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*'''Colonel Brown Cambridge School''', [[Dehra Dun]].
 
*'''Colvin Free School''', [[Allahabad]].
*'''Conference Middle Class School ''' [[Poona]], est 1879
*'''[http://aubpages.net/VADHA/ Dow Hill School]''', [[Kurseong]]. This is the Alumni Website for the school developed and run by Aubrey Ballantine.
*'''[http://www.drgrahamshomes.co.uk/ Dr Graham’s Homes]''', [[Kalimpong]]. The Homes were set up in 1900 by the Rev. Dr John Anderson Graham of the Church of Scotland to house, feed, educate and train abandoned Anglo-Indian children. Dr Graham's Homes are still in existence today and this website for the UK Committee has many photos of the Homes and the children. The [http://www.drgrahamshomes.org/aboutdgh_previous.htm official website] provides a history and advises it was known as St. Andrew’s Colonial Homes until 1947. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Graham's_Homes Wikipedia]
:*''Dr Graham of Kalimpong'' by James R Minto 1974 and 1995. The story of the children’s homes founded for the children of [[Tea Plantation|tea workers]].
:*''Dr Graham's Homes: a Century of Service'' by Douglas Evans FIBIS Journal No 17 (Spring 2007) For details of how to access this article, see [[FIBIS Journals]]
:*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912023140/http://milnamowandjahansfamilyhistory.com/html/1923_letters.html 1923 letters written to Dr Graham seeking admission] from milnamowandjahansfamilyhistory.com, now an archived webpage.
:*[http://www.kalimpongkids.org.nz/project.php Kalimpong Kids : Anglo-Indian settlers in New Zealand] "Between 1908 and 1938, approximately 130 young Anglo-Indian settlers arrived in New Zealand from Dr Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong, India. This website is for descendants of these emigrants and anyone with an interest in the Kalimpong community in New Zealand." Jane McCabe established this website as part of her PhD research. Includes a list of the 130+ surnames associated with this diasphora.
*'''[[Duke of York's Military School]]'''. A school in Dover, England for sons of soldiers and officers serving in India.
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*'''Lawrence Schools/Colleges''' at Mount Abu, Ghora Gali, Lovedale and Sanawar, the four [[Lawrence Military Asylum]]s, founded to provide education for the orphans of British soldiers in India.
* '''Loreto Convent''', [[Darjeeling]]. Fibis database contains [http://searchfibis.fibisourarchives.org/frontisonline/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=929 List of pupils from roll of honour 1888- 1912]
*'''Lushington Boys' School''', [[Ootacamund]], now called '''Hebron School''' (see above).
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[[Image:La Martiniere College.jpg|thumb|300px|La Martiniere College]]
*'''La Martiniere College''', [[Calcutta]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Martiniere_Calcutta Wikipedia], [http://www.lmbcal.com/ La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta], [http://www.lmgcal.edu.in/history.htm La Martiniere For Girls, Kolkata]
 
*'''[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/lmc.html La Martiniere College]''', [[Lucknow]]. This is David King's website about La Martiniere College in Lucknow.
*'''Mission School''', [[Cawnpore]]. See '''Christ Curch Church School'''
*'''Mission Orphanage and Christian Boys Middle Class School''' [[Poona]], est 1879
*'''Mission Orphanage Panch Haud Vernacular School''' [[Poona]], est 1882
 
*'''La Martiniere College''', [[Calcutta]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Martiniere_Calcutta Wikipedia], [http://www.lmbcal.com/ La Martiniere for Boys, Calcutta], [http://www.lmgcal.edu.in/history.htm La Martiniere For Girls, Kolkata]
*'''Mount Hermon School''', [[Darjeeling]]
:Founded by Emma Knowles and previously called '''Queen's Hill''' (see below).
:[http://oldmhs.com/ Old Mount Hermon Students' Association (UK)] (secretary: Hazel CraigCindy Gibbs).
:[http://www.success.co.th/mthermon/ Another alumni (unofficial) website].
 
*'''Mountain Home School''', Conoor, The Nilgiris.
:Originally founded by the [[Missionary#Home_Missionary_Society_of_India_.28HMSI.29|Home Missionary Society of India]] as an orphanage for destitute Anglo-Indian children.
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*'''Sherwood College''', [[Naini Tal]]. Originally the Anglican Naini Tal '''Diocesan Boys School''', founded 1867. [http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/about/1867.htm History of Sherwood College], oldsherwoodians.com , the Sherwood Alumni website.
 
