Schools in Dehradun

The best boarding schools in Dehradun are to the town as Harvard and MIT are to Boston. They are the reason these towns are known as major academic hubs. It is every parent’s dream to enrol their kids in the best ICSE and CBSE schools in Dehradun which focus not only on board results but care for every child’s overall growth. And the top schools in Dehradun do exactly that. They provide your child with multiple opportunities in and outside the classroom, be it digital learning opportunities, indoor and outdoor sports, music, dramatics, painting and much, much more.

We at Stanza Living believe in the same. The youngsters who come to stay in our residences in Dehradun should come with a lot more than just their bags. They should come with an open mind, lots of curiosity and untapped potential which they can explore through our workshops, community events, game nights and so much more. Out of our love for holistic experiences, we have put this list of top schools in Dehradun which offer the same. We’re positive that both you and your child will benefit from enrolling in one of these institutions. The only downside of them being in boarding school is that you will be seeing them only twice a year. But think of it as a practice for when they’ll be going abroad to study. Maybe even to Harvard or MIT. With the kind of education these schools provide, chances will always be high.

Best Schools in Dehradun

Top 6 schools in Dehradun are:

• The Doon School, Krishna Nagar
• Welham Boys School, Dalanwala
• Welham Girls School, Dalanwala
• The Asian School, Vasant Vihar
• St Josephs Academy, Karanpur
• Kasiga School, Purkul

Ranking	Institute Name	Location
1	The Doon School	Krishna Nagar
2	Welham Boys School	Dalanwala
3	Welham Girls School	Dalanwala
4	The Asian School	Vasant Vihar
5	St Joseph’s Academy	Karanpur
6	Kasiga School	Purkul

The Doon School, Krishna Nagar

In every list of the best boarding schools in Dehradun, you’ll find that The Doon School ranks at the top. And why is it so? Maybe it’s the hills the school is surrounded by. Or their huge sports grounds – volleyball, kho-kho, cricket, hockey, football. Or the school brand itself.

You’ll know what we’re talking about if you can answer this quick question: What do historian Ramachandra Guha, athlete Abhinav Bindra and fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani have in common? They’re all Doscos (yes that’s what the students here call themselves). The Doon School is said to have an alumni list second only to Harvard. Looking at these names, we can’t disagree.

Welham Boys School, Dalanwala

Welham Boys is truly an international school in nature, with both students and teachers from around the world. They also claim that you won’t find a single student here who is not good at sports. This is because the school’s sports teams have always bagged national-level trophies, and the younger students take on the tradition of joining some sports team or the other by the time they’re in 9th standard. Sports facilities definitely take the number one spot for reasons why Welham Boys School is one of the best schools in Dehradun (the butter chicken they serve in their mess comes a close second).

Welham Girls School, Dalanwala

Similar to the boys’ school under the same name, Welham Girls has been known as one of the best boarding schools in Dehradun for decades now. But maybe because of what happens in the classroom. A lot of people say that extracurriculars are given more priority than studies here. But looking at the who’s who of famous Indian women who studied here – we’re talking filmmaker Deepa Mehta and journalist Renuka Roy – we don’t think that is much of an issue.

The Asian School, Vasant Vihar

If we start talking about the list of co-curricular activities offered by this top school in Dehradun, it’ll probably take us the whole night. Just to give you a glimpse, they offer everything from karate to skating to yoga to kathak to dramatics to quizzing. Tie & dye, pottery, sculpture, rock climbing, horse riding and so many more make up the entire list. But what stands out among all of these is their basketball team. If your child is obsessed with the NBA and you’ve tried but failed to understand it, don’t worry. You can send them here because they will definitely appreciate it.

St Josephs Academy, Karanpur

St. Joseph’s Academy has consistently been one of the top 10 schools in Dehradun. The reason for this, as the students say, is the perfect balance between academics and co-curriculars. On one hand, they have a strict English communication policy, have monthly exams and set more difficult question papers than all other schools in the city. On the other hand, they encourage students to explore the world of sports, theatre, music and art from a very young age. They also hold their cultural week in May every year, where students can showcase whatever skills they wish to. And though it might not make up for all the other nail-biting exams throughout the year, there are no exams in the month of May.

Kasiga School, Purkul

Kasiga School is co-ed, residential and easily one of the best CBSE schools in Dehradun. Each classroom has an open area at its back for both individual and group activities. The school puts a lot of importance on public speaking skills and hosts debate and elocution competitions throughout the year. They also have a really good football ground. So good in fact, that a certain Karan Johar deemed it fit to shoot major parts of his film Student of the Year here.

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