Nestled amidst the breathtaking Himalayan landscapes and abundant natural beauty, Uttarakhand has long been a hub for quality education. The state’s serene environment and commitment to academic excellence have given rise to some of the finest educational institutions in India. Uttarakhand’s educational landscape boasts a rich tapestry of schools in mussoorie that cater to a wide spectrum of learning needs and aspirations. 

 

Typical boarding schools in mussoorie were established to educate students in west-inclined models. Hill stations like Dehradun Mussoorie in the state of Uttarakhand were preferred for such schools to save Europeans from Indian heat. This era shaped the modern-day higher education and grading systems, where the focus shifted from merely imparting education and discipline to holistic development.

 

List of Top 10 Boarding schools in Dehradun

Whether you’re a parent seeking the perfect school for your child or an education enthusiast curious about Uttarakhand’s academic gems, this list will serve as a comprehensive guide to the educational landscape of the state.

Join us as we unveil the top 10 schools that have consistently raised the bar in education and have contributed to shaping the future leaders, thinkers, and change-makers of Dehradun and the nation as a whole. These institutions are more than just schools; they are beacons of knowledge, values, and opportunities, enriching the lives of the students and the communities they serve.

1. Mussoorie International School

The school’s campus is encompassed by the allure of nature, with its aura accented by pine, deodar and other coniferous trees. Situated 33 km away from Dehradun city, Mussoorie International School has been home to many girls, from over 27 countries over last three decades and has enriched their lives in an environment that intertwines the traditional values and modern outlook – the cultural heritage of the former, and the technological, pedagogical and creative advances of the latter.

The school inspires young girls to be fearless leaders. It is a part of All World Gayatri Parivar inspired by the philosophy of Shri Ram Acharya ji and believes strongly in the values of compassion, mutual care and respect. MIS raises problem solvers who will bring about the desired change the world needs. 

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Girls
Curriculum CISCE
Founded in 1985
City Mussoorie
Annual Fee 11,50,000

2. The Doon School

The Doon School is a selective all-boys private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, as a school modelled on the British public school while remaining conscious of Indian ambitions and desires. The school admitted its first pupils on 10 September 1935, and formally opened on 27 October 1935, with Lord Willingdon presiding over the ceremony. 

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Boys
Curriculum CISCE
Founded in 1935
City Dehradun
Annual Fee 13,00,000

3. Wynberg Allen School

In Kanpur, during the year 1887, a group of friends, Mr. Alfred Powell, Mr. And Mrs. Arthur Foy and Brig. J H Condon met and decided to set up a school in Mussoorie. These founders established a school at Jaberkhet along the Tehri Road in 1888.

The school is managed by The Wynberg Homes Society, a society registered under the Societies Act of 1860 and under the guidance of the Society the school has continued to flourish and progress and has firmly established itself as an educational institution that ranks among the finest in the country and which continues to develop and improve – true to the school motto –Excelsior.

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Co-Ed
Curriculum CISCE
Founded in 1888
City Mussoorie
Annual Fee 2,00,000

4. Woodstock School

Woodstock School is an international coeducational residential school located in Landour, a small hill station contiguous with the town of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Woodstock is one of the oldest residential schools in Asia, operating today as a private nonprofit institution with Indian Christian Minority Status. Woodstock was founded in 1854 and has been on its current campus since 1856. First managed as a girls’ school with staff provided by an English mission, there came an increasing demand from missionaries for a school in North India with an American curriculum to prepare students for American colleges and universities.

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Co-ed
Curriculum International Baccalaureate
Founded in 1854
City Mussoorie
Annual Fee 20,00,000

5. Welham boys School

Welham Boys’ School is a residential school for boys, in Dehra Dun, affiliated to the C.B.S.E., India. Nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas over an area of 30 acres, the school lies amidst the hills and rivers of the Doon valley. Students from varying backgrounds and from many different parts of the sub-continent and beyond, attend the school.

