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Cover Story EW CO-ED DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2023-24

However it’s important to note that
day-cum-boarding schools that may
be modestly ranked in the national
league table, are often top-ranked in
their states, most of which are larger
and more populous than several for-
eign countries. For instance, Sun-
beam School, Suncity ranked #15
and Sunbeam English School,
Bhagwanpur #16, Varanasi are top
ranked in Uttar Pradesh (pop.215 mil-
lion). Likewise, Yadavindra Public
School (India #7) is the top-ranked
day-cum-boarding school of Punjab
(pop.40 million); Royal Global,
Guwahati (India #11 is #1 in Assam
(pop. 35 million).
Similarly, Choice Public School
(India #13) is top-ranked in the highly
literate state of Kerala (pop.34 mil-
lion); DPS, Siliguri India #11, is #1
CPS’ Alka Sharma: happy children philosophy in West Bengal (pop.95 million) and
the Sanjay Ghodawat Interna-
experience in the years that they are rangal to #33 (37); and Kunwars tional School, Kolhapur India #28
with us. Word about our happy chil- Global School, Lucknow to #33 is the #1 day-cum-boarding school
dren philosophy has got around and (38). The previously unranked Viraj of Maharashtra (pop.112 million),
I believe this explains our steady rise Shreeram Centennial School, India’s most industrially developed
in the EducationWorld annual rank- Boisar (Maharashtra) debuts at #34, state. And it’s noteworthy that with
ings,” says Sharma, an alumna of and Coorg Public School, Kodagu linguistic sub-nationalism on the rise
Rajasthan University who promoted (Karnataka) #36 (39) has moved up countrywide, for some households
CPS in 1989 to “fulfill a childhood several ranks in the day-cum-board- state rankings are often more impor-
dream” to establish a happy school ing league table of 2023-24. tant than national.
in her hometown. Currently, CPS has Shiksha Valley, Dibrugarh campus: Assam #1
2,307 children, including 221 board-
ers mentored by 106 teachers on its
muster rolls.
Further down the __-strong na-
tional league table of sufficiently well-
known day-cum-boarding schools
(schools rated by less than 25 sample
respondents are not ranked) also,
there are very minor changes in seat-
ing arrangements.
Among schools in the Top 20 which
have risen sharply in public esteem
are Shiksha Valley, Dibrugarh
(Assam) to #20 from #27 in 2022-
23, the previously unranked Candor
National Public School, Tirupati
(Andhra Pradesh) which debuts at
#25 and DPS, Jaipur ranked #25
(29).
In the Top 30, Meluha Interna-
tional is promoted to #32 (37); Birla
Open Minds International, Wa-

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