Chandigarh is known for its quality school education. The schools are affiliated to different types of school curricula.

International curriculum (IGCSE / IB)

The British School (TBS) (Panchkula)

National curriculum (CBSE - IB)
St. John's High School (Sector-26), Carmel Convent School (Sector-9), Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (Sec-25 west) Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School (Sector-26), Vivek High School (Sector-38), Bhavan Vidyalaya (Sector-27), Guru Nanak Public School (Sector-36), Gurukul (Panchkula), Chitkara International School (Sector - 25), Mount Carmel School (Sector-47 B), St. Anne's Convent School (Sector-32), Ryan International School (Sector-49), Shivalik Public School (Sector-41), St. Peters School (Sector -38), Delhi Public School (Sector-40), Delhi Public School (at Pinjore), New Public School (Sector 18), Sanjay Public School (Sector-44), Moti Ram Arya Modern Public School (Sector-27), Ajit Karam Singh International Public School (Sector-41), G.M.S.S. Schools (Sectors-16, 36, 37, 40, 46), Shishu Niketan Model Sr. Sec. School (Sector-22),(Sector-43) Andale Public School (Panchkula), Hansraj Public School Sector 6 Panchkula, St. Teresa Convent School, Sec 25, Panchkula, D.A.V. Public School (Sector 8 C)Bhavan Vidyalaya (Sector-15) Panchkula.

National curriculum (ICSE - IB)
Strawberry Fields World School (Sector-26), Yadavindra Public School (Mohali), St. Stephen's School (Sector-45), St. Xavier's School (Sector-44), St. Kabir Public School (Sector-26), Little Flower Convent School (Panchkula), Tender Heart School (Sector-33), Satluj Public School (Panchkula), Saupins School (Sector-32).

Higher education - colleges and institutions
The colleges in Chandigarh include MCM DAV College for Women, DAV College, Government College for Girls, Government College for Men, Home Science College for Girls, Guru Gobind Singh College, SD College, Government Teacher Training College (Chandigarh, India) and Government Teacher Training College. There are model schools set up by the government in various sectors, originally aimed to cater the needs of each sector. It is a major study hub for students all over Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and Uttaranchal, and also for the students from South-East Asia. Chandigarh also houses many preeminent institutes of higher learning, such as:

  * Punjab Engineering College
  * Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
  * GMCH Chandigarh
  * Panjab University
  * University Institute of Engineering and Technology (Panjab University)
  * University Business School (UBS)
  * Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology (Panjab University),

Some other notable institutes include:

  * Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology (CCET)
  * Chandigarh College of Architecture,
  * Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech),
  * National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR)
  * Canadian Institute for International Studies
  * SAS Institute of Information Technology and Research

Also located in neighboring Mohali, Chandigarh College of Education for Women (CCEW),SASIITR, Chandigarh College of Pharmacy (CCP) and Chandigarh College of Hotel Management and Catering Technology (CCHM). The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) located in nearby Mohali is the first national level institute in pharmaceutical sciences with a proclaimed objective of becoming a centre of excellence for advanced studies and research in pharmaceutical sciences. Chandigarh's satellite town of Mohali is home for Centre for Development of Advanced Computing's northmost branch C-DAC Mohali that is engaged in research on state of the art topics including Telemedicine. Also, the Canadian Institute for International Studies (CIIS) offers Canadian and New Zealand post-secondary degrees and diplomas for Indian students.