Oldest Schools in West Bengal (2026)
CBSE schools with the earliest recorded founding year. Ordered by the measure shown, with the CBSE school directory for context; 100 schools shown.
- 1–National High SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1913
- 2–Gokhale Memorial Girls SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1920
- 3–Ishapore Rifle Factory High SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private SecondaryFounded: 1921
- 4–St. Marys SchoolKalimpong · Private SecondaryFounded: 1923
- 5–St Xaviers High SchoolBankura · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1929
- 6–St. Xaviers High SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1929
- 7–Birla High SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1941
- 8–Cossipore Gun & Shell Factory High SchoolKolkata · Private SecondaryFounded: 1954
- 9–SHRI Shikshayatan SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1954
- 10–South Point High SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1954
- 11–Aditya Birla Vani BharatiHooghly · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1959
- 12–Air Force School KalaikundaPaschim Medinipur · Government SecondaryFounded: 1959
- 13–Air Force School, KalaikundaPaschim Medinipur · Government MiddleFounded: 1959
- 14–Mahadevi Birla World AcademyKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1959
- 15–Central School for TibetansDarjeeling · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 1964
- 16–Central School for TibetansKalimpong · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 1964
- 17–Swami Vivekananda VidyamandirHooghly · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1967
- 18–Air Force SchoolAlipurduar · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 1971
- 19–Kalyani Central Model SchoolNadia · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1971
- 20–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya HasimaraAlipurduar · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1971
- 21–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1Darjeeling · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 22–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1Jalpaiguri · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 23–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1North 24-Pargana · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 24–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1North 24-Pargana · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 25–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1Paschim Medinipur · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 26–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1North 24-Pargana · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1973
- 27–Apeejay SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1975
- 28–Apeejay SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1975
- 29–Burnpur Riverside SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1977
- 30–Burnpur Riverside SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1977
- 31–Burnpur Riverside SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1977
- 32–Gurbachan Singh Sondhi Girls SchoolKolkata · Private SecondaryFounded: 1979
- 33–SHRI Krishna Pranami Vidya NiketanJalpaiguri · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1979
- 34–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaKolkata · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
- 35–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaKolkata · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
- 36–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaKolkata · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
- 37–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaKolkata · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
- 38–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaKolkata · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1981
- 39–Kendriya Vidyalaya Ntpc FarakkaMalda · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1982
- 40–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaCooch Behar · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1982
- 41–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaCooch Behar · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1982
- 42–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya KankinaraNorth 24-Pargana · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1982
- 43–Eastern Railway High SchoolPurba Bardhaman · Private SecondaryFounded: 1984
- 44–Eastern Railway High School,Paschim Bardhaman · Private SecondaryFounded: 1984
- 45–The Assembly of God Church SchoolPurulia · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1985
- 46–Guru Teg Bahadur Public SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1987
- 47–PM SHRI Kendriya VidyalayaAlipurduar · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1987
- 48–Caesar SchoolJalpaiguri · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
- 49–Guru Nanak Public SchoolHowrah · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1989
- 50–The Good Shepherd Mission SchoolKolkata · Private SecondaryFounded: 1989
- 51–Abhinav Bharati High SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1992
- 52–Bikash Bharati Blooms Day SchoolJhargram · Private SecondaryFounded: 1992
- 53–Sudhir InstitutePurba Medinipur · Private SecondaryFounded: 1992
- 54–Delhi Public SchoolMurshidabad · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1993
- 55–Central Model SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1994
- 56–Little Flowers Eng SchoolAlipurduar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1994
- 57–Barasat Indira Gandhi Memorial High SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 58–City Montessori SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 59–DAV Public School, EclPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 60–East Point SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 61–Indira Gandhi Memorial High SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 62–PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya BerhamporeMurshidabad · Kendriya Vidyalaya Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 63–Siliguri Model High SchoolDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1995
- 64–Xavier International Public SchoolPaschim Medinipur · Private SecondaryFounded: 1995
- 65–Dr. Ambedkar AcademyDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
- 66–Lakshmipat Singhania AcademyKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
- 67–North Point Residential SchoolDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
- 68–Shamayita Convent SchoolBankura · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1996
- 69–Himalayan International Residential SchoolJalpaiguri · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1997
- 70–Future Hope SchoolKolkata · Private SecondaryFounded: 1998
- 71–Holy Cross SchoolJalpaiguri · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
- 72–Holy Cross SchoolUttar Dinajpur · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
- 73–Ratan Biswas Memorial SchoolAlipurduar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1998
- 74–Birla Bharati,Kolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
- 75–Durgapur Ispat VidyalayaPaschim Bardhaman · Private SecondaryFounded: 1999
