Oak Grove School (Jharipani, Mussoorie)

Oak Grove School

'Tamaso ma Jyotirgamaya'(From Darkness to Enlightenment)
Location
Mussoorie (Jharipani), Uttarakhand,  India
Information
Type Government aided public boarding school
Established 1 June 1888
Founder East Indian Railway
Principal Sandip Trivedi
Grades 3-12
Campus Oak Grove Estate, Jharipani, Mussoorie Hills
Color(s) Maroon
Board CBSE
Website Official website

Oak Grove School is a residential public school, owned and run by the Northern Railway. It is situated on hill tops covering 256 acres (1.04 km2) in Jharipani, Mussoorie, India.

The school was started by the British Raj on June 1, 1888.[1] The students predominantly consist of the children of Indian Railways employees; 25% of seats are reserved for outsiders. At present there are more than 600 students. The school consists of three semi-independent parts — Oak Grove Boys' School (commenced 1888), Oak Grove Girls' School (1890s) and Oak Grove Junior School (1912). The buildings were designed by the chief engineer of EIR Mr. Richard Roskell Bayne and are built in Gothic style of architecture. The school has been nominated for World Heritage Status by the Government of India.

Principals

References

  1. "History". oakgrove.jharipani.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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