Overview

Sherwood College, Nainital is a co-educational residential school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). It was founded in the year 1869 as the brainchild of Dr. Condon, Mr. H.S. Reid and others and under the patronage of the Rt. Rev. Robert Milman. Formerly known as the Diocesan Boys School, it was located at the Sherwood estate in the government house ground. It was shifted to its present site in 1897.

The School’s mission is to be a centre of excellence in education with the mission to educate their “privileged” youth in the essence of consecrated leadership and enlightened citizenship.

Campus

The school boasts of a large, sprawling 45-acre campus located on the Ayarpata hill that borders the Nainital Lake. The campus is an aesthetic blend of post-Edwardian style buildings embellished with Gothic patterned windows, Romanesque arches, oak-panelled walls, sturdy timber beams, quadrangles, and modern buildings. 

Academic and co-curricular education facilities include smart boards in all the classes, state of the art science, computer and robotics labs, two auditoriums – the heritage 400-seat Millman Hall and state-of-the-art 900-seat Baston Centre, separate hostels for girls and boys and three dining halls.

The school offers infrastructure for outdoor and indoor games; cricket, football, hockey, swimming, athletics, basketball, lawn tennis, table tennis, volleyball, squash, badminton, chess, snooker, billiards, shooting, diving and gymnastics.

The art block houses the Indian and Western music departments on the ground floor. The first floor contains the art department comprising infrastructure housing the photography club, Hindi literary society and English literary society. 

Academics

The school follows the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) curriculum; class X students appear for the ICSE board examinations and class XII students appear for the ISC board examinations. Students from classes III to XII are taught in this institution.

Two recent innovations have been the introduction of a computer literacy program for all students in classes VI to XII and the introduction of co-education at class III stage onwards.

Head of Institute

Amandeep Sandhu

General Information

Min Fee
NA

Max Fee
NA

Library
Yes

Student Mix
Boys and girls

No of Students
800

Campus Size
45 acres

Labs
Computer, science and audio-visual labs are provided

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Cricket, football, hockey, swimming, athletics, basketball, lawn tennis, table tennis, volleyball, squash, badminton, chess, snooker, billiards, shooting, diving and gymnastics.

Admission

Parents are required to register their wards online at www.sherwood.edu.in 

Online registrations will commence from the month of September of each year and will close by 4th December every year.

Achievement

Beholding a glorious past of 149 years and an equally promising future the gates of Sherwood have seen countless students who have gone out into the world to make a name for themselves and their alma mater.

These students of Sherwood who have ventured into the world and carved an enviable niche for themselves in the national and international arena covering a broad spectrum from the armed forces to theatre, films, civil services, judiciary, business, education, sports and the spiritual world. Some notable examples include Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy Anil Chopra, Rahul Johri- CEO of the BCCI and Indian film actors such as Amitabh Bacchan, Dalip Tahil and Kabir Bedi.

The school is ranked among the top 10 co-ed boarding schools by the EW India School Rankings 2020-21.

Accommodation

The school is divided into two parts – Dixon Wing (classes VI -XII) and Horsman Wing (classes III-V). There are separate dormitories for the students of both Dixon wing and Horsman Wing. The girls’ dormitories are located with the new teacher’s residences, a little away from the main campus.

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