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enthusiastic students and supportive parents. The
recognition is an encouragement to continue striving
for academic excellence, holistic development, and
innovations in teaching. I attribute this achievement
to our strong board exam results, innovative teaching
practices with equal emphasis on co-curricular
activities, sports, and values education. Active
parental support and the Army ethos of discipline,
resilience, and service continue to inspire the school
community towards greater success. Therefore,
we are not surprised that APS Bolarum has been
awarded top scores on multiple parameters of school
education excellence. Upgrading our laboratories,
classrooms, and library resources, apart from
focusing on student well-being through counselling
We are honoured and delighted with our and wellness programmes are some of our future
promotion to the Top 3 among Central plans” — Smitha Govind (second from right),
“government day schools. This achievement is Principal, Army Public School, Bolarum,
due to the collective efforts of our dedicated teachers, Secunderabad (4,272 students, 167 teachers)

Teachers’ hurdles to improving education quality in
budget private schools (%) EWISR 2025-26 Trends

18
Administrative tasks overload
14
Overcrowded classrooms
30
Low salaries/ incentives
17
Parental interference
21
Poor teacher training

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

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