Hillgreen High School & Junior College

Hillgreen High School & Junior College

44/4/1, N.I.B.M, SOCIETY, LINK ROAD, opposite HILLS & DALES, Undri, Pune, Maharashtra 411060, India
http://hillgreenhighschool.in/
Hillgreen High School & Junior College sits on a gently sloping eight-acre campus on the northern edge of the historic Riverside district. Established in 1981 by the Hillgreen Educational Trust, the institution was created to give middle-class families a rigorous but cosmopolitan alternative to the city’s older, single-stream secondary schools. Over four decades it has evolved into a composite campus that integrates Standards IX and X (High School) with Standards XI and XII (Junior College) under one continuous curriculum.

Architecture and space signal the school’s philosophy. The original L-shaped brick quadrangle, with its deep verandas and terracotta jaalis, has been supplemented by two glass-and-steel blocks: the Discovery Wing for science and the Nexus Wing for arts and languages. An open-air amphitheatre carved out of the hillside doubles as venue for morning assembly and Friday-evening film club screenings. Beneath it lie the 400-seat multipurpose hall and a half-Olympic swimming pool, the latter dazzling students with its turquoise-tile zero-depth entry. Dotted around the grounds are thematic gardens—culinary herbs outside the Home-Science lab and a butterfly corridor planted with native milkweed—each maintained by student eco-clubs.

Academically, Hillgreen follows the revised state-board pattern but adds a self-designed ‘Exploration Programme’ in which every learner completes two micro-projects each year, graded on both inquiry and community impact. Segregated science and commerce streams at the Junior College level are enriched by electives such as Financial Literacy, Behavioural Economics and Bio-Makers. Average class size of 28, teacher-student ratio of 1:15, and a formal mentorship ‘family’ of ten students per teacher ensure personalised attention. Board results have remained above 96 % for eight consecutive years; in 2023 three students scored 100 percentile in the state CET.

Co-curricular breadth is Hillgreen’s hallmark. Robotics, aikido, street theatre, Carnatic fusion ensemble and drone racing all compete for afternoon time-slots. The Model United Nations conference, held every September, draws 400 delegates from six states. In sports the school is a zonal champion in water polo and fencing; its 50-member marching band recently performed at the State Republic Day parade. Over 35 student societies are funded by a micro-grant scheme—recent winners included “Grey Architects”, a peer-counselling club whose anti-bullying comic has been adopted by the city police outreach programme.

Pastoral care is woven into the schedule: every Tuesday afternoon is set aside for ‘Circle-Time’ conversation groups led by trained senior prefects. Residential facilities for boys and girls—three pastel-painted dormitories—house 180 out-station students under the supervision of resident house-parents. Alumni, known as ‘Hillgreeners’, keep the network humming through yearly internships, TEDx scholarships and an internal job board that already lists 1,200 mentors.

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