CBSE · Full Boarding · The Mountain
Dalhousie Campus
Seven thousand feet up, wrapped in alpine forest. A full CBSE boarding experience where independence, character and lifelong friendships are forged.
Explore Dalhousie
Est. 1970 · Himachal Himalayas
Exceptionalby Nature.
Fifty-four years in the alpine. A boarding school for boys and girls, seven thousand feet above sea level, with a modern second campus in New Chandigarh.
Dalhousie Public School, seven thousand feet above sea level in the Himachal Himalayas, is a boarding school for boys and girls in its fifty-fourth year, with a modern second campus in New Chandigarh.
Discover an exceptional education in the clean mountain air.Dalhousie children grow academically, socially and in character… ready to take on the world.
Our philosophy
Whole Child, Whole Future.
We do not ask a child to be brilliant at one thing. We raise them in four directions at once, and we say so plainly.
01
Academic
CBSE, Cambridge and IB pathways, taught in fifty smart classrooms by teachers who know every child by name.
02
Character
The Confidence Code and Life Code turn courage, integrity and independence into things we teach on purpose.
03
Community
Houses, house parents, and a family drawn from 102 cities and ten countries. Nobody here stays a stranger.
04
Physical
Mountaineering, shooting, sport and sunrise yoga at seven thousand feet. The mountain is part of the timetable.
Find your campus
Two campuses. One is right for your child.
Answer six quick questions, each one shaped by your last, and we'll point you to the Dalhousie that fits your family best.
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What setting do you picture for your child?
Our Campuses
One school, two homes in the hills.
CBSE or International · The City
New Chandigarh Campus
The same Dalhousie method, closer to the city, with a choice of CBSE or an international IB and Cambridge pathway for families with the world in mind.
Explore New ChandigarhCBSE AffiliatedIB PYP Candidate SchoolCambridge Pathway54 Years of LegacyTwo Himalayan Campuses
Recognition
Fifty-four years, and the moments that marked them.
2010
National Teacher's Award
From the President of India.
2010
NASA, every year
Kennedy Space Center trips begin.
2013
A visit from the Dalai Lama
His Holiness graced the campus.
2014
Tallest flag in Himachal
A 108-ft national flag raised.
2023
Golden Jubilee
Fifty years, with the Air Chief.
A word from our Head
“We ask ourselves the same question every day: are our children happy, engaged and treated fairly? A school should be a place where every child is known, every voice is heard, and every learner is encouraged to discover their own potential.”
Kimmy Dhanoa, Principal
The Dalhousie Preparation System
See the whole systemHolistic is easy to say. Here is where we teach it.
The Journey of Education
One school, every stage of childhood.
01 / 06Age 2+
Toddlers
First discoveries through Montessori play, farm visits and gardening, in a calm and respectful setting.
02 / 06Age 3 to 5
Early Years
A play-based, inquiry-driven start that builds language, motor skills and a real sense of belonging.
03 / 06Age 6+
Primary
The IB Learner Profile in action, weaving academics, arts, sport and wellbeing with everyday curiosity.
04 / 06Grades 6 to 8
Middle School
A choice of Cambridge or CBSE, global perspectives, languages, and the confidence to speak up.
05 / 06Grades 9 to 12
Senior School
Rigorous board preparation and clear pathways to the universities our students aim for.
06 / 06For life
Beyond Dalhousie
Alumni who lead, build and serve across 102 cities and ten countries, and still call this home.
Our global family
A small school on a mountain, with a very wide world in it.
102
cities across India
10
countries and counting
IndiaNorwayUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomNetherlandsBelgiumIrelandMauritiusand beyond
Outside the Classroom
Where a child discovers what they love.
From the shooting range to the stage, the summit to the debate floor, there is room here to try everything.
In motion
See Dalhousie for yourself.
A website can only say so much. This is everyday life on the mountain, in motion.
More to discover
Step a little deeper in.
Pastoral care
A parent's real fear is not the marks. It is a child going unseen.
So before anything else, we make sure your child is known. By name, every day, by adults who are awake when they are.
House parents who live alongside
Housemasters and mistresses stay with your child through all their years here.
A 24-hour infirmary
Trained medical staff on campus, day and night, with first-aid stations across the grounds.
A counsellor team
Confidential support, with daily mindfulness and breathing built into the routine.
You, kept in the loop
Calling hours, letters and honest updates, so distance never means silence.
Visit Us
You will not lie awake wondering.
Because you will have met the people who will know your child by name, seen the room where they will sleep, and stood in the air they will breathe every morning. Choosing a school is a big decision. Come and make it with your own eyes.
A real person replies, usually the same day.