St. Anns College of Education, Secunderabad was established in 1966. It is a Catholic minority Institution managed by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Ann whose Generalate is in Rome.

St. Anns College of Education is affiliated to the Osmania University, Hyderabad and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with "A" Grade and receives grant-in-aid from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and approved by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to offer B.Ed and M.Ed Courses respectively.

The college offers some of the Part-time of Certificate courses like:-

• Conversational English
• Comuputer Education
• Theatre Arts
• Choreography
• Educational Management  

The college was given extension of Autonomous Status for a period of six years i.e. 2012-2013 to 2017-2018 including ex-post fact for the period 2011-12.

The Sisters of St. Ann work in various parts of the world in Italy, India, U.S.A., Mexico, Philippines, Cameroon, Brazil and Peru. St. Anns College of Education offers their services in educational institutes, in hospitals, dispensaries, homes for the aged, destitute and disabled in social and technical institutes in parishes, orphanages and boarding homes.

St. Anns College of Education was founded as the first fully aided college exclusively for women in the Telengana area. St. Anns College of Education began in a modest way being housed in rooms leased from St. Ann’s School. With grants from the Dutch Foundation, CEBEMO, and contribution from the management a large spacious and well-designed two storey circular building was constructed in 1976.

St. Ann’s College of Education is exclusively for women students. Eligibility is graduation, but many of them who undertake the course are post graduates. They are admitted into the college according to the percentage of seats allotted in each discipline by the Government. The current allotment is 30 percent for Social Studies Methodology, 25 percent for Biological Science, 30 percent for Mathematics and 15 percent for Physical Science.

Students here are admitted based on the Andhra Ed CET and counseling.

The teaching faculty consists of highly specialized subject teachers qualified according to the NCTE norms. Currently there are 15 teaching staff 9 with doctoral degrees, 2 with M.Phil, and others are Post Graduates with M.Ed. During the last three years 10 of our faculty members aquired Ph.d and two were awarded M.phil. degrees.  The faculty upholds the Vision and Mission of the Institution and works with commitment for the cause of teacher education. A proactive approach is adopted in redefining the needs and redesigning the syllabus.

Various teaching and learning techniques are being used by the faculty to impart knowledge and skills to students at St. Anns College of Education, Secunderabad in its various departments.

Motto:
"SERVE WITH LOVE"

Vision:
We envisage our graduates to:-

• Imbibe right attitudes, values, ideals and ideologies
• Achieve academic excellence through hard work, critical thinking and effective decision making
• Facilitate learning among their pupils through appropriate skills and methodologies
• Exercise responsible leadership in the total formation of their pupils
• Render selfless service to the community

Mission:
The mission is to strive to provide:-

• Intellectually well developed
• Socially concerned
• Morally upright
• Spiritually oriented Teacher-citizens of India