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Cover Story EW GIRLS DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

INDIA’S BEST GIRLS DAY SCHOOLS

In an obstinately partriarchal society rife with gender ing parents, teachers and educationists
discrimination and crimes against women, girls-only interviewed by the Bengaluru-based
schools discharge an important public service by dispensing AZ Research Partners, have voted to
maintain the status quo at top table.
K-12 education to girl children who would otherwise be Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls
denied it for religious and/or cultural reasons Public School, Jodhpur is again
ranked India’s #1 all-girls day school
followed by Modern High School
for Girls, Kolkata at #2 and Car-
mel Convent School, Chandigarh
and Sacred Heart Sr. Sec School,
Chandigarh, jointly ranked #3. Ut-
tam School for Girls, Ghaziabad
has also retained its #4 ranking of
2024-25 . Maharani Gayatri Devi
Girls School, Jaipur has ceded
ground and is ranked #5 (3 in 2024-
25).
Neera Singh, the highly ac-
claimed principal of Rajmata Krish-
na Kumari Girls Public School,
Jodhpur (RKKGPS, estb.1992), is
“humbled” that this year’s sample re-
spondents have reaffirmed RKKGPS
as India’s #1 girls day school for the
third consecutive year with top scores
RKKGPS, Jodhpur’s Neera Singh: #1 for third year consecutively under the parameters of faculty com-
petence, teacher welfare and develop-
ontinuous improvement co-curricular, sports and life skills ment, co-curricular and sports educa-
and upgradation of India’s education to prepare girl children for tion, mental and emotional well-being
girls schools is indispensable leadership positions in industry, busi- services and community service.
Cfor achieving goals of Viksit ness and society need to be celebrated “RKKGPS’ #1 rank in India’s most
Bharat and $30 trillion GDP economy for their valuable contribution to na- trusted schools ranking survey is very
by 2047, when the country will cele- tional development. fulfilling. It confirms that we are pro-
brate its freedom centenary. In an ob- To motivate them to strive for con- viding progressive, high-quality all-
stinately conservative and patriarchal tinuous excellence, since 2013 all-girls round education to girl children. In
society where gender discrimination is day schools are ranked separately and RKKGPS our girls not only receive
rife and sex crimes against women and distinctly from co-ed and all-boys academically rigorous education but
girl children are on the rise, girls-only institutions in the annual EW India also excellent co-curricular and sports
schools discharge an important public School Rankings (EWISR). Although education. They actively participate
service by dispensing K-12 education the national trend is to promote mixed in events and competitions organised
to girl children who would otherwise gender (co-ed) day schools — a pro- by national and international organ-
be denied it for religious and/or cul- gressive development — it’s important isations such as Round Square, AFS
tural reasons, thereby providing im- to note that the league table of all-girls Intercultural Programs, IPSC and
petus to boost India’s female labour day schools comprises 60 institutions BSAI. Therefore the highest scores
participation rate (FLPR) which is well (cf. 31 boys schools) indicating con- awarded to us under the parameters
below the Asian average. Therefore, tinuous demand for gender-segregated of co-curricular and sports education
the country’s most respected girls day education for girl children. are very satisfying. I am also pleased
schools which have built formidable In the latest EducationWorld India with our top score under the param-
reputations for delivering not merely School Rankings (EWISR) 2025-26, eter of teacher welfare development,
rigorous academics but also excellent 9,500 sample respondents compris- a high-priority area for us. Our 158

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