Education

Before independence, during the middle of nineteenth century when Pithoragarh was part of district Almora, when there were four "Tehsils" and eleven
"Parganas" in the district, there  were only four middle schools in the district  out of which two were in Pithoragarh. The first  vernacular middle school
was in Khetikhan and the second one was in Bajeti. In both of these middle schools,  students came from remote areas for  study. The living arrange-
ment for poor students was done by local people.In distt. Pithoragarh, the first High School was opened in the year 1930 at Simalgair which was later
named as 'King George VI Coronation High School'. Later  the school building  was  constructed by L.R. Sah firm,  Almora at near 'Ghursaal'.The first
Principal of this High School was  Shri Chanchala Ballabh Pant. For wide expansion of education  the christean missioneries with the help of Miss A.
Baran opened the first girls school at Bhatkot in 1871. In the year 1934 the school was upgraded as an anglo-vernacular school. At  present  there are 
68 Intermediate colleges in the district out of which 7are for girls. Also there are 50 High Schools in the district out of which 5 are for girls. For primary
education there are around 1031 government schools in the district. There are 4 degree colleges in the district.

In addition to this there are 5 I.T.I.s and 1Teachers Training Institute in the district.  With  the  growing  impact  of   I.T. (Information Technology in day-
to-day life almost a dozen of  Computer Centre or  I.T. Centres have been opened in the town privately owned  by different people. A few of  IT centres
which are located  in the Pithoragarh town are NIIT, Hiltron,  Aptech, Manipal University, UpHill Computers, Info.Park, Sri Calculation, Care Computer. 
In Pithoragarh town main public schools are:

1. Wisdom Nursery and School;

2. Don Vosco;

3. Beer Shiba;

4. Maharshi Vidya Mandir;

5. Central School; 

6. Soar Valley Public School;

7. General B.C. Joshi Army Public School;

8. Vivekanand Vidya Mandir;

9. Asian Academy;

10. Mallikarjun Public School;

11. Stafford Public School.