The Doon School facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Doon School |
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Dehradun – 248001 India (Map) |
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| School type | Private boarding school |
| Motto | Knowledge our Light |
| Founded | September 10, 1935 |
| Founder | Satish Ranjan Das |
| Sister school | Welham Girls' School Chand Bagh School |
| School district | Dehradun district |
| Chairman of Governors | Analjit Singh |
| Headmaster | Peter McLaughlin |
| Founder Headmaster | Arthur Foot |
| Faculty | 67 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 13 to 18 |
| Number of pupils | 480 |
| Campus | 69 acres (280,000 m²) |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Publication | The Doon School Weekly |
| Affiliation | IB Indian Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Former pupils | Doscos |
| Annual fees | ₹5,30,000 (home students) ₹6,62,500 (international) |
| Website | http://www.doonschool.com |
The Doon School is a special school just for boys in Dehradun, India. People often call it Doon School or Doon. It is a boarding school, which means students live there while they study. A lawyer named Satish Ranjan Das from Calcutta started the school.
Its first headmaster, or principal, was Arthur E. Foot. He used to teach science at a famous school called Eton College. The current headmaster is Peter McLaughlin, who has been in charge since 2009. He is the ninth headmaster of the school.
The school has about 500 students, aged 13 to 18. Each year, new students join in Grade 7 (called D-form) and Grade 8 (C-form).
About The Doon School
The Doon School is known as one of the best residential schools in India. Many newspapers and magazines, like The Times of India, have ranked it highly. Even though some leaders, like former President Pratibha Patil, have suggested it, Doon remains a school only for boys.
What Students Learn
Students at Doon take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade. After that, they can choose one of two paths for their last two years. They can study for the International Baccalaureate (IB) or the Indian School Certificate (ISC). The school started offering the IB program in 2006. Before that, all students took the ISC exams in their final year.
Famous Alumni
Former students of The Doon School are called Doscos. There are about 5,000 Doscos since the school began. Many of them have become important people in India. They include politicians, government officials, and business leaders. The most famous former student is Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Images for kids
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Main Building of Doon in 1917, when it was part of the Forest Research Institute.
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Arthur Foot and his wife Sylvia Hartell with Lord Mountbatten, during his visit to the school on 13 February, 1948.
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The main event at the 75th Founder's Day in October 2010. Guests included President Pratibha Patil and the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
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In March 2020, the school closed for the first time since it started, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The school's Main Field with Hyderabad House in the background, and the Mussoorie mountains beyond.
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A ground-floor hallway in the school's Main Building. Classrooms and offices are in this building.
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The Doon School Weekly, started in 1936, is the oldest publication at Doon. Students create it, and it comes out every Saturday morning.
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The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett being performed in the outdoor theatre, Rose Bowl.
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A special postal stamp showing the school's Main Building was released by India Post on October 22, 2010. This was to celebrate Doon's 75th Founder's Day.
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