Guru Nanak Academy Dehradun was established in the year 1972 in an honour of the 500th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak Academy is one of the oldest and amongst the prestigious school in Dehradun. The school is predominantly under the Sikh education society and therefore does not offers admission to students on the basis of distinction of cast, creed, economy or any other kind of social evil.
The school is very well facilitated as it has a number of required and necessary facilities that are essential in the appropriate education of every child in the modern times. Guru Nanak Academy provides 2 multipurpose fields, 2 basketball courts, Volley Ball Court, Indoor and Outdoor Badminton Court, Boxing Ring, Library, reading room, Labs for Computer, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The open minded education given at Guru Nanak Academy is given to cultivate young mind and to make them realise the rich cultural heritage of India.
The Guru Nanak Academy in Dehradun is a co-educational institute that has a strength of over 1000 students. It is affiliated to the Council of Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi for ICSE Xth standard and ISC XIIth standard examination, since 1992
Guru Nanak Academy of Dehradun is a part of NCC Wing of Dehradun. For class Xth students Environmental Science has been introduced as an option.
The school is really focused on taking special care of the physical health of the students by organising a number of sports facilities which help the students to learn team work and enhance their overall physical health. The students are involved in sports like Volleyball, Football, Hockey, Cricket, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Athletics, Gymnastics, Boxing and other sports.