Schools

This page lists some former British schools in India, with links to their modern websites, where applicable. If you have information or links to add, please update this page.

For an excellent, well-written book on former British schools in India, please see Hazel Innes Craig's book Under the Old School Topee.

Alphabetical List of Schools

Baldwin Boys School, Bangalore

Baldwin Boys' High School, Bangalore Previously known as the Episcopal Methodist School

Barnes School, Deolali Deolali is now spelt Devlali and is near Nasik (Nashik), which is a little north and east of Bombay across the Ghats. It was formerly a British school, then an Anglo-Indian school. This site contains a history of Barnes School.

Barnes School, Deolali This site has some photos of Barnes School, along with other photos of India and Anglo-Indians.

Bethany College, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Darjeeling

Bishop Cotton School, Madras

Bishop Cotton School, Simla An unofficial school website. It has a range of information on modern activities of the school, as well as a brief history of the school.

Bombay Scottish School, Bombay Established in 1847 as the 'Scottish Female Orphanage' and in 1856 as the 'Orphanage for the Sons of Presbyterians', the school was combined in 1863 to become the 'Bombay Scottish Orphanage'.

Breeks, Ootacamund Now called Hebron School.

Cambrai Hall, Dehra Dun.

Carman School, Dehra Dun.

Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehra Dun.

Constancia School, Dehra Dun.

Convent of Jesus & Mary, Dehra Dun.

Darjeeling Schools John Kinglsey's website provides a list of schools in Darjeeling, along with official websites, where they exist.

Doveton College, Madras Now called the Doveton-Corrie High School.

Dow Hill School, Kurseong

Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong. The Homes were set up in 1900 by Dr Graham of the church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. The Homes are still in existence today and this website has many photos of the Homes and the children.

Duke of York Military School A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India. This unofficial website is to help ‘Old Boys and Old Girls’ keep in contact via the Internet.

Goethals Memorial School Built on the side of a hill in the Himalayan Mountains, Goethals Memorial School is situated near the picturesque town of Kurseong, a district of Darjeeling.

Hallett War School, Naini Tal Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1941-42.

Hebron School, Ootacamund Formerly Breeks and Lushington Boys' School.

Kodaikanal International School This began as a school for the children of missionaries in 1901.

La Martiniere College, Lucknow This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow.

La Martiniere College, Calcutta

Lawrence School, Lovedale (near Ootacamund). (This appears to be an alumni website.) One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India. This school is in Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.

Lawrence School, Sanawar (near Simla). One of the four Lawrence schools in India, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.

Lushington Boys' School, Ootacamund Now Hebron School.

Mt Hermon, Darjeeling Founded by Emma Knowles. Previously called Queen's Hill. This is an alumni (unofficial) website.

Oak Grove, Mussoorie. Oak Grove School, Mussoorie.

Philander Smith College, Mussoorie Founded by the American Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society.

Queen's Hill Founded by Emma Knowles. Later called Mt Hermon

St Helen's School, Kurseong Also includes Goethal's Memorial College.

St George's College, Dehra Dun

St Georges, Mussoorie Founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

St Joan's School, Kashmir Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45.

St Joseph's Academy, Dehra Dun

St Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore

St Joseph's Boys High School, Vepery, Madras

St Josephs Boys Higher Secondary Schoool,Coonoor It is a school founded and run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order.

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling The official school website

St Joseph's College, Darjeeling Arijit Sen's website

St Lawrence High School, Calcutta. Formerly know as the Lower Orphan School on Free School street in Calcutta.

St Mary’s High School, Mt Abu This webpage has a lists of the students in attendance at St Mary’s High School in various years.

St Paul's, Darjeeling A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. This link is Zubin Medora's website.

St Teresa's Girls' High School, Darjeeling

St Xavier's School, Amhedabad

Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong This is the website of The Old Boys and Old Girls Association of Victoria School and Dow Hill School, Kurseong.

Victoria School, Kurseong This is the website of John Feltham, a former student at Kurseong.

Wellesley Girls High School, Naini Tal Founded by Emma Knowles, who also founded Mt Hermon. Boys were permitted in the school until their 9th birthday.

Woodstock School, Mussoorie This is the official website of the school which has been in operation since 1854.

Other Resources

Wikipedia has articles on many schools in India (of varying quality). An incomplete list of schools is also available.

Making Contact

• Batchmates This is a site where you can register your interest in a particular school in India that you attended in youth.
• Indian Alumni This is a website to help alumni of Indian schools make contact with each other.