Page 42 - EW September 2022

Cover Story EW CO-ED DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2022-23

INDIA’S TOP CO-ED DAY SCHOOLS

Of the total number of
4,000 schools ranked
in EWISR 2022-23, the
overwhelming majority
are listed in the co-ed day
schools league table. This
is a socially beneficial
development that enables
women’s emancipation and
gender equality
nvariably the biggest league table
of the annual EducationWorld
India School Rankings (EWISR,
Iestb.2007) which over the past
15 years of uninterrupted publica-
tion has evolved into the largest and
most detailed schools ranking survey
worldwide, is of co-ed day schools. Of Step by Step’s Mahesh Prasad (centre): #1 by comfortable margin
the total number of 4,000 primary-
secondary schools segregated into ondary education, hitherto the privi- tation, co-curricular education and
four main and 22 sub-categories (to lege of male children. internationalism, curriculum and
ensure peer assessment) ranked in Evidently the popularity of mixed pedagogy, leadership, parental in-
EWISR 2022-23, the overwhelming gender education has increased. In volvement and special needs educa-
majority are listed in the co-ed day the 21st century of gender-segregated tion, SbS has overtaken HXLS by a
schools league table. boys and girls schools are rare, al- comfortable margin this year.
That the great majority of India’s though not unknown. This is reflect- SbS and HXLS who have traded
most respected schools ranked in ed in the annual EWISR. With every places at the very top of the massive
EWISR 2022-23 fall within the sub- passing year, league tables of gender co-ed schools league table of 2022-23
category of co-ed day, is a socially segregated schools are shrinking. Con- apart, Vasant Valley School, Delhi
beneficial development. Successive sequently, higher ranking in trendy promoted by media tycoon Aroon Pu-
governments at the Centre and in the and highly competitive co-ed schools rie in 1990, has retained its #3 rank of
states as also enlightened citizens who league tables which stretch over 100 last year followed by the Bengaluru-
have promoted mixed gender schools, pages of this issue of EducationWorld, based Inventure Academy which
have rendered the cause of women’s is greatly valued. has re-entered the top table at #4 (#6
emancipation and gender equal- In this year’s league table of India’s in 2021-22), Mother’s Internation-
ity great service by promoting co-ed, most respected co-ed day schools, al, Delhi #5 (4) jointly ranked with
rather than gender segregated schools there is a change at the top. The three- the Shri Ram School, Delhi (4).
which were fashionable until the mid- year reign of the exemplary role model The remaining seats at the Top 10
20th century. Heritage Xperiential Learning table have been awarded to The Val-
By establishing co-ed schools, pro- School Gurugram aka, Gurgaon ley School, Bengaluru #6 (7) tied
moters have provided opportunity for (HXLS, estb.2003) has ended. with Vidyashilp Academy, Ben-
male and girl children to develop mu- The nationally top-ranked co-ed galuru (14), Smt. Sulochanadevi
tual respect from impressionable age day school of 2022-23 is Step by Singhania School, Thane #7 (8)
and implicitly supported the cause of Step, Noida (SbS, estb.2008). With jointly with The School KFI, Ady-
gender egalitarianism and women’s top scores under the parameters of ar, Chennai (5); Nirmal Bhartia,
empowerment, enabling girl children teacher welfare and development, Delhi #8 (10) jointly with Sanskriti
to access high quality primary-sec- teacher competence, academic repu- School, Chanakyapuri, Delhi (11);

42 EDUCATIONWORLD SEPTEMBER 2022