the doon school (informally "doon school" or "doon") is a boys-only private boarding school in dehradun, uttarakhand, india. the school was founded by satish ranjan das, a calcutta lawyer. doon's first headmaster was arthur e. foot, a former science master at eton college. the present headmaster is peter mclaughlin, who has occupied the post since 2009 and is the ninth headmaster of the school.