The Chandigarh Administration has provided a sufficient number of schools in each sector and villages of UT Chandigarh with a view to provide best education for all the children of Chandigarh without reference to their religion, caste, colour or creed with an aim of providing education within 1 km of their residence. Apart from the schools established by the Government here, there is a good number of privately managed Recognized and Government aided schools functioning from the educational sites allotted to them by the Chandigarh Administration on confessional rates from time to time.
| Sr.No | Name of School | Number of Schools |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Government Nursery School | 01 |
| 2. | Government Primary Schools | 08 |
| 3. | Government Middle Schools | 13 |
| 4. | Government High Schools | 53 |
| 5. | Government Senior Secondary Schools | 40 |
| Total Government Schools | 115 |
| Sr.No. | Name of the School |
|---|---|
| 1. | D.A.V.Sr.Sec.School. Sec-8, Chandigarh |
| 2. | I.S.Dev Samaj Sr. Sec School, Sector-21, Chandigarh |
| 3. | Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sr. Sec. School-35, Chandigarh |
| 4. | S.D. Sr. School, Sector-24, Chandigarh |
| 5. | Institute for the Blind, Sec-26, Chandigarh |
| 6. | Guru Nanak Khalsa Sr. Sec. School, Sec-30, Chandigarh |
| 7. | Vedic Girls Sr. Sec. School, Manimajra, Chandigarh |