- 76–Netaji Centenary SchoolCooch Behar · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
- 77–Notre Dame AcademyDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
- 78–Victoria Public SchoolDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 1999
- 79–Agpn Convent & Eklabya Residential SchoolPurulia · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 80–Asansol North Point SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 81–Future Campus SchoolSouth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 82–Godwin Modern SchoolDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 83–Himalayan Buddhist Cultural SchoolJalpaiguri · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 84–Sai Sundaram SchoolDarjeeling · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 85–West End High SchoolJhargram · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 86–West Point School.Bankura · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2000
- 87–Army Public SchoolDarjeeling · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 88–Army Public SchoolDarjeeling · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 89–Army Public SchoolDarjeeling · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 90–Army Public SchoolJalpaiguri · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 91–Army Public SchoolJalpaiguri · Government SecondaryFounded: 2001
- 92–Army Public SchoolKalimpong · Government SecondaryFounded: 2001
- 93–Army Public SchoolKolkata · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 94–Army Public SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 95–Army Public SchoolPurba Bardhaman · Government Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 96–Bodhisukha SchoolNorth 24-Pargana · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2001
- 97–DAV Public SchoolBankura · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2002
- 98–DAV Public SchoolKolkata · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2002
- 99–DAV Public SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private Senior secondaryFounded: 2002
- 100–DAV Public SchoolPaschim Bardhaman · Private SecondaryFounded: 2002
| # | School | Sector | Founded | CBSE school directory | Students | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National High School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1913 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 2 | Gokhale Memorial Girls School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1920 | – Not rated | 1,083 Students | 1,083 |
| 3 | Ishapore Rifle Factory High School North 24-Pargana · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1921 | – Not rated | 800 Students | 800 |
| 4 | St. Marys School Kalimpong · Secondary · Classes 5–12 | Private | 1923 | – Not rated | 963 Students | 963 |
| 5 | St Xaviers High School Bankura · Senior secondary · Classes 5–10 | Private | 1929 | – Not rated | 581 Students | 581 |
| 6 | St. Xaviers High School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 5–10 | Private | 1929 | – Not rated | 581 Students | 581 |
| 7 | Birla High School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1941 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 8 | Cossipore Gun & Shell Factory High School Kolkata · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1954 | – Not rated | 567 Students | 567 |
| 9 | SHRI Shikshayatan School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1954 | – Not rated | 3,124 Students | 3,124 |
| 10 | South Point High School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 6–12 | Private | 1954 | – Not rated | 4,840 Students | 4,840 |
| 11 | Aditya Birla Vani Bharati Hooghly · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1959 | – Not rated | 900 Students | 900 |
| 12 | Air Force School Kalaikunda Paschim Medinipur · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 1959 | – Not rated | 217 Students | 217 |
| 13 | Air Force School, Kalaikunda Paschim Medinipur · Middle · Classes 1–10 | Government | 1959 | – Not rated | 217 Students | 217 |
| 14 | Mahadevi Birla World Academy Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1959 | – Not rated | 2,344 Students | 2,344 |
| 15 | Central School for Tibetans Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Government | 1964 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 16 | Central School for Tibetans Kalimpong · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Government | 1964 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 17 | Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir Hooghly · Senior secondary · Classes 1–4 | Private | 1967 | – Not rated | 383 Students | 383 |
| 18 | Air Force School Alipurduar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Government | 1971 | – Not rated | 1,134 Students | 1,134 |
| 19 | Kalyani Central Model School Nadia · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1971 | – Not rated | 817 Students | 817 |
| 20 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Hasimara Alipurduar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1971 | – Not rated | 1,089 Students | 1,089 |
| 21 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 22 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 23 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 24 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 25 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Paschim Medinipur · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 26 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1973 | – Not rated | 1,588 Students | 1,588 |
| 27 | Apeejay School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1975 | – Not rated | 244 Students | 244 |
| 28 | Apeejay School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1975 | – Not rated | 244 Students | 244 |
| 29 | Burnpur Riverside School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1977 | – Not rated | 2,392 Students | 2,392 |
| 30 | Burnpur Riverside School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1977 | – Not rated | 2,392 Students | 2,392 |
| 31 | Burnpur Riverside School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1977 | – Not rated | 2,392 Students | 2,392 |
| 32 | Gurbachan Singh Sondhi Girls School Kolkata · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1979 | – Not rated | 449 Students | 449 |
| 33 | SHRI Krishna Pranami Vidya Niketan Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1979 | – Not rated | 100 Students | 100 |
| 34 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1981 | – Not rated | 982 Students | 982 |
| 35 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1981 | – Not rated | 982 Students | 982 |
| 36 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1981 | – Not rated | 982 Students | 982 |
| 37 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1981 | – Not rated | 982 Students | 982 |
| 38 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1981 | – Not rated | 982 Students | 982 |
| 39 | Kendriya Vidyalaya Ntpc Farakka Malda · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1982 | – Not rated | 548 Students | 548 |
| 40 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Cooch Behar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1982 | – Not rated | 1,005 Students | 1,005 |
| 41 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Cooch Behar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1982 | – Not rated | 1,005 Students | 1,005 |
