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. Government Schools The following Government schools are functioning in Chandigarh as on September 2016:-
| 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 |