Jacob Pazhampalli started St.Mary's School in 1941 at Muthialpet. It accommodated students up to IV standard. After a decade i.e. in 1951, the next two classes namely V and VI standards were added. Class VII was started in 1953. The World War II had shattered the entire globe. People longed for peace. At this juncture the statue of Our Lady of Fatima was taken around the world and the Fatima Messages of prayer, penance and peace were propagated. The Fatima Statue from Portugal arrived at Pondicherry, was taken in procession. In order to commemorate the historical event, on 30th August 1953 St. Mary's School was renamed as Fatima High School and blessed by Msgr. A.S.Colas, the then Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. The school started receiving grant-in-aid from the year 1973. Nursery Sections were started in June 1974. The school has been raised to the status of Higher Secondary School in June 1976. Higher classes were shifted to the new building in the spacious campus at Karuvadikuppam in 1979. Basket Ball court, Cricket practise-net, Foot ball ground, Twin Tennis court are some of the amenities which help the students bring laurels in the field of Sports and Games. Computer course was introduced in 1994-95. A spacious auditorium was built in 1999. Matriculation pattern of education was changed to S.S.L.C., Pattern in 2001-02. The school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the Academic year 2002-2003. Free Breakfast Scheme was implemented in that year. Free Books & Notebooks and Midday Meals Scheme were introduced in the Academic year 2007-08. Two more classes were added to the Higher Secondary section in the same year. This school offers many co-curricular activities to the students such as NCC, NGC, NSS, Fatima Science Club, Scout, English Literary Association, Tamil Literary Association, Choir, etc. The first Alumni was organise