Top 10 schools in Delhi by year established
Which schools in this city have been open the longest? This list ranks the 1,493 schools WikiSchools lists in Delhi that report year of establishment, using official UDISE+ 2023–24 returns. The 10 schools below run from 1868 to 1903.
Ranked schools
| # | School | Established | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Girls Sr. Sec. School, 6, Rajpur Road, DelhiNorth · Government Aided | 1868 | 2,000 |
| 2 | Anglo Sanskrit V. J. Sr. Sec. School, Darya Ganj, New DelhiCentral · Government Aided | 1869 | 881 |
| 3 | Francis Girls Sr. Sec. School, 17, Darya Ganj, New DelhiCentral · Government Aided | 1886 | 909 |
| 4 | Harcourt Butler Sr. Sec. School, Mandir Marg, New DelhiNew Delhi · Government Aided | 1889 | 1,232 |
| 5 | Bengali Sr. Sec. School, 22A, Alipur Road, DelhiNorth · Government Aided | 1899 | 1,723 |
| 6 | Govt. Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Timarpur, DelhiNorth · Department of Education | 1900 | 1,770 |
| 7 | Govt. Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No.2, Zeenat Mahal, Lal Kuan, DelhiCentral · Department of Education | 1900 | 955 |
| 8 | Mazhar-Ul-Islam Sec. School, 1436, Chhatta Nawab Sahib, Farash Khana, DelhiCentral · Government Aided | 1902 | 297 |
| 9 | Govt. Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Kitchner Road, Malcha Marg, New DelhiNew Delhi · Department of Education | 1903 | 616 |
| 10 | Govt. Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Nangloi, DelhiWest · Department of Education | 1903 | 2,597 |
How to read this ranking
The year of establishment is self-reported to UDISE+ and is not independently checked. Age tells you a school has lasted, not how it teaches today.
This is not a list of the “best” schools, and WikiSchools does not rate schools. It orders one reported number so you can see where a school sits among its neighbours, then check the rest yourself. Fees, admissions, facilities and current board affiliation are not in this data — confirm them with the school.