Colonel Brown Cambridge School
school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Colonel Brown Cambridge School is one of the oldest residential schools in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. It is an English medium school affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CICSE) board of education. Many of the buildings are heritage structures. The school is run by the N.S. Educational Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, and is recognised for the purpose of sending students for the ICSE.
History
The school was established in 1926 by Colonel William Brown, an Irishman who had served both in the sphere of education and the British Army. After he retired from the army, Col. W. Brown did not wish to leave India—the country where he had served and which he had grown to love. He decided to devote his life to education. Ms. Oliphant was the school’s first principal.
Management
The school is run by the N.S. Educational Society, which is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, and is recognised for the purpose of sending up students for the ICSE.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5148101. Authority coordinates are 30.322, 78.058. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1860, 1926 and 1975.
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