Top 5 Boarding Schools in Darjeeling 2027-2028

St. Joseph’s School (North Point), located in Darjeeling, West Bengal, is a Jesuit all-boys day-cum-residential school founded in 1888 by Fr. Henri Depelchin, S.J. Perched at 6,500 feet overlooking tea gardens, the campus features Gothic stone architecture, a bell tower, smart classrooms, science labs, a heritage chapel, and its high-altitude playing field, "The Flat." It admits day scholars from Grade 1 and hostel boarders from Grade 3 through Grades 9 and 11 under the CISCE (ICSE/ISC) board. Following the motto "Sursum Corda" and Jesuit Ignatian pedagogy, it balances academics with athletics, choral music, debating, and Himalayan trekking to build character, endurance, and leadership.

Founded in 1823 in Calcutta and relocated in 1864 to Jalapahar hill in Darjeeling, St. Paul’s School occupies a forested 62-acre estate 7,500 feet above sea level, facing Mount Kanchenjunga. Centered on heritage Gothic stone quadrangles and landmark Cotton Hall, the all-boys campus features terraced athletic fields, dedicated squash and tennis courts, modern science laboratories, and an IIT Kharagpur-backed AI and robotics DIY lab. Boarding intake formally opens from Grade 2 (ages 7–8) through Grades 9 and 11 under the CISCE (ICSE/ISC) board. True to its founding motto, "Moniti Meliora Sequamur", its blend of British public school traditions, prefectorial governance, mountain trekking, and choral music instills moral fortitude, physical endurance, and gentlemanly leadership early in life. The Former chairman of Dabur India, Anand Burman, & Former chairman of The Oberoi Group, P.R.S. Oberoi, are known as Old Paulites who did their schooling here.