Schools In Nainital

The beautiful hill station of Nainital not only is the destination on every tourist’s travel map but also for many students from all over the country. It has some of the best schools in the nation. The alumni of these schools are some of the nation’s most renowned personalities. The schools provide scholarship and boarding facilities for all their deserving enrolled candidates. They should definitely be the choice  for anybody seeking quality education. Here is the list of top boarding schools in Nainital.

Sherwood College Nainital is a private college established in 1869 by Dr Codon, Mr H. S. Reid and others. It is located in Nainital, Uttarakhand. The legendary school is segregated in two wings Dixon Wing classes 6-12 and Horsman Wing classes 3-5. It is affiliated to ICSE Board. It has standards from third till senior secondary. It is a coeducational institution with a well-facilitated boarding campus.

Mr.Amardeep Sandhu is the current Principal. It has four houses namely Robin Hood (Green), Friar Tuck (Blue), Allen-a-Dale (Red) and Little John (yellow). Various sports activities like soccer, football, tennis, basketball, squash are held on the campus etc. It has produced notable alumni like Amitabh Bachchan, Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, General Vishwanath Sharma, Lt Gen Sami Khan.

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It is a public sector English medium boarding school established in 1947. Mr. A.K. Sharma is the current principal. It is a boys convent. It is affiliated to CBSE Board. It has the standards from fourth to senior secondary. It is ranked among the top 10 schools in the country. It conducts admission tests across various centres in india such as Delhi, Kolkata etc.

They have produced the best of brains and have facilities for coaching for IIT, MBBS, CA and NDA. Regular counselling and an experienced faculty helps the students to soar heights of success ahead in life. The social programmes held in school include celebration of festivals and traditional prayers. The students are trained in sports like cricket, hockey, roller skating soccer, football, tennis, basketball, squash, badminton held in the campus etc.

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St. Mary’s Convent College, Nainital is situated on a gently sloping hill with 26 acres of ground, admiringly adapted for a boarding school. It was founded in 1878 by Mother Salesia Reiner, to provide an all round education to all sections of society, regardless of caste, creed or financial status. The children are prepared for the ICSE Examination at the Class 10 level and ISC Examination at the +2 level, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi.

The school is managed by the sisters of the Congregation of Jesus, in collaboration with a dedicated and competent staff. This institution, established and administered by the Christian Society, comes under articles 29 and 30 of the Indian Constitution.

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St. Joseph’s College, is a residential school in Nainital, Uttarakhand providing public school education at its best.St. Joseph’s College has been one of the premier schools in the country since its inception in 1888. The school is now more than 125 years old and has seven fields, a gymnasium, a basketball court, billiards room and a swimming pool. The School is one of the 20 educational institutions in India conducted by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, founded in Ireland in 1802 by Edmund Ignatius Rice, a wealthy Catholic layman.

The school focuses on all round development of students and co-curricular activities are considered equally important as classroom studies. Apart from Academics, building character and instilling good values is our main area of focus. As our school motto says, “Certa Bonum, Certa Men.” This translates to “Fight a Good Fight”.

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Nestled in the sylvan ambiance of the Kumaon hills, Amtul’s Public School is a co-educational residential school from class I to XII. It aims at imparting education with a firm moral base and developing all facets of a child’s personality. Founded in the year 1983, the school has a fine distinction of being rated among the top boarding schools of India. Located in the scenic surroundings of Ayarpata hills of Nainital town, Amtul’s Public School provides quality education with the latest wherewithal in education technology.

Amtul’s has the fine distinction of being rated amongst the top boarding schools of the country. Each child has his own interests and needs. Amtul’s recognizes and nurtures this uniqueness and our core academic program ensures preparation for further study. Individual attention from teachers and lively discussions, with an assorted mix of teaching methodologies encourages active participation of students in the process of education. Leadership and Outdoor Education Opportunities are available and popular with students.

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All Saints’ College was founded in July 1869 with only 2 students and Miss Bradbury as their teacher.  The School, which was called the “Diocesan Girls’ High School’, set up at ‘Stoneleigh’ where Ramsay Hospital now stands. It was then shifted to Petersfield, the present site of Balika Vidya Mandir and then to ‘Brandsdale’, which now houses the Uttarakhand Hight Court.  The School was eventually shifted to Ayarpata Hill in 1892. The same year All Saints’ sisters’, an Anglican religious order, took charge of the school; after which it was known as All Saints’ School. 

The foundation stone of the present main building was laid 1893.  The Diocese of Lucknow bought the estate in 1915 and the School came under the management of the Holy Family Sisters.  The present Junior School Building, which was originally the training college for teachers, was shouldered by the All Saints’ College Society, of which the Bishop of Agra Diocese (The Church of North India) is the Chairman. This educational institution is an English Medium residential-cum-day girls’ college.  It is under the management of the All Saints’ College Society and is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.

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The school “Mohan Lal Sah Bal Vidya Mandir” has a very rich history, culture and heritage. The foundation stone of the school, then “Birla Balika Vidya Mandir” was laid in the year 1959 by Bharat Ratna Dr. Rajendra Prasad who was the then President of India. Those were the days when free India was a young nation and patriotism was flowing in the blood of every Indian. The medium of instruction was then obviously “HINDI”. Birla Balika Vidya Mandir was the girls wing of Birla Vidya Mandir the renowned boys school of Nainital. It also used to cater to boys till Class V. With the passage of time, around 1970, the Board of Governors of the Birla Education Trust decided to wind up the girls wing.

The school strives to provide the right environment for the all round physical, intellectual and spiritual development of the children. To help, train and guide its impressionable young girls to metamorphose and transform into ladies of strong character with a balanced and independent attitude. The school tries to ensure that the young women who cross its portals are tolerant and instilled with the spirit of service to the society and to the nation. These young women would be able to stand on their own on any social, economic, political or leadership platform while still being rooted to their Indian traditions, culture and heritage.

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In addition, a number of new schools have been established since independence: Sanwal School, established in the 1940s in Mallital; Parvati Prema Jagati Saraswati Vihar, established 1983; and Oakwood School, established 1989. Chait Ram Sah Thulgharya Inter College (CRST) Nainital Mallital; Government Inter College, Tallital; Government Girls Inter College, Tallital; Bhartiya Saheed Sainik Vidhlay (BSSV) Nainital, Sainik School, established 1966, in Gorhkhal, Bhowali, St. Xavier’s School, established 1991, Upper Ayyarpatta Nainital, HGS Bhimtal, Lakes International Bhimtal & many more.

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