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 amongst the top five boys' boarding schools in the country as per the education world rankings 2019.

Welham Boys' School
Location
Dehradun

Uttarakhand

India
Information
TypePublic school
MottoFrom Strength To Strength
Established1937
FounderHersille 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
Websitewww.welhamboys.org

History

Welham was founded in 1937 as a preparatory school for boarding schools in England and India, by Miss Oliphant, an English lady, with a capital of £1000. There were no funds or staff, and no school buildings. Miss Oliphant recruited another retired English lady, Miss Grace Mary Linnell, to run the boarding school for girls, and Miss Linnell became the Founder-Principal of Welham Girls School. Under Miss Linnell's guidance Welham Girls High School, as it was known then, established itself as a boarding school. Today the ratio of teachers to students on campus stands at 9:1.[1]

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.[2] Today the Welham Boys' School (WBS) is an active member of the Round Square group of cooperation.[3] The school hosts model united nations conferences as well as military awareness seminars[4]

Campus

Spread over 30 acres, the Welham Boys’ School estate is a well wooded, lush, arboreal retreat, providing an ideal pastoral atmosphere conducive to a healthy learning environment. The flowering trees and shrubs attract over 60 recorded species of birds. With the Himalayas to the north and the Shivaliks covering the south, Welham Boys’ School lies in the heart of the Doon valley by the river Rispana.

In recent years, the School has been concentrating on upgrading its existing infrastructure so that in keeping with the times, we can provide our students with state-of-the-art facilities, which indeed we have done in many areas. For the near future there are many innovative projects in the pipeline.

Nestled in the foothills of Himalayas, the school estate is a lush, wooded, arboreal retreat. It provides a pastoral atmosphere conducive to wellness and learning. The diverse trees and flora attract diverse animal species, including mongoose, squirrel, several types of butterflies and over sixty recorded species of birds!

Serenaded by the river Rispana, flanked by the Himalayas in the north and Shivaliks to the south, Welham is situated at the very heart of the Doon valley.

The school prides itself in constantly upgrading its infrastructure and technology, keeping keel with time, providing students with state of the art facilities.

Some major sites are the Learning Rescource Center (LRC), the Activity Center, the White House (the oldest structure on campus), Bethany (Dining Hall), the hospital and the various fields, courts and ranges for sports purposes.

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.[5]

Notable alumni


References
  1. "Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.
  2. Shaw, Michael (14 November 2008). In Search of Time Wasted: Peregrinations from Seil Island. Author House. ISBN 9781467018005.
  3. "Welham Boys' School".
  4. Pioneer, The. "Seminar on Military History to begin at Welham Boys' today". The Pioneer.
  5. "Our Campus | Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.
  6. "Board of Governors | Welham Boys' School". www.welhamboys.org.

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