*'''Stanes Schools''', [[Coonoor]] in the Nilgiris, and [[Coimbatore]].
:The first school was established by Thomas Stanes in 1858. [https://www.stanescoonoor.com/ Stanes School Coonoor] This was for Anglo-Indian children; now described as "a Christian, co-educational, residential school".
 
:In 1862 his youngest brother, the philanthropist Sir Robert Stanes, established a school in Coimbatore; official website [https://stanesschool.org/#home Stanes Higher Secondary School Trust Association]. Now open to all, but preference given to Anglo-Indian children in accordance with the founder's wishes.
*'''Station School''', [[Rawalpindi]]
*'''[http://www.st-georges.info/ St George's College]''', [[Mussoorie]], near [[Dehra Dun]]. Founded by the Capuchin Fathers in 1854, it has been run by the Patrician Brothers, a Catholic order, since 1894. Also known as '''Manor House'''.
**[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Historyhistory/1950s/Locksley011219-locksley01.html Memoirs of an IAF Technical Signal Officer] Wg Cdr Locksley Percival Fegredo attended St George’s 1938-44. bharat-rakshak.com**[https://web.archive.org/web/20190608170628/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/LifeinIndia/Boarding_School.htm Life in the Hills] from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150426070344/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/ An Indian Childhood] , now archived, by Eugene Blanchette born 1933 from his website. He attended the Irish Patrician Brothers boarding school from 1945 for two years, from age 11. his His parents then decided it had become too dangerous to travel by train to Dehra Dun.*'''St Joan's School''', [[Kashmir]]. Ethel Fowle, aunt of John Fowle, was headmistress 1943-45.  *'''St John's Vestry School''', [[Trichinopoly]]. Extract from the autobiography of [[Richard Harington Martin]], the Chief Engineer of [[South Indian Railway]]s, 1928-36. Reproduced in "Southern Railway Heritage Centre - Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951" pages 251-255 and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns_Vestry_Anglo_Indian_Higher_Secondary_School Wikipedia "St John's Vestry School"]; Retrieved 23 Jun 2016</ref>
*'''St Joseph's Academy''', [[Dehra Dun]].
*'''St Mary’s Girls High School''' [[Poona]], est 1867
*'''[http://www.dgrc.ca/sms/ St Mary’s High School]''', [[Mount Abu]]. This webpage has lists of the students in attendance at St Mary’s High School in various years. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190608170628/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/LifeinIndia/Boarding_School.htm Life in the Hills] from [https://web.archive.org/web/20150426070344/http://www.gpmsdbaweb.com/memoir2/ An Indian Childhood] , now archived, by Eugene Blanchette born 1933 from his website. He attended the Irish Christian Brothers boarding school from 1942 for three years, from age 8.
[[Image:School crest.jpg|right|thumb|200px|School Crest of St Paul's School, Jalapahar]]
*'''St Patrick's High School''', [[Karachi]]
*''' St Paul's, [[Jalapahar]]''', [[Darjeeling]]. A very expensive school, attended by the children of the highest Imperial officials. [http://www.spsdarjeelingstpaulsdarjeeling.com/ Official website]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_School,_Darjeeling Wikipedia].
*'''St Teresa's Girls' High School''', [[Darjeeling]].
==Records==
*Results of the Junior and Senior Cambridge examinations are available from the Cambridge University Library Archives.<ref>''Rootsweb India List '' post [httphttps://archivermlarchives.rootsweb.ancestry.com/thlistindexes/read/INDIA/2014-01/1390074317 postemails?listname=&thread=312052 St Michael and All Angels School, Maymyo] by Michael Quin- Conroy dated 19 18 January 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2020. Also see [http://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/our-research/archives-service/ Cambridge Assessment: Archive service]</ref> These results were reprinted in Indian newspapers
==See also==
*This [http://www.archive.org/stream/annualreportofwo00meth#page/148/mode/2up link] includes the schools and colleges in India and Burma run by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church (USA) c 1919. Archive.org
*Information about many schools in '''Britain''' is included in [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924101205643#page/n5/mode/2up ''Index Scholasticus: Sons and daughters. A guide to parents in the choice of educational institutions, preparatory to professional or other occupation of their children; clerical, ministerial ... educational ... etc''] by R. Kemp Philp 1872 Archive.org, with [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924101205643#page/n507/mode/2up Index]
 
=== Making Contact ===
*[http://www.batchmates.com/ Batchmates] This is a site where you can register your interest in a particular school in India that you attended in youth.
*[http://www.alumni.net/Asia/India/ Indian Alumni] This is a website to help alumni of Indian schools make contact with each other.
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