Harcourt Butler Sr. Sec. School

Harcourt Butler Senior Secondary School, Mandir Marg, New Delhi
Address
Mandir Marg New Delhi , Delhi , 110 001 India
Coordinates	28°38′00″N 77°11′58″E
Information
Type	Govt. Aided
Established	1917 (1917)
Founder	Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler
School board	Central Board of Secondary Education
Principal	Chet Ram
Gender	Boys
Campus type	Urban.
Alumni	Butlerians
Website	harcourtbutlerschool.com

Harcourt Butler Senior Secondary School, is a Delhi Govt aided boys school at Mandir Marg (earlier known as Reading Road) in Delhi, India.[1] The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.[2] It provides education from Class 1 to Class 12 having Science (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology), Commerce and Arts stream in English and Hindi medium. This school is the only Government school having an Engineering drawing subject for class 11th and 12th.

History

The year of foundation of this school is 1889. The school was earlier known as Bengali Boys School, it was set up by a Bengali society.

In 1917, the British government took over its control and started funding its operations for the wards of British India Government employees. The existing structure of Harcourt Butler School was set up by Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler in 1917. Sir Spencer was the first member of education in the Viceroy’s Executive Council in India.[3]

In winter School ran 6 months in Delhi and in summers 6 months in Shimla. This practice was discontinued in 1939 due to the Second World War.

Notable alumni

• Satish Kaushik
• Surinder Amarnath
• Mohinder Amarnath
• Nirmal Verma
• Hari Krishna Shastri
• Nasir Aslam Zahid
• Rajesh Puri
• V.R. Mehta
• Satya Prakash Punj

References

1. Department of Education, Delhi Government Aided Schools. "List".
2. Details of School, Central Board of Secondary Education. "Affiliation".
3. Riddick, John F. (2006). The History of British India: A Chronology. Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-08623-6.

External Links

• Official website of Harcourt Butler School [1]