Top 10 Oldest School in India

For decades, India has been a good center of education. India has given some of the oldest and most prestigious schools & institutions in the world. These oldest prestigious institutions managed to combine the rich history and values of India to provide high-quality education. Some of these schools/institutions are even more than 200 years old. Here, Top 10 Bucket presents a list of the top 10 oldest schools in India. Let’s Begin –

1. St George’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai

St George’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai is the oldest school in India. This School was founded in the year 1715 as the Military Male Orphan Asylum. St George’s Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai is one of the oldest schools in the world.
Founded: 1715
Motto: Trust in god and do the right
Affiliation: Anglo Indian Board for Secondary Education
Address: 738, EVR Road, New Bupathy Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600030

2. Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School, Trichy

Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School was developed by Lord Walsh.
Founded: 1762 Address: W Blvd Rd, Singarathope, Tharanallur, Teppakulam, Tamil Nadu 620002

3. St.Johns Vestry Anglo Indian School, Trichy

This is one of the oldest schools in the state of Tamil Nadu. Founded: 1763
Address: McDonald’s Rd, Near Sangam Hotel, Cantonment, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620001

4. St. Thomas’ School, Kolkata

This is a co-ed kindergarten to higher secondary school in the city of Kolkata. It is one of the best & oldest schools in India with the largest campus in Kolkata.
Founded: 1789
School board: Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Motto: Latin: Nisi Dominus Frustra; (Except the Lord, effort in Vain)
Address: 4 Diamond Harbour Road, Kidderpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 023, India

5. Hooghly Collegiate School

Hooghly Collegiate School is one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in West Bengal.
Founded: 1812
Affiliation: WBBSE & WBCHSE
Address: College Road, Ghatakpara, Chinsurah R S, Chinsurah, West Bengal 712101

6. Christ Church School, Mumbai

It is a private co-educational school located in Mumbai, India. Barnes School, in Deolali, Nashik is the twin school of Christ Church School. It is affiliated with ICSE
Motto: Accepto Robore Sargam
Established: 1815
Address: Clare Road, Byculla, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400008

7. Hindu School, Kolkata

This is the Oldest Modern Educational Institution in Asia.
Motto: তমসো মা জ্যোতির্গময়ঃ (illumine the darkness)
Affiliations: Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal
Founded: 20 January 1817
Address: 1-B, Bankim Chatterjee St, College Square West, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073

8. Hare School

Hare School is one of the oldest schools in Kolkata, India.
Affiliations: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
Founded: 1818 Address: 87, College St, Calcutta University, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073

9. St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling

This is an independent boarding boys’ school in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Also known as Eton of the East due to the cultural and traditional values followed similar to Eton college.
Founded: 1st May 1823
Affiliations: Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
Address: Jalapahar, Darjeeling, West Bengal 734103

10. International French School

Pondicherry (Lycée français de Pondichéry) is the first International School in India. This school provides education from pre-primary to lycée (senior high school).
Founded: 1826 Affiliation: University of Rennes
Address: 12, Victor Simonel St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001

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