Oak Grove School (Jharipani, Mussoorie, India)

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Oak Grove School got its name because of the many oak trees in the surrounding area. It is situated on hill tops covering 100 acres (40 ha) in Jharipani. Jharipani means drizzle and the onslaught of monsoons. The school was started by East India Railway Company on June 1, 1888. The students are the children of the Railway Employees with only 25% seats reserved for outsiders. At present there are 560 students.

[edit] location

30° 26' N Latitude
78° 6' E longitude

Height: 5,222 feet (1,592 m)
Temperatures: 34 °C to 2 °C

[edit] Distance

25 kilometres from Dehradun
7 kilometres from Mussoorie

[edit] Infrastructure

Three mail buildings housing junior school, girls school and boys school. Hospital for students and staff with resident doctor and paramedics. Three hard court tennis courts. Squash court. Two swimming pools. Auditorium with 600 seats and indoor badminton court. Three Libraries. Vsat Laboratories. Science Laboratories.


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