Page 100 - EW October 2025

Cover Story EW INTERNATIONAL DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

The Top 10 table of international ly with Rustomjee Cambridge In- Tapas Progressive School, Ben-
day schools has experienced greater ternational School, Mumbai (12) galuru #103, and The Shri Ram
churn. Chatrabhuj Narsee School, and Fazlani L’Academie Globale, Academy, Hyderabad #104. This
Kandivali (E), Mumbai has re- Mazgaon, Mumbai (14) complete is indicative of sustained and grow-
tained its #6 rank (6) together with the Top 10 table. ing parental demand for high-quality
CHIREC International School, Beyond the Top 10 table, several international curriculums and certifi-
Hyderabad (7) and Ecole Mon- primary-secondaries have risen in cation in metros as well as tier II and
diale World School, Mumbai (4), this year’s league table of India’s III cities.
both of whom have ceded ground. most admired international day While high rank in the national
Heritage International Xperi- schools. Among them: Invictus In- league table of international day
ential School, Gurugram (8), The ternational School, Amritsar has schools is important as it enables
Garodia International Centre made a great leap forward to #17 (30), countrywide comparisons under each
of Learning, Ghatkopar (East), HFS International, Mumbai to parameter, at best it confers bragging
Mumbai (9) and Prometheus #22 (39), Next Gen International rights. For obvious reasons city rank
School, Noida (8) are jointly ranked School, Guntur #33 (46) and City is most important for all day schools.
#7. KC High, Chennai, is ranked #8 Montessori School (Cambridge Thus schools modestly ranked in
(6) jointly with CP Goenka Interna- Section), Gomti Nagar Extension, the 169-strong national table often
tional School, Oshiwara, Mum- Lucknow #50 (69). enjoy big reputations in large, popu-
bai (8). Ryan Global School, And- Moreover, 16 previously unranked lous cities. For instance, Bodhi In-
heri, Mumbai is co-ranked #9 (9) schools have debuted in the league ternational School, ranked India
with JBCN International School, table of India’s most admired inter- #19 is the #1 international day school
Oshiwara, Mumbai and Scot- national day schools this year. Among of Jodhpur (pop.1.6 million); Foun-
tish High International School, them: Shaanthi International tainhead School ranked #35 na-
Gurugram, both of whom have im- School, Periyakottai, Udumal- tionally is #1 in Surat (pop.6.1 million)
proved upon their last year’s #11 rank. pet (TN) at #100, Lodha Oakwood and Eastern Public School, India
NWS, Ghaziabad, ranked #10 joint- School, Wadala, Mumbai at #102, #49 is #1 in Bhopal (pop.2.6 million).

Impact of foreign schools establishing campuses in India
(Teachers poll %) EWISR 2025-26 Trends

38

Boosts healthy competi-
24 tion

Introduces best practices 22

Leads to teacher attri-
16 tion

Negatively affects
student admissions

Source: This trend analysis has been collated by slicing, dicing and interpreting data/responses of 9,500 parents,
senior teachers, principals and educators interviewed in 34 education hubs by AZ Research Partners for the
EducationWorld India School Rankings 2025-26 survey

100 EDUCATIONWORLD OCTOBER 2025