose Elias, and has over 6000 sisters working all over India and abroad. The charism of this congregation is 'contemplation in action'.
Origin
The school in Coimbatore was started in 1967. Currently over 3000 children study in various classes of the school starting from kindergarten to XII grade. The medium of instruction is English, while Tamil is taught as a second language and Hindi as an optional language.
Activities
The school has five houses Love, Truth, Service, Joy and Peace. The students represent their respective houses in various competitions, house matches and in the events that take place on sports day. The school has a Maths club, Science club, Literary club, Liturgy club and a Celebration club that organize various events all through the school year and provide opportunities for the children to exhibit their talents. The school has separate labs for Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Computer Science. Kids Day is organised every year for children from classes LKG to V. The school day is celebrated annually around January-February. A food festival is conducted annually to raise funds for various social service causes. The school has an official band which has gained extreme popularity around the city over the years and has won many laurels. The school follows the democratic policy of its pupils electing their School Pupil leader and Assistant School Pupil leader. The school has a parliament which consists of a minister and deputy minister for every department which includes Education, Discipline, Social Service, Literature and Fine Arts. In 2016, the school launched an official customized "My Stamp" to commemorate the Golden Jubilee year.
June 1996: Sr.Patrick, the then principal was awarded 'State Best Teacher'.
Nov 1996: Children’s Amusement Park inaugurated by Worship Mayor Gopala Krishnan
Sept 1998: The Principal was conferred the title 'Vidya Ratna'. Velankanni statue installed near the gate. In 1998, Indhu was awarded State Rank in English under Mrs. Hemalatha's most encouraging guidance.
May 2003: The principal Rev.Sr.Patrick received 'Outstanding Teacher Award'. Rating conducted by Sun TV for academic excellence, Avila was placed first in the district of Coimbatore and Nilgiris and fifth place in the State of Tamil Nadu.
May 2004: 'Commendation Award' and 'Visishta Seva Award' was received by the principal Rev.Sr.Patrick. Rating conducted by Sun TV for Academic excellence, Avila was placed first in the district of Coimbatore and Nilgiris and third in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Feb 2005: Became ISO 9001 – 2000 accredited school
Nov 2015 : Golden Jubilee Year Inaugurated, with Sr. Shalini as Principal.
Nov 2016 : Actress Sai Pallavi, Avila Alumni paid a visit to the school.
January 2017 : The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee.