| 42 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Kankinara North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1982 | – Not rated | 559 Students | 559 |
| 43 | Eastern Railway High School Purba Bardhaman · Secondary · Classes 6–10 | Private | 1984 | – Not rated | 278 Students | 278 |
| 44 | Eastern Railway High School, Paschim Bardhaman · Secondary · Classes 6–10 | Private | 1984 | – Not rated | 278 Students | 278 |
| 45 | The Assembly of God Church School Purulia · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1985 | – Not rated | 583 Students | 583 |
| 46 | Guru Teg Bahadur Public School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1987 | – Not rated | 1,831 Students | 1,831 |
| 47 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Alipurduar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1987 | – Not rated | 942 Students | 942 |
| 48 | Caesar School Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1989 | – Not rated | 2,132 Students | 2,132 |
| 49 | Guru Nanak Public School Howrah · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1989 | – Not rated | 671 Students | 671 |
| 50 | The Good Shepherd Mission School Kolkata · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1989 | – Not rated | 190 Students | 190 |
| 51 | Abhinav Bharati High School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1992 | – Not rated | 670 Students | 670 |
| 52 | Bikash Bharati Blooms Day School Jhargram · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1992 | – Not rated | 325 Students | 325 |
| 53 | Sudhir Institute Purba Medinipur · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1992 | – Not rated | 157 Students | 157 |
| 54 | Delhi Public School Murshidabad · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1993 | – Not rated | 530 Students | 530 |
| 55 | Central Model School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1994 | – Not rated | 759 Students | 759 |
| 56 | Little Flowers Eng School Alipurduar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1994 | – Not rated | 77 Students | 77 |
| 57 | Barasat Indira Gandhi Memorial High School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 2,821 Students | 2,821 |
| 58 | City Montessori School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 361 Students | 361 |
| 59 | DAV Public School, Ecl Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 1,393 Students | 1,393 |
| 60 | East Point School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–4 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 24 Students | 24 |
| 61 | Indira Gandhi Memorial High School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 2,821 Students | 2,821 |
| 62 | PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya Berhampore Murshidabad · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Kendriya Vidyalaya | 1995 | – Not rated | 1,184 Students | 1,184 |
| 63 | Siliguri Model High School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 654 Students | 654 |
| 64 | Xavier International Public School Paschim Medinipur · Secondary · Classes 1–8 | Private | 1995 | – Not rated | 130 Students | 130 |
| 65 | Dr. Ambedkar Academy Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1996 | – Not rated | 294 Students | 294 |
| 66 | Lakshmipat Singhania Academy Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1996 | – Not rated | 1,583 Students | 1,583 |
| 67 | North Point Residential School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1996 | – Not rated | 534 Students | 534 |
| 68 | Shamayita Convent School Bankura · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1996 | – Not rated | 941 Students | 941 |
| 69 | Himalayan International Residential School Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1997 | – Not rated | 278 Students | 278 |
| 70 | Future Hope School Kolkata · Secondary · Classes 1–8 | Private | 1998 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 71 | Holy Cross School Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1998 | – Not rated | 844 Students | 844 |
| 72 | Holy Cross School Uttar Dinajpur · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1998 | – Not rated | 844 Students | 844 |
| 73 | Ratan Biswas Memorial School Alipurduar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–8 | Private | 1998 | – Not rated | 129 Students | 129 |
| 74 | Birla Bharati, Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1999 | – Not rated | 1,400 Students | 1,400 |
| 75 | Durgapur Ispat Vidyalaya Paschim Bardhaman · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1999 | – Not rated | 57 Students | 57 |
| 76 | Netaji Centenary School Cooch Behar · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 1999 | – Not rated | 656 Students | 656 |
| 77 | Notre Dame Academy Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1999 | – Not rated | 566 Students | 566 |
| 78 | Victoria Public School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 1999 | – Not rated | 126 Students | 126 |
| 79 | Agpn Convent & Eklabya Residential School Purulia · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 80 | Asansol North Point School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | – | – |
| 81 | Future Campus School South 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 972 Students | 972 |
| 82 | Godwin Modern School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 407 Students | 407 |
| 83 | Himalayan Buddhist Cultural School Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 270 Students | 270 |
| 84 | Sai Sundaram School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 152 Students | 152 |
| 85 | West End High School Jhargram · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 1,489 Students | 1,489 |
| 86 | West Point School. Bankura · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2000 | – Not rated | 326 Students | 326 |
| 87 | Army Public School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 88 | Army Public School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 89 | Army Public School Darjeeling · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 90 | Army Public School Jalpaiguri · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 91 | Army Public School Jalpaiguri · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 92 | Army Public School Kalimpong · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 93 | Army Public School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 94 | Army Public School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 95 | Army Public School Purba Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Government | 2001 | – Not rated | 34 Students | 34 |
| 96 | Bodhisukha School North 24-Pargana · Senior secondary · Classes 1–12 | Private | 2001 | – Not rated | 1,537 Students | 1,537 |
| 97 | DAV Public School Bankura · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2002 | – Not rated | 607 Students | 607 |
| 98 | DAV Public School Kolkata · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2002 | – Not rated | 607 Students | 607 |
| 99 | DAV Public School Paschim Bardhaman · Senior secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2002 | – Not rated | 607 Students | 607 |
| 100 | DAV Public School Paschim Bardhaman · Secondary · Classes 1–10 | Private | 2002 | – Not rated | 607 Students | 607 |
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