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Cover Story EW INTERNATIONAL DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

INDIA’S BEST INTERNATIONAL DAY-CUM-

BOARDING SCHOOLS

Affiliated with offshore exam boards and sited on capital
i-end international day-
cum-boarding schools of- intensive campuses offering modern academic and sports
fer the best of both worlds education facilities, five-star student housing, and globally
H— day schooling and the
holistic experience of boarding life. benchmarked pedagogies, international day-cum-boarding
Affiliated with offshore exam boards schools have become aspirational choices for parents
such as Cambridge International intent on giving their children a good start in life
(UK), International Baccalaure-
ate (Geneva), Advanced Placement
(USA) and Western Australian
Certificate of Education, they sprawl
across massive state-of-the-art
campuses on the outskirts of India’s
metros and big cities offering mod-
ern academic and excellent sports
education facilities, five-star student
housing, and globally benchmarked
pedagogies delivered by highly
trained faculty. Little wonder they
have become aspirational choices
for parents intent on giving their
children a good start in life.
Against this backdrop, the 2025-
26 league table of India’s best inter-
national day-cum-boarding schools
has undergone a major makeover.
This is mainly because this year
some repeatedly high-ranked schools
have been elevated into a new Ivy Lancer International’s director Harshita Mann: personalised education focus
League category (see p.123 for league
table of Ivy League international London School of Economics) pro- students and mental and emotional
day-cum-boarding schools). The moter-director of Lancers Inter- well-being services. Providing per-
outcome is considerable churn in the national School (LIS, estb.2010), sonalised education to ensure every
national and state league tables of is delighted about LIS promotion child’s potential is fully developed
India’s most admired international to India #1 with top scores under is our focus area. Children’s mental
day-cum-boarding schools. the critical parameters of academic and emotional well-being is equally
This year’s league table is topped reputation, individual attention to important. To ensure this we have
by Lancers International School, students, and mental and emotional devised a ‘friendology’ programme to
Gurugram at #1 (#2 in 2024-25) well-being services and excellent develop children’s personal relation-
followed by Greenwood High, scores for teacher development and ship-building skills. Personalised
Bengaluru at #2 (3) and Indus competence. education and emotional well-being
International School, Benga- “Over a decade of hard work has programmes have improved learn-
luru at #3 (3) jointly ranked with the finally been appreciated and recog- ing outcomes. Our children always
superbly well-equipped Stonehill nised. I am especially pleased that record excellent scores in the Cam-
International, Bengaluru (4). this year’s survey respondents have bridge and IBDP exams as reflected
Harshita Mann, the highly awarded us highest scores under the in our top score for academic reputa-
qualified (University of Exeter and parameters of individual attention to tion. It’s very reassuring that your

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