Top 10 Oldest Schools In India (First School In 1715)

St. George’s School is also known as St George’s Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. It was founded in 1715 as an institution to care for people who are mentally ill. St. George’s School holds the title of being one of the oldest schools in the whole world, the oldest English medium school in Asia, and the first English medium school in India.

St. George’s School has red brick buildings on a land area of 21 acres which is situated in the heart of the city in Shenoy Nagar, a bustling area in Chennai (Tamil Nadu).

The school consists of a boarding house, library, NCC, computer room, kitchen, dormitory, and playground. The school educates over 1500 children from nursery up to class 12.

The Higher Secondary School is a religious minority educational institution in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the second oldest school in India which is located in Tamil Nadu.

Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School was established in 1962 and is a school of excellence worldwide. The school is under the control of C.S.I (Church of South India).

St. John’s Vestry Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School was founded in 1763, in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. At present, the school is under the control of C.S.I (Church of South India).

It is the third oldest school in India which is located in Tamil Nadu and was established by the British. St. John’s first served as an orphanage for British soldiers’ children but later established itself as a school.

It has a long history that is rich in Anglo-Indian tradition dating back three centuries. The school got its name Vestry because it was first held inside the vestry room of St. John’s church.

It has separate buildings within the campus for 3 to 8 years (Junior and Sub Junior block) and 9 to 12 years (Senior and Super Senior block). The School has boarding facilities for students from distant places.

Schwartz Higher Secondary School School is one of the oldest schools in India. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is an old student here from 1946 to 1950.

The Schwartz Higher Secondary School built in 1785 in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu has the characteristic old-world charm you would expect from a two-century-old institution.

Mr. Schwartz was a Swedish priest who started this school and hence it got the name. The large grounds, the big trees, the high roofs, and the columns are part of an essentially simple design. The desks and benches are battered by the years.

Dr. Kalam visited his school twice – once when he was a presidential candidate. He spoke to the children of his vision for India.

St Thomas’ School was established in 1789 in Kidderpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The School is the Fourth Oldest School in India located in West Bengal. It is a co-educational kindergarten to higher secondary school that has the largest campus in Kolkata.

St Thomas’ School is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The board conducts the ICSE (Grade 10) and ISC (Grade 12) examinations all over India.

The campus contains the St. Thomas’ College of Engineering and Technology, three football-sized fields, two basketball courts, children’s playgrounds, and St. Stephen’s Church.

St. Joseph’s is a Catholic and Jesuit School where ethical and spiritual values are central. These values are expressive of human wisdom, informed and animated by contemporary ideals of the Society of Jesus. The Jesuit tradition of education has a distinguished history spanning five centuries. St. Joseph’s is one of the 6 Jesuit Schools run by the Kerala Jesuit Province.

It was established by the Jesuits in 1793 and is one of the oldest educational institutions in India and the oldest school in Kerala. St. Joseph’s Junior ICSE School in Kozhikode was also established by the Jesuits in 1961, and is a feeder school for the higher secondary school.

St Joseph’s Boys’ School, on the eastern side of Silk Street, was started in 1793. It was at first a parish school mainly meant for the Portuguese and local Christians. St Joseph’s is now the pride of Kozhikode, an ancient city of Kerala gifted with natural beauty with its long beach and coconut palm-fringed terrain. The number of students from Standard 5 to 12 is almost 2400+ now. 

Hooghly Collegiate School (HCS) was established in 1812, in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. The School is the Fifth Oldest School in India located in West Bengal.

The name of the school changed once before it got its name as Hooghly Collegiate School. HCS is a Government School supported by the Government of West Bengal. The current building of the school was completed in 1957.

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Christ Church School was established in 1815, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The School is the sixth oldest school in India located in Maharashtra.

It is a private coeducational Christian school, looked after by the Bombay Education Society. The school has close to 3800 students, all of whom are day scholars.

Christ Church School has a large campus that consists of the main building which is a long three-story structure. The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Delhi.

Hindu School was established in 1817, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The School is the seventh oldest school in India located in West Bengal. It is a state government-administered school supported by the Government of West Bengal.

Hindu School is the Oldest Modern Educational Institution in Asia. The school was founded by well-known people: Raja Rammohan Roy, Sir Edward Hyde East, Radhakanta Deb, David Hare, Rasamay Dutt, and Baidyanath Mukhopadhya.

The school has notable alumni like Satyendranath Tagore, Satyendra Nath Bose, Rishi Rajnarayan Bosu, etc.

Hare School was established in 1818, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The School is the eighth oldest school in India located in West Bengal. It is a state government-administered school supported by the Government of West Bengal.

It is a Higher Secondary boy’s school that was established by the Scottish watchmaker, David Hare. The school is declared the oldest western type school in India as well as Asia.

Hare School is opposite the Presidency University and adjacent to the University of Calcutta and Hindu School. The combined campuses of the Presidency College and Hare School are one of the largest in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Methodist Mission High School was founded in the year 1822 by Wesleyan Methodist Missionaries for underprivileged students. In the initial years, the school had a student strength of over 500.

It taught children in an area then called Blackpally, with historians speculating that the name may have been derived from the Kannada ‘Biliakkihalli’. ‘Bili Akki’ means white rice, and the area, now a densely populated commercial hub, was once verdant with paddy fields.

The medium of instruction in the school is English and the school is administered by the Karnataka Central Diocese. It follows the Karnataka State Board syllabus.

“The idea of starting a school here was to empower underprivileged children with education and that remains our goal to this day,” says Emily Bai, Headmistress of the school.

St. Paul’s School was established on 1st May 1823, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The School is the ninth oldest school in India located in West Bengal. St. Paul’s School is one of the most beautiful schools in India.

The school is an independent boarding school for boys in the town of Darjeeling. Entrance tests for admission to St. Paul’s School are held every September. The school follows the ICSE curriculum for class 10 and the ISC for higher secondary class 12.

The school has many Notable alumni and former students of every St. Paul’s School called themselves Paulites.

Sanskrit Collegiate School is one of the oldest schools in Kolkata. Students from pre-primary to class 12 under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education and the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.

This school is boys only school where the approximate total number of students is 600 and are being taught Bengali, English, and Sanskrit. It was established by the then Bengal intelligentsia along with Sanskrit College, Calcutta.

Sanskrit Collegiate School is situated opposite the Presidency University and Hindu School, and next to the University of Calcutta.

The combined campus of the Sanskrit Collegiate School and Sanskrit College is one of the largest in Kolkata.

The Lycée français international de Pondichéry was established in 1826 in Pondicherry, Puducherry, India. It is an international French school that provides education from pre-primary to senior high school.

The school is part of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE) network of 500 French high schools overseas. It was established by Eugène Desbassayns de Richemont as the Collège Royal on 26 October 1826.

In 2014, Lycée français International de Pondichéry school signed a memorandum of understanding with the Future Foundation School in Kolkata providing student exchanges.

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