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

INDIA’S BEST CO-ED

DAY SCHOOLS

competence of teachers, academic
reputation, curriculum & pedagogy
(incl. hybrid readiness), leadership,
mental and emotional well-being ser-
vices and value for money, VVS has
pipped Step by Step, Noida (#1 in
2022-23) and Heritage Xperien-
tial Learning School, Gurugram
which are jointly ranked second this
year. Inventure Academy, Ben-
galuru at #3 (#4), Smt. Sulocha-
nadevi Singhania School, Thane
#4 (#7), the Valley School, Benga-
luru (6) and Vidyashilp Academy
Bangalore (6) jointly ranked #5 this
year complete top table.
Further down the national Top
10 table, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya,
Delhi has made a great leap forward
in the esteem of this year’s informed
Vasant Valley’s Rekha Krishnan: teacher enrichment outcome sample respondents and is ranked #6
(13). The invariably high-ranked The
The league table of co-ed day schools is invariably the Shri Ram School, Delhi has con-
lengthiest in the annual EW India School Rankings (EWISR), ceded some ground at #6 (5); Nirmal
Bhartia, Delhi, Sanskriti, Delhi
introduced in 2007. In EWSR 2023-24, over 3,000 co-ed and Jamnabai Narsee, Mumbai
day primary-secondary schools in 433 cities and towns are all ranked #7. Sishya School,
countrywide are ranked nationally, in the states and cities Chennai, the Krishnamurti Foun-
dation’s KFI School, Chennai are
jointly ranked #8 with the former
ne indicator that K-12 edu- cities. The co-ed day schools national being given a big promotion from
cation in India is progress- league table in this issue stretches to #16 last year. CHIREC and Glen-
ing in the right direction 79 printed pages! However in the case dale Academy, Hyderabad are
Ois that the league table of of day schools the national ranks are of jointly ranked #9 and three schools
Day Co-ed schools is the lengthiest limited value and city/town rankings — Springdales, Delhi (11) Moth-
in the annual EducationWorld India are of greater import because of ease er’s International, Delhi (5) and
School Rankings (EWISR) introduced of access. At best high national rank- Vidyaranya, Hyderabad (11) tied
in 2007. In EWISR 2023-24 which ing confers bragging rights. For day at #10, complete the Top 10 table of
ranks the country’s most well-reputed scholars town and city rankings are of 2023-24.
schools in three umbrella categories — prime importance (see p.50). Rekha Krishnan the highly qual-
Day, Boarding, International — and in That said, this year’s sample re- ified (history and education postgrad
14 sub-categories (e.g, Day coed, boys spondents have voted the Vasant of Delhi and Northwestern (USA)
and girls) to provide a level playing Valley School, Delhi (VVS) pro- universities with teaching experience
field to all schools by eliminating ap- moted by media tycoon Aroon Purie in top-ranked schools including Mod-
ples and oranges type comparisons, in 1990 as India’s #1 co-ed day school ern High, Birla School and La Marti-
over 3,000 day co-ed primary-second- of 2023-24. With top scores under niere Boys, Kolkata) and principal
ary schools in 433 cities and towns are five of the 14 parameters of school ex- of Vasant Valley School, Delhi
ranked nationally, in the states and cellence devised by your editors, viz, since 2006, attributes this 34-year-

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