Editing Nainital (section)

== Education ==
[[File:St. Joseph's College, Nainital from Tiffin Top (Dorothy's Seat).jpg|thumb|right| [[St. Joseph's College, Nainital]] from Tiffin Top (Dorothy's Seat)]]
In the latter half of the 19th century a number of "European" schools for boys and girls were founded in Nainital. During the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] and [[Edwardian period|Edwardian]] eras, students in these schools consisted largely of children of the British colonial officials or soldiers. The Diocesan Girls' High School, now known as All Saints' College, was established in 1869, near where the High Court of Uttarakhand stands today. By 1906, there were over half a dozen such schools,<ref name=murphy/> including the Diocesan Boys' School (later renamed [[Sherwood College]]) and the Philander Smith's college (later renamed Halett War School, currently [[Birla Vidya Mandir]]).

[[St. Joseph's College, Nainital]] (popularly known as SEM), a day-boarding and residential school built by Irish brothers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stjosephscollege.in/history.aspx|title=History|website=www.stjosephscollege.in|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> In 1888, celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013. Another important school for girls, [[St. Mary's Convent High School, Nainital]] (popularly known as Ramnee), was established in 1878, and celebrated its 125th anniversary in year 2003.