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Carmel Convent’s Sr. Fernandes: teacher training focus Uttam School’s Sharmila Raheja: balanced education outcome

GPS,” says Singh, who adds that the #4 (#5 in 2022-23) as has Carmel high scores for academic reputation
school recently inaugurated a 400-seat Convent School, Delhi to #6 (7) and co-curricular education indicate
air-conditioned auditorium. Sited on a and NASR School, Khairatabad, that our teachers are doing an excel-
6.5-acre campus in the historical city Hyderabad to #7 (6). Walsing- lent job of dispensing balanced educa-
of Jodhpur, RKKGPS has 1,685 girl ham House School, Mumbai has tion to prepare girl children for lead-
children including 250 boarders men- retained its #8 rank followed by DAV ership roles in society,” says Raheja.
tored by 150 teachers, on its muster Girls Senior Secondary School, Currently, the CBSE-affiliated Uttam
rolls. Lloyds Road, Chennai at #9 (10) School has an enrolment of 996 stu-
Likewise, Sr. Shanta Fer- and Presentation Convent Sr. dents and 90 teachers.
nandes, principal of Carmel Con- Sec School, Jammu (#8) jointly Within the 59-strong all-girls day
vent, Chandigarh (estb.1959), is ranked #10 with Sushila Birla Girls schools league table of 2023-24, sev-
delighted this CBSE-affiliated school School, Kolkata (11). eral institutions have risen in pub-
is promoted from #4 last year to #1 The steady and spectacular rise lic esteem. Among them are Notre
in 2023-24. “The dedication of our of Uttam School for Girls, Gha- Dame Academy, Patna to #12 (16),
faculty, students and staff has borne ziabad (estb.1995) in EWISR from Maheshwari Girls Public School,
fruit. At Carmel Convent, our focus is #19 in 2021-22 to #9 in 2022-23 and Jaipur #18 (22), St. Joseph High
on training and empowering teach- #5 this year has delighted principal School, Pashan, Pune #21 (28),
ers rigorous academics balanced with Sharmila Raheja, who credits this Auxilium Convent School, Kol-
enabling co-curricular education for big promotion to the school’s “sup- kata #33 (39) and Pragya Girls, In-
a holistic learning experience. That’s portive management, competent dore #39 (45).
why I’m grateful that we have been teachers and diligent students who A caveat: please note that schools
awarded highest score for faculty are constantly learning, improving and modestly ranked in the national
competence, academic reputation setting new achievement goals”. league table tend to be highly ranked
and co-curricular education. We will “I am especially pleased that Ut- in their host states, some of which
continue on the path of excellence and tam School is ranked #1 on the criti- are larger and more populous than
work towards realising our mission of cal parameter of individual attention European countries. For instance,
Inspire, Empower and Excel,” says Sr. to students. This is an important pa- Arya Mahila NM Model School,
Fernandes. Currently, the school has rameter for us because we strongly Varanasi, ranked India #15 is the #1
an enrolment of 2,100 students and believe that all children can learn and school of Varanasi and Uttar Pradesh
82 teachers. develop their full potential if provided (pop.235 million); Holy Child Sr.
Beyond the Top 3, there’s minor individual attention and mentoring. Sec School, Sonipat, ranked #35
change in the Top 10 seating order Our classroom strength is capped at nationally is the #1 girls day school
with the exception of Uttam School 30 with every girl child encouraged to of Sonipat and Haryana (27 million);
for Girls, Ghaziabad which has participate in academic, co-curricular and Aspee Kanya Vidyalaya, Bili-
leapfrogged to #5 from #9 last year. and sports activities within a wider mora, ranked #25 all-India is the top-
Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls environment and culture of empower- ranked day girls school of Navsari and
School, Jaipur has inched up to ment and opportunity. Moreover, our Gujarat (70 million).

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