Welham Girls School Dehradun

Welham Girls School (previously known as Welham Girls High School) is one of the best boarding School in Dehradun for girls located at the foothills of the Himalayas in Dehradun, Uttarakhand India. It has progressed from being a School for privileged girls to being a School that prides itself in encouraging students from across the length and breadth of India.

It is a girls' only boarding school in Dehradun.

A retired English headmistress, Miss Oliphant started Welham Boys School in 1937. Soon, she was struck by the lack of Schools of similar quality for the sisters of these little boys. Fired by the desire to create an equal educational platform for young Indian women in a newly independent India, she acquired a palatial estate called Nasreen adjacent to Welham Boys School to start a small boarding school for girls. It is one of the best schools in Dehradun.

Miss Linnell became the Founder- Principal of the Welham Girls School. Under Miss Linnell’s able guidance, Welham Girls’ High School, as it was known then, established itself as a full-fledged girl boarding School in Dehradun, India.

Welham Girls Boarding School Affiliation

Welham Girls School in Dehradun is a reputed boarding school in Uttarakhand. Welham Girls Boarding School in Dehradun is affiliated to the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ISCE), New Delhi.

Welham Girls' School in Dehradun has an ambiance that is absolutely non-communal. They put stress on value-added education and on discipline. Students are inspired to develop leadership qualities. There are classes from V to XII at Welham Girls School of Dehradun.

Facilities in Welham Girls School, Dehradun

This Uttarakhand School is justifiably proud of a spacious, very well stocked, open-shelf library cum resource center designed to encourage girls to develop an interest in a variety of subjects, and to allow them the facility of research and in-depth study. State-of-the-art, well-equipped laboratories provide excellent facilities in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, History, Geography, and Home Science. Computer Science is compulsory up to Class VIII and is offered both as a subject and as a co-curricular activity thereafter. This Dehradun Girls School makes extensive use of audio-visual ICT-enabled teaching aids. There is great emphasis on project work and students are encouraged to use the library and carry out reference work. Independent thinking and learning through discussions and group activities are encouraged.

Extracurricular activities and Sports

These activities in Welham Girls School in Dehradun include Craft, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Folk Dance, Tabla, Sitar, Guitar, Drums, Piano, Indian classical vocal music, Western classical vocal music, Audio Visual, Dramatics, Paper Recycling, French, Computer science and Yoga Sports form an integral part of the school routine with regular house competitions culminating during the Annual Sports Day, the day before Founders Da. The girls are free to choose from various sports activities like Basketball, Hockey, Badminton, Lawn tennis, Athletics, Table tennis, Karate, Cricket, and Aerobics.

Welham Girls School Admission Procedure

The new academic session begins in early April every year. Welham Girls School admissions are offered in Classes VI, VII, and XI only, subject to the availability of seats. The lower age limit for admission in the School is 10½ on 1st April of the year of joining the School in Class VI.

An application for registration is the first stage of the admissions process. A registration fee must be sent along with the application so that the girl's name may be registered for the year and class for which admission is sought. The fee is neither refundable nor adjustable and it is valid only for the specified academic year. The registration of a girl is not a guarantee of her admission.

Every girl registered for admission into Classes VI & VII is expected to appear for an Aptitude/Proficiency Assessment at the specified center closest to the individual girl’s place of residence. The Assessment is held in November/ December of the year preceding that in which admission is sought. Particulars of these Assessments are sent by the school to parents well in advance. The student is also required to pass a medical fitness test.

Documents Required at the time of Admission

• Original Birth Certificate
• Transfer Certificate, Character Certificate
• Medical Certificate
• 03 Passport size Photographs
• Migration Certificate