Founded as the Welham Preparatory School in 1937, by way of a small self investment,
Ms Oliphant established an institution that in time would establish itself as one of the finest high schools in the country.

Ms Oliphant donated all her assets to the Welham Boys’ School Society in 1956 which today is administered by a Board of Trustees. It is to her vision and effort, and that of Principals who succeeded her, that Welham is a pioneer institute of learning today. 

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Boys
Curriculum CBSE
Founded in 1937
City Dehradun
Annual Fee 6,00,000

6. Kasiga School

Kāsiga is the manifestation of a dream to create a school of excellence – perpetually rising above in stature and beyond being a structure of brick and mortar with good facilities. In the early 1990s Mr Ramesh Batta and Mrs Poonam Batta first felt the need to make the best co-ed residential school in Dehradun, India that was not elitist and yet within the reach of parents and students aspiring for quality residential education. Acquiring the perfect piece of land was the next step. 

The location had to be appropriate with the ambience of nature in abundance. Every new idea is an embellishment of another good idea. A tour across the world followed, to identify institutions of excellence and study their systems and design. Inspired by many exemplary establishments, the Batta family, in collaboration with a group of passionate individuals with knowledge, commitment and a vision came up with an impeccable model.

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Co-ed
Curriculum CBSE, Cambridge International
Founded in 2007
City Dehradun
Annual Fee 2,80,000

7. Ecole Globale International Girls’ School

Ecole Globale leads this quest with a vision of empowering girls to discover their intellectual, creative and physical potential to embrace the 21st century and the mission to create an environment that is conducive to learning to develop skills and honing the innate talents of our students, by making innovative use of technological tools to support independent, learning inside the classroom and beyond the bounds of the four walls amidst its 40 acres lush green campus in the Dehradun valley.

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Girls
Curriculum CBSE, Cambridge International
Founded in 2012
City Horrawala, Dehradun
Annual Fee 8,30,000

8. Tula’s International School

Tula’s International School was established in 2012 under the aegis of Rishabh Educational Trust to impart education through seamless opportunities.
Following the Modern Gurukul Concept, Tula’s International is a Co-Ed Residential School with a quintessential example of a perfect amalgamation between the Old Gurukul System with a Modern Approach that aims to develop Mind, Body and Soul.

Day/Boarding Boarding
Type of School Co-ed
Curriculum CBSE
Founded in 2012
City Selaqui, Dehradun
Annual Fee 3,00,000

9. Convent of Jesus & Mary Waverly School

Convent of Jesus and Mary, Waverley, was established on 18th September 1845, by the religious of Jesus and Mary. The school is a recognised Christian Minority Institution, affiliated to the CBSE. Situated at an elevation of 6,600 feet above sea level, this exclusive, all girls residential and day school, holds pride of place in the small hill station of Mussoorie, in the North Indian state of Uttarakhand. 

Nestled among pines and deodars, away from the hustle and bustle of city life, CJM Waverley, provides the perfect ambience for a child’s all round development. Managed by the devoted and selfless Sisters of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the school is home to 350 boarders and 250 dayscholars from classes I to XII. 

Day/Boarding Day Boarding
Type of School Girls
Curriculum CISCE
Founded in 1845
City Mussoorie
Annual Fee 3,20,000

10. St. George’s College

St. George’s College (Mussoorie), is a premier boarding school in Mussoorie, in the state of Uttarakhand, India, affiliated to the ICSE council. This top boarding school in India, an all-boys residential and non-residential institution, spreading over 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land, was founded in 1853 by the Capuchin Fathers and entrusted to the Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick (Ireland) in 1894. It was opened in a cottage known as Manor House; the name by which the campus is still known. The students of this boarding school in Dehradun are known as Manorites.

Day/Boarding Day, boarding
Type of School Boys
Curriculum CISCE
Founded in 1853
City Mussoorie
Annual Fee 8,50,000