Is Welham Girls’ School a boarding school?
By Truemaths, Last Updated 25 Jun, 2026 < 1 min read
Yes. Welham Girls’ School is a fully residential boarding school for girls. Day scholars are not admitted. Every student lives on campus throughout the academic year, from the time they join in Class VI to the time they complete Class XII.
This is not a peripheral detail. It is the foundation of what Welham is. The school’s founders built it as a residential institution deliberately, because they believed that the education of a whole person cannot happen only in a classroom. The friendships formed in the dormitory, the confidence developed through the house system, the responsibility learned through student leadership, and the independence built through six years of residential life are all central to what a Welham education produces.
The school is divided into five boarding houses, each named after a bird found on campus: Bulbuls, Flycatchers, Hoopoes, Orioles, and Woodpeckers. Junior and senior girls have separate hostels. The campus is fully self-contained on 12 acres in Dalanwala, Dehradun.
