Welham Boys' School

Welham Boys' School is a boarding school located in Dehradun, India. The school is a residential school for boys and is affiliated with CBSE. It is ranked as the no. 1 boys' boarding school in the country as per the Education World rankings 2022.[1]

Welham Boys' School
Location
Dehradun

Uttarakhand

India
Information
TypePublic school
MottoFrom Strength To Strength
Established1937
FounderMiss Hersilia Susie Oliphant
School boardCBSE
PrincipalSangeeta Kain
Staff75
Grades4th to 12th
Age range9-18 years
Number of students650+
LanguageEnglish
Campus sizec. 37 acres (15 ha)
Campus typeResidential
HousesCauvery, Ganga, Jamuna and Krishna
Colour(s)Brown and beige   
SongWelham My Home
MascotTusker Elephant
NewspaperThe Oliphant
YearbookWelham Yearbook
AffiliationsInternational Boys' School Coalition, Round Square
AlumniWelham Old Boys' Society

History

Welham was founded in 1937 as a preparatory school for boarding schools in England and India, by Miss Hersilia Susie Oliphant, an English lady, with a capital of £1000. There were no funds or staff, and no school buildings. Today the ratio of teachers to students on campus stands at 9:1.[2]

She named the school after her home village of Welham, Nottinghamshire.[3] She later founded a sister school, Welham Girls' School.[3]

In 1956 Miss Oliphant donated all her assets to the Welham Boys' School, which presently is administered by a board of trustees. Mr. S. K. (Charlie) Kandhari took over as principal in January 1983.[4] Today the Welham Boys' School (WBS) is an active member of the Round Square group of cooperation.[5] The school hosts model united nations conferences as well as military awareness seminars[6]

Campus

Some major sites are the Learning Resource Center (LRC), the Activity Center, the White House (the oldest structure on campus), Bethany (Dining Hall), the hospital, the main field, lower grounds and various other fields, courts and ranges for sports.

The residencies are primarily the Oliphant House for Junior School, Shikhar Hostel for Jamuna and Ganga houses, Triveni for Cauvery house and Woodseats for Krishna house.[7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "EW India School Rankings 2021-22 - Top & best schools in India". 13 January 2022.
  2. "Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.
  3. Chopra, Jaskiran (22 September 2019). "Dehradun's journey to town of schools, with Miss Oliphant". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. Shaw, Michael (14 November 2008). In Search of Time Wasted: Peregrinations from Seil Island. Author House. ISBN 9781467018005.
  5. "Welham Boys' School".
  6. Pioneer, The. "Seminar on Military History to begin at Welham Boys' today". The Pioneer.
  7. "Our Campus | Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.
  8. "Board of Governors | Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.

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