What is the Doon School?
Q: What is the Doon School?
A: The Doon School is a boys-only private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Q: Who founded the Doon School?
A: The Doon School was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a Calcutta lawyer.
Q: Who is the present headmaster of the school?
A: The present headmaster of the school is Peter McLaughlin, who has occupied the post since 2009 and is the ninth headmaster of the school.
Q: How many pupils does the school house?
A: The school houses roughly 500 pupils aged 13 to 18.
Q: What curriculum do students follow at Doon?
A: Students at Doon take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade and are thereafter offered two strands for their final two years - International Baccalaureate (IB) or Indian School Certificate (ISC).
Q: Is Doon coeducational?
A: No, despite pressure from political leaders such as President Pratibha Patil, Doon remains a boys-only school.
Q: How many former students are there estimated to be since its founding?
A: There are an estimated 5,000 former students of the school since its founding commonly known as Doscos.
