Oak Grove School, Mussoorie


Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie is a residential public school, owned and run by the Indian Railways. It is ranked as India's best Government Boarding School. It is situated on hill tops covering in Jharipani, Mussoorie, India.
The school was started by the British Raj on 1 June 1888. The students predominantly consist of the children of Indian Railways employees; 25% of seats are reserved for outsiders. At present there are more than 610 students. The school consists of three semi-independent parts — Oak Grove Sr. Boys' School, Oak Grove Sr. Girls' School and Oak Grove Junior School. The buildings were designed by the chief engineer of EIR Mr. Richard Roskell Bayne and are built in Gothic style of architecture. LBSNAA conducted its sports day several times in the valley of Oak Grove School.

Administration

The overall functioning of the school is under the control of a Board of Governors, which frames and reviews policies to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the institution during its annual meetings. The BOG constitutes of:
Chairman - General Manager, Northern Railway
Executive Governor - The Chief Personnel Officer, Northern Railway
Member - The Chief Engineer, Northern Railway
Member - The F.A. & C.A.O., Northern Railway
Member - The C.M.D., Northern Railway
Member - The S.D.G.M., Northern Railway
Member - The D.R.M., Northern Railway, Moradabad
Secretary - Principal, Oak Grove School

Principals' Timeline

Heads of the wings of Oak Grove School

Oakgrovians at the Olympic games

Several Oak Grove students represented pre-independence India in field hockey at the Olympics between 1928 Amsterdam to 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning Gold medal each time. These were:
Amsterdam Olympics – 1928
Leslie Charles Hammond
Broome Eric Pinniger
Los Angeles Olympics – 1932
Leslie Charles Hammond
Broome Eric Pinniger
Richard Carr
Berlin Olympics – 1936