Admin capital of the eastern seaboard state of West Bengal, Kolkata (pop.14.5 million), formerly Calcutta, is India’s second most populous city after Mumbai. Founded as an East India Company trading post, it served as the capital of British India from 1773–1911 resulting in the promotion of British-style K-12 and higher education institutions in the city. Sprawling north to south along the east bank of the Hooghly river, the city is famed for its grand colonial architecture, art galleries and cultural festivals.
With an estimated GDP of USD 150.1 billion, Kolkata boasts the third largest economy after Mumbai and Delhi and hosts India’s oldest stock exchange company – The Calcutta Stock Exchange. Thriving industries include steel, heavy engineering, mining, minerals, cement, pharmaceuticals, food processing, agriculture, electronics, textiles, and jute.
Some of the best schools in Kolkata were established in the pre-Independence era and have continued to maintain an excellent reputation by continually adapting to the changing times to prepare children for an increasingly globalised world.
ICSE Schools
Calcutta Boys’ School, Kolkata
The Calcutta Boys’ School, Kolkata is a boys day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. Sited at S.N. Banerjee Road in the heart of Kolkata, the school was founded in 1877 by James Mills Thoburn, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata
St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata is an all-boys’ day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (CICSE), New Delhi. The school was established in 1860 by the missionaries of the Society of Jesus and named after St. Francis Xavier…more
Our Lady Queen of Missions School, Kolkata
Our Lady Queen of Missions School, Kolkata is an all girls day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), New Delhi and is a member of the Association of the Anglo Indian Schools in India. Founded on … more
The Heritage School, Chowbaga Road, Kolkata
The Heritage School, Kolkata is a co-educational institution established in the year 2001. It is a K-12 day-boarding school promoted by the Kalyan Bharti Trust and is affiliated with Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. In the academic year 2012-2013, the school launched the International Baccalaureate…. more
The Future Foundation School, Kolkata
The Future Foundation School, Kolkata is an English medium co-educational day school, affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. It offers classes from nursery to class XII. The school believes i… more
Founded by Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust, Sri Sri Academy is an English medium coeducational day school located in the heart of the city at Alipore Road, Kolkata. Established in 2010, the school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian S… more
South City International School, Kolkata
Established in 2009, South City International School, Kolkata is an English medium, coeducational, day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi and the Cambridge Assessment International … more
Garden High School, Kolkata, is a coeducational, English medium day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. It offers classes from nursery through class XII. The school was found… more
Akshar School, sited at Diamond Harbour Road in Kolkata, is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certification Examinations (CISCE). The Rajpal Khullar Memorial Trust – a non-profit charitable organization… more
Julien Day School, Ganganagar, Kolkata is a coeducational English medium day school affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. Julien Day School, Ganganagar was established in 1976 by the Anglo-Indian Community in Southern Bengal..more
La Martiniere for Boys, Loudon Street, Kolkata
La Martiniere Boys (LMB), Kolkata is a boys’ day school in Kolkata, West Bengal affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. The school admitted its first batch of 50 students in 1836, and over the years has built an enviable reputation…more
La Martiniere for Girls, Rawdon Street, Kolkata
La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata is a girls day school affiliated with the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), offering education to girls from classes K-12. The school was promoted in 1836 and is considered to be one of th… more
Salt Lake School, Kolkata, is a co-educational, English medium day school affiliated to the Council of the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). It was established in 1979 to cater to the education needs of the multi-lingual population o… more
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Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata
Founded in 1958, Don Bosco School, sited at Park Circus in the heart of Kolkata is an English medium Anglo Indian school for Catholic boys established and managed by Salesians of Don Bosco (North India). It is affiliated with the Council for the I… more
CBSE Schools
Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Kolkata
Mahadevi Birla World Academy, Kolkata is an all girls day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. Established by the late GD Birla in 1959 in the name of his wife, late Mahadevi Birla, the school aims to … more
Ashok Hall Girls Higher Secondary School
The Ashok Hall Girls’ Higher Secondary School was established in 1951 in Kolkata, West Bengal. Recognized by the state government and affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, the all-girls’ Ashok Hall has e… more
School, Newtown,
Delhi Public School (DPS), Newtown, Kolkata is a coeducational day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. The school was established under the aegis of the DPS society on April 25, 2005…more
Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata
Lakshmipat Singhania Academy (LSA), Kolkata is a coeducational day school founded in 1996 under the Lakshmipat Singhania Education Foundation. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, and offers edu… more
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Shri Shikshayatan School, Kolkata
Shri Shikshayatan School, Kolkata is a girls’ day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi. It imparts education form LKG through class XII. The school was established in 1920, and aims to prov… more
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South Point School, Kolkata is a coeducational English medium day school affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. The school was founded on April 1, 1954 by Shri S… more
West Bengal Board Schools
School, St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata
Founded by Goan Jesuit priest Reverend Father Lawrence Rodriques in 1937, St. Lawrence High School located in Kolkata is a boys day cum boarding school affiliated with the West Bengal state board. The school also includes a charitable dispensary, … more
Jadavpur Vidyapith, Kolkata, West Bengal
Founded in 1957, Jadavpur Vidyapith, Kolkata, West Bengal is a co-educational English medium government day school affiliated with the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. The school aims at inspiring the child to assimilate constructive thinking so that vivacity and virtue … more
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