10 Best School Campuses in India

10 Best School Campuses in India

Education is the best gift you can give to your child in the modern. But where can you get the best education? You can only get quality education from the best learning institutions all over the world. Best in terms of infrastructure, policies, practices, history and so on. Currently, India is one of the countries having one of the best education system world wide. This has been enabled by existence of good school campuses. Some of the best school campuses in India are:

1. Montfort School, Yercaud

montfort school

This is a boys’ and girls’ secondary school run by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel in the town of Yercaud, near Salem in Tamil Nadu, India. The school motto is “Virtue and Labour”. It was founded by Rev. Bro. Eugene Mary (Julien Marie Le Pevedic) who belonged to an excellent, intelligent and educated family.

Having started as a European School during the First World War, Montfort School has a glorious which dates back to June 1, 1917. Surrounded by hills on sides, the school is an ideal place for the engendering of bright minds. It boosts alumni like the Aerospace Engineer Abish Thomas, Famous Indian Vikram Kennedy and Movie maker Nagesh Kukunoor.

2. Doon School, Dehradun

doon school

Popularly known as the Eton of India, Doon School is a boys-only independent boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. It was founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das, a Kolkata lawyer. It is a member of G20 Schools, and Round Square group. It has consistently been ranked the best residential school in India by media such as The Times of India, BBC and Outlook. The school holds a three or four-day annual celebrations called DS- 75, to celebrate the founder’s day.

In September 2010, BBC Sport made a documentary on the Doon School for the World Olympics Dreams Project, its main purpose being to show where Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian individual Olympic gold medalist, spent his formative years. Doon School boosts alumni (popularly known as Doscos) like former minister Rajiv Gandhi, and social activist and the founder of Barefoot College, Tilonia, Bunker Roy.

3. St. Mary’s High School, Mount Abu

St. Mary’s High School

Opened in 1887 as Mount Abu Railway School, it was renamed St. Mary’s upon takeover by the Christian Brothers in 1929. Situated amidst a jungle, St. Mary’s School is away from the hustle-bustle of city life. Its proximity to the lower Kodhra dam makes its location beautiful. The school boosts alumni like Leslie Lewis.

4. Dalhousie Public School, Dalhousie

Dalhousie Public School

Originally founded by the British Army as a retreat for soldiers, Dalhousie Public School is located in the foothills of the Dhaula Dhar Ranges of the Himalayan Mountains. It is a residential co-educational small self-sufficient student township with serene surroundings and crystalline air. Apart from the regular subjects pertaining to the CBSE syllabus, the school offers computer education, dance, art & craft, and music.

5. Bishop Cotton School, Shimla

Bishop Cotton School

Bishop Cotton School is one of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia, it was founded on July 28, 1859 by Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton. It has been ranked among the best boys-only residential schools of India by media such as Outlook, The Times of India and Education World Magazine.  The school runs learning for non-resident, mentally-challenged children from Shimla.

 The ‘house system’ originated from here where the four gentlemen who helped the school after a great fire of 1905 were honored by naming the houses after them. The school boosts alumni (popularly known as cottonians) like former MP for Preston William Kirkpatrick and former speaker of Punjab Assembly Ravi Inder Singh.

6. Welham Girls School, Dehradun

Welham Girls School

Established in 1957 by Miss H. Oliphant, Welham Girls’ School is located at the foothills of Himalayas in Dehradun, India. It was identified as one of the top performing schools countrywide based on academic performance at the Indian Certificate Examinations for 2013. Its students volunteer at local charities such as Cheshire Home for the Handicapped and Raphael, a school for the blind, and other charitable organizations. The school boosts several alumni (popularly known as welhamites) like activist and president of All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) Subhashini Ali, Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan and Film Director Deepa Mehta.

7. Rajkumar College, Rajkot

Rajkumar College, Rajkot

The Rajkumar College (RKC), Rajkot is one of the oldest k-12 institutions in India. It was founded for the education of princes and their relatives though it has become a public school at the behest of its founders. It is a founding member of the Indian Public School Conference, a member of Round Square group, and it is the alma mater of several maharajas. Its motto is Yasya Bhuddhi, Balam Tasya (“power is where there is knowledge”).

Rajkumar College boosts alumni like Prince, Ornithologist and Environmentalist Raol Shri Dharmakumarsinghji, Poet Kavi Kalapi and Cricketer Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji.

8. Mayo College, Ajmer

Mayo College

Mayo College is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India started as an institution for noble. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was the viceroy from 1869 to 1872.  It is considered among the best boarding schools in the world. The post and telegraph department of India released a stamp with the school’s photo in 1986.

It has some of the best sporting facilities among the top boarding schools of India. The Bollywood movie parampaa was shot in Mayo. The college boosts alumni like politician K. Natwar Singh, scientist and inventor Amit Goyal and writer Indra Sinha.

9. Unison World School, Dehradun

Unison World School

Unison World School is a girls’ residential school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. It has ties with Abbots Bromley School, UK and St. Francis College, UK for International Exchange Programmes. It has a wide variety of study fields, for girls to know more about the world. The administration of the school pays special attention to complimenting knowledge with experimental learning.

10. Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong

Goethals Memorial School

Goethals Memorial School is a boarding school run by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India. It was established in July 1901 by the Roman Archdiocese of Calcutta in commemoration of Goethals, Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata). The school had been offering the Cambridge Exams until in 1970s when it switched to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education. It is one of the best schools in India.

Are you a parent or guardian from India or any other quarter of the world looking for a good school for your child? Those are the best schools. The choice is yours.