''Indian Summer School'' is a 2018 Channel 4 docuseries in which five British boys, who have failed their

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...

s, are invited to attend the Indian all-boys boarding school The Doon School, described in the show as the " Eton of India" (though the school eschews the label). The three-part miniseries was produced by Naked Entertainment, and originally aired in March–April 2018 on Channel 4.

Episodes

In the show, five working class boys, Jack, Alfie, Jake, Ethan and Harry, are given a chance to reform their academic performance, based on the premise that an all-round education in an ethnically-diverse environment at one of the world's best schools will prove beneficial.

Matthew Raggett Matthew Jonathan Raggett (born 1972) is a British educator, writer and the former Headmaster of The Doon School, the all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India. He succeeded Peter McLaughlin in 2016, becoming the tenth headmaster of the school ...

, the school's headmaster, believes the boys' lives can be turned around in six months at the school, which has the exam pass rate of 100%.

References

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HomepageThe Guardian reviewThe Telegraph reviewEthan's article (pg.3) in The Doon School Weekly
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