Sainik School Ghorakhal

Sainik School Ghorakhal
The sunset as viewed from the school parade ground.
Location
Nainital India
Information
Type	Public school Run by the Ministry Of Defence, India
Motto	School Motto: Buddhiryasya Balantasya (One Who has Intelligence, has True Power)
Established	21 March 1966
Founder	Wg. Cdr. Jaimal Singh
Principal	Capt(IN) Rohit Dwivedi
Grades	Class VI up to XII
Gender	Boys
Age	10 to 18
Enrollment	525
Campus size	500-acre (2.0 km2)
Colour(s)	Silver and Maroon
Affiliation	Central Board of Secondary Education, India
Students Identified as	Ghorakhalians/Ghorakhalis
Houses	Singh, Kumaon, Kesari, Shiwalik and Garhwal
Website	http://www.ssghorakhal.org

Silver and Maroon

Sainik School, Ghorakhal is a Sainik School established by the Sainik Schools Society in 1966. It is located in Ghorakhal, 4 kilometres next to the village Bhowali, at an altitude of about 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above sea level amidst the Kumaon Hills in Nainital district of the state of Uttarakhand, India.

Sainik School, Ghorakhal was established on 21 March 1966. The school was built on the 500 Acre Ghorakhal Estate of the then Nawab of Rampur, near Bhowali in Nainital District. It was one of the first Sainik Schools to be built. The school started with 60 students in 1966.

The school is located 4 km from Bhowali and 7 km from Bhimtal. The major landmark is the temple of Golu Devta.

All the cadets are assigned respective "Houses" .In total, there are 10 houses now.Shiwalik, Kesari, Garwhal, Kumaon and Singh are the senior Houses while Dhruv, Luv, Kush, Abhimanyu and Bharat are the junior Houses.

The school is for boys between the ages of 10 and 18 years.Boys are admitted to Class VI and IX.While the majority of the admissions take place in the 6th class, since 1993, a small number of candidates are also admitted in Class IX. . An All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination is held annually, usually on the second Sunday of January. There is a 67% quota for students of the host state, Uttarakhand, 25% quota for defence candidates, and 15% and 7.5% respectively to SC and ST candidates. The rest of the boys come from General category.About 6500 students from various parts of the state/country vie for admission for about 70 seats.

The school has produced many Generals, Admirals and Air Marshals currently serving in the Defence forces.Vice Admiral Harish Bisht, The FOCinC of the Eastern Naval Command and Lt General L K Pandey, GOC, Uttar Bharat Area are the school alumni.

The Sainik Schools are managed by a Society which is registered under the Societies Registration Act (XXI of 1860). A Board of Governors that functions under the Chairmanship of the Defence Minister, is the Chief Executive Body of the Sainik Schools Society. The Board of Governors meets at least once a year. The school has a Local Board of Administration for overseeing the functioning of the school and its finances. At present the LBA Chairman is Lt General LK Pandey, GOC, Uttar Bharat Area. He is an alumnus of the school.