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Cover Story EW BOYS DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2023-24

INDIA’S TOP BOYS DAY SCHOOLS

With co-ed schools
becoming increasingly
popular, the league table
of all-boys schools has
been steadily shrinking.
Nevertheless they
continue to enjoy outsized
reputations for excellent
academic, sports and co-
curricular education

ven though the EWISR league
table of India’s best all-boys
day schools is shrinking with
Ethe great majority of new
schools promoted being co-ed insti-
tutions, boys-only schools continue St. John’s High, Chandigarh’s Br. Ryan Fernandes: #1 second consecutive year
to enjoy outsized reputations for de-
livering excellent academic, sports mitment to high-quality education to Columba’s School, Delhi at #4
and co-curricular education. EWISR positively impact students’ lives. It’s have interchanged their last year’s
2023-24 rates and ranks the country’s also very satisfying to learn that the ranks. DAV Boys Senior Second-
28 best boys-only day schools inter se school is top-ranked for competence ary, Gopalapuram, Chennai has
(and another 24 in the vintage legacy of faculty, effective leadership, infra- retained its #5 rank, Don Bosco
category created last year, see p.364). structure and mental and emotional School, Park Circus, Kolkata has
This year the 18,928 sample re- well-being services because these pa- been promoted to #6 (#7 in 2022-
spondents — parents, principals, rameters are critical for well-rounded 23) as has M.C. Kejriwal Vidyap-
teachers and senior students — in- education. Our faculty is well-trained eeth, Howrah to #7 (#8), NASR
terviewed by the Delhi-based Centre to innovate and adapt to changing Boys, Hyderabad to #8 (#9) and
for Forecasting & Research (C fore), educational trends and technologies Don Bosco School, Siliguri to #9
have once again voted St. John’s and our green campus is equipped (#10). DAV Boys Senior Second-
High School, Chandigarh India’s with state-of-the-art enabling infra- ary, Mogappair, Chennai has lost
#1 boys day school with top scores un- structure and facilities. These high ground this year and is ranked #9 (#6)
der the parameters of competence of parameter rankings indicate that St. even as Loyola School, Thiruvana-
faculty, leadership, infrastructure and John’s provides a rigorous academic nthapuram has received a huge pro-
mental/emotional well-being. Pro- curriculum and also a supportive and motion to #10 (#14).
moted in 1959 by the Congregation of nurturing environment preparing stu- Mallika Mukherjee, princi-
Christian Brothers on a 30-acre cam- dents, not just for scholastic achieve- pal of the CISCE-affiliated M.C.
pus in the heart of Chandigarh, this ment but also for life,” says Br. Ryan Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah
CBSE-affiliated K-12 school has 2,120 Fernandes, appointed principal of (MCKV, estb.1997), is delighted with
students mentored by 102 teachers on St. John’s High earlier this year. the school’s steady ascent in the EW
its musters. Further down the Top 10 league league table from #12 in 2021-22 to
“It’s a significant achievement for table, there’s minor change in seating #8 in 2022-23 and #7 this year. “We
our entire school community that St. order. Campion School, Mumbai are honoured to be ranked among In-
John’s High is ranked India’s #1 boys has retained its #2 rank of last year dia’s Top 10 boys day schools in the
day school for the second consecutive while Birla High School, Moira prestigious EducationWorld India
year. It reflects our consistent com- Street, Kolkata, ranked #3 and St. School Rankings. The improved rank

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