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Cover Story EW VINTAGE LEGACY BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

Parameters