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Women empowerment has been a long term goal of India and from long before various institutes have been established to strive for the same. For providing better education, a great number of schools specially only girls schools have been established. We listed the top boarding schools in India earlier, this is a list of girls only schools. Boarding only schools have been preferred by a lot of parents from smaller towns of India who can afford good schools but there are none around their place. Given the cultural and social stigma, parents avoid co-ed schools, specially for boarding.
Top Girls Boarding School in India List
10. Vantage Hall Girls’ Residential School, Dehradun
Even though it’s a relatively new school, it has set a benchmark in terms of education in Dehradun. With the vision of providing better and well round education to girls, the school has it’s mission set at providing girls with a better life.
The curriculum is CBSE and CIE.
More info: http://www.vantagehall.org/
9. Shah Satnam Ji Girls School, Sirsa
The school aims at uplifting the women section of the society which is being neglected in by our Society since long, provide awakening among girls and to help them become self – reliant.
Website: http://www.shahsatnamjigirlsschool.com/
8. Ashok Hall Girls Residential School, Ranikhet
The School was established in the year 1993 in the beautiful village town of Majkhali, Uttarakhand amidst the magnificent Kumaon hills. It was an initiative of the B.K Birla Group of Companies, and the school is recognised for its commitment towards excellence. The group has a successful track record of running some of the finest educational institutions across the country and is committed to quality education. The school offers excellent quality of education and focuses primarily on the all-round development of the girl child.
Website: http://ahgrs.net/
7. Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary School (Girls), Mussoorie
Founded in the sacred memory of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, on the occasion of His 500th birth anniversary, celebrated in November 1969, the Fifth Centenary School was started and has section for both boys and girls.
Website: http://www.gnfcschool.com/
6. Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pilani
Birla Balika Vidyapeeth is an English medium residential public school for girls, located in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. The school was founded in the year 1941 and started with 25 students. It now has 800 students.
It is affiliated with the CBSE.
Website: http://www.bbvpilani.edu.in/
6. Ecole Globale International Girls School, Dehradun
Ecole Globale International Girls School, Dehradun, is an exclusive girls international boarding school situated on the foothills of the Himalayas in Dehradun, India. The school has proven to be an ideal school for both national and international girls students and provides good atmosphere for studies.
Website: http://www.ecoleglobale.com/
5. Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar
Vidya Devi Jindal School, or VDJS, is a premier residential school for girls located near Hisar city Haryana, India founded in 1984. It is known for providing a happy environment to its students which encourages fearless intellectual curiosity, learning through enthusiastic self-discovery and inspires a love for integrity, compassion and life.
Website: https://www.vdjs.edu.in/
5. Mody School, Lakshmangarh
The school was founded in 1989 by Shri R.P. Mody. It is an English medium residential school for girls in Rajasthan.
It is affiliated to CBSE from Classes 3rd to 12th.
Website: http://www.modyschool.ac.in/
4. Unison World School, Dehradun
An All Girl’s Residential School, the school offers quality education with finest accommodation and living facilities to students from Grades 5 to 12. They wish to create opportunities for girls to achieve high standards not just academically but also in her life as a whole. While preserving the best in traditional Indian and International education and culture, they have value based learning and education system with ample opportunities for individual growth and development.
Website: http://www.uws.edu.in/
3. Mussoorie International School
Pandit Shriram Sharma Acharyaji, founder of All World Gayatri Pariwar of Haridwar was the founder of this school. This school seeks to blend the traditional values of India’s cultural heritage with the technological, pedagogical with the creative advances of modernity. The school has managed to attract students from 27 countries.
Website: http://www.misindia.net/
2. Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer
Mayo College Girls School established in 1988 has consistently ranked in the top three girls’ residential schools in India. In direct contrast to it’s boy’s counterpart, Mayo Girls focuses on music, dance and other forms of art, apart from the usual intellectual and other pursuits.
Curriculum: CICSE
Website: http://www.mcgs.ac.in/
2. Welham Girls School, Dehradun
The school identified as one of the top performing schools country-wide based on academic performance at the Indian School Certificate Examinations for 2013, the Indian school leaving examination conducted at the end of the K-12 system, by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. Established in 1957, it provides education to girls from all over North India. It also features in the top 10 Boarding Schools in Dehradun list.
Curriculum: ICSE, ISC affiliated
Website: http://www.welhamgirls.com/
1. Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior
Established by Vijaya Raje Scindia, the Rajmata of Gwalior State, this is a girls’ school in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. It was founded in 1956 to educate the girl child of independent India. It currently has five boarding houses supervised by two house mistresses each.
Website: http://www.skvgwalior.org/home
You can also check out the List of top Residential Schools in Mumbai, Panchgani, and Hyderabad.