In 1965 the Methodist Trust, a registered Christian Organisation established the Anita Play Centre for pre school toddlers, within Balar Kalvi Nilayam campus. This was upgraded to a Matriculation School in 1987. It grew into a full fledged Higher Secondary School by 1995. Anita Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School is affiliated to the Board of Matriculation Schools of Tamil Nadu, duly recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the State Board of Higher Secondary Education.
Anita Methodist Matriculation Higher Secondary School is an accredited institution of the Methodist Church in India. It is managed by the Executive Board of the Methodist Church in India, which is a Registered Society and Public Trust. A Board of Governors and a Board of Management oversee its operations, both headed by the Presiding Bishop Rt. Rev. Sampath Kumar, Bangalore Episcopal Area of the Methodist Church.