Welham Boy’s School Dehradun Uttarakhand

About Welham Boy's School

Founded as the Welham Preparatory School in 1937, by way of a small self investment,
Ms Oliphant established an institution that in time would establish itself as one of the finest high schools in the country.

An early concern was finance and this was taken care of by a grant from Ms Oliphant's mother who sent the money from the village of Welham, England, in which Ms Oliphant spent her childhood.

Ms Oliphant came to India in 1920 and moved to Dehradun, from Delhi. She resolved to start a preparatory school in this salubrious and idyllic town, nestled in the Himalayan foothills. The first boy joined on 15 January, 1937 and within a year, there were thirty residential and twenty day scholars. Grade 5 was added in 1941 and by 1945, admissions swelled and the institution stood on solid footing. In 1941, the school banner was carried for the first time ever in the Games March Past, and on it was the school motto: 'From Strength to Strength'.

Admission Process In Welham Boy's School

• Admission is open to all, irrespective of class, creed and community.
• The main entry is in classes IV, V, VI and VII. Vacancies in other classes are against withdrawals.
• Registration for admission is mandatory.
• Registration and examination fee is neither refundable nor transferable.
• Registration does not guarantee admission.
• Admissions to all classes are based on Proficiency & Aptitude Assessment and interaction with the child and his parents.
• For admission to Classes IV - IX the child will be assessed in English, Hindi, Mathematics and Life Skills.
• Proficiency & Aptitude Assessments for different classes are conducted in the following months every year

  November	March/April and May
  Classes IV to IX	Class XI

• Age Restrictions as on 1st April of the year of joining are as follows:

  Classes	Age as on April 01
  IV	8 to 9 years
  V	9 to 10 years
  VI	10 to 11 years
  VII	11 to 12 years
  VIII	12 to 13 years
  IX	13 to 14 years
  XI	15 to 16 years

• Boys who qualify the Assessment are called for an interaction along with parents. Both parents must attend.
• An Offer Letter is sent to the selected candidates after the interaction.
• Admission stands cancelled if the fee is not paid within the time stipulated in the Offer Letter.
• Term fee would be charged for all the admissions during the term and similarly for all outgoing students during any term including the Board classes i.e. class X and XII students.
• The decision of the Admission Committee is final.
• The admission of a child to the School is on the understanding that his parent or guardian delegates his authority to the Principal during term time and to the School Resident Medical Officer in matters of health.
• Rules are subject to change at the discretion of the School. The admission of a child will mean a complete acceptance by the parent / guardian of all the School Rules in force or as amended from time to time.
• Welham Boys’ School is a secular school, and any parent in disagreement may withdraw his child.
• All new admissions are on probation for a year. Students who make little progress owing to persistent idleness or other reasons may be asked to leave the School at the end of term.
• The School reserves the right of refusing admission / readmission.
• All matters are subject to Dehra Dun jurisdiction only.