Hindu School is a Government administrated high profile school in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. It is located on College Street, in the vicinity of Hare School, College Square, Presidency College and the University of Calcutta. Hindu College, the school's predecessor, was established in 1817 by Raja Rammohan Roy, David Hare, Radhakanta Deb and other educationists. In 1855, the pathsala part of Hindu College became Hindu School and the other part (mahapathshala) became Presidency College. The date of establishment of the Hindu College, 1817, is considered the establishment date of both Hindu school and Presidency College.Being established in 1817 the school is oldest modern school in Calcutta and one of the oldest existing schools in Asia. Hindu School is one of the best schools in West Bengal and one of the best among Government Administrated Schools in India. The school is famous for it's Historically significant well equipted laboratory .