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teachers are required to mandatorily
attend monthly training sessions. This
has translated into faculty competence
and mental and emotional well-being
of our students. Therefore our high
scores on these inter-related param-
eters are valuable and indicate that we
are progressing in the right direction,”
says Singh, an alumna of Rajasthan
and SNDT, Mumbai universities who
acquired 25 years of teaching experi-
ence in several schools countrywide
prior to her appointment as principal
of RKKGPS in 2008.
Singh derives special satisfaction
that this CBSE-affiliated school’s “ex-
traordinary community service ini-
tiatives” have been acknowledged in
this year’s survey. “Our highest score
under this parameter is well-deserved Sushila Birla Girls, Kolkata’s Koeli Dey: balanced blended learning
because our girl children manage a
sanitary napkins manufacturing unit “Promotion into the India Top 10 versity who in a two-decades career
on campus and also participate in sev- is recognition of our commitment to with SBGS served in several positions
eral rural women empowerment pro- empower girl children through qual- before being promoted to the office of
grammes. We will be shortly launch- ity education and develop them into principal in 2020.
ing a Silai Kendra to train rural women responsible leaders who contribute Beyond the Top 10, also there’s
in tailoring skills,” adds Singh. Sited meaningfully to society. I attribute a substantial rearrangement of the
on a 6.5-acre campus in the historic our improved ranking to the balanced seating order. Notre Dame Acad-
city of Jodhpur, RKKGPS has 1,500 blend of academic and extra-curricu- emy, Patna is promoted to #11 (12)
girl children including 250 boarders, lar learning, teaching innovations and though DAV Girls Senior Second-
mentored by 158 teachers, on its mus- holistic development in SBGS. Our ary School, Mogappair, Chennai
ter rolls. students’ average scores in the CBSE has slipped to #12 (7) as has Sacred
While there’s no change at top table, class X and XII exams have shown Heart Convent School, Jamshed-
further down the Top 10 league table consistent improvement with the pur to #13 (8) and GD Birla Centre
of India’s best all-girls day schools sev- class X average increasing from 87.44 for Education, Kolkata to #14 (10).
eral institutions have risen in public percent in 2024 to 90.36 percent this The big gainers are Diamond Ju-
esteem. Carmel Convent, Delhi has year, and class XII from 87.66 percent bilee High School for Girls, Mum-
leapfrogged to #6 (19), Presentation to 88.46 percent. However at SBGS, bai promoted to #16 (20), Sophia
Convent Sr. Sec School, Jammu education goes beyond textbooks and High School, Bengaluru #18 (30)
to #7 (11), and Sushila Birla Girls classrooms — we nurture mind, body and Meerut Public Girls School,
School, Kolkata #10 (13). Mean- and spirit of our girl children through Shastri Nagar #20 (26).
while, DAV Girls Senior Second- robust co-curricular and sports edu- Chandrakala Mishra, prin-
ary School, Lloyds Road, Chen- cation programmes. Very differently, cipal of the Diamond Jubilee
nai has ceded ground at #8 (6) while we also encourage internships. Our High School for Girls, Mumbai
Sadhu Vaswani International students intern with reputed organ- (DJHSG) — established in 1947 by the
School for Girls, Delhi retains its isations such as Deloitte, Khaitan & Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)
#9 rank of 2024-25. Co, and Fortis Hospital. This has been which runs over 200 pre-primaries
Koeli Dey, principal of Sush- enabled by our excellent, well-trained and K-12 schools in developing coun-
ila Birla Girls School, Kolkata teachers who are continuously learn- tries including India, Kenya, Tanzania
(SBGS), is “greatly pleased” that the ing and implementing best pedago- and the UAE — is jubilant about the
school has moved up in the national gies. Therefore, I am not surprised school’s steady progress in the national
Top 10 league table with high scores we have been awarded high scores for league table from #29 in 2023-24 to
awarded for teacher competence, aca- teacher competence, academic repu- #20 in 2024-25 and #16 this year, and
demic reputation, co-curricular educa- tation and co-curricular education,” especially with DJHSG’s Maharashtra
tion and leadership. says Dey, an alumna of Calcutta Uni- #1 ranking. “We are elated with our

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