The school owes its name to Miss Ewart, a generous Irish lady who was the school’s first patron and provided the initial funds required for the set up of the school. The school which started with a handful of pupils and a devoted band of teachers now has nearly 3000 pupils taught with the same zeal by experienced members of staff. The school was recognised as a Matric School in 1943 and upgraded as a higher Secondary School in 1978. It was previously under the Diocesan Board of Higher Education but is now under the management of the madras Diocese of the Church of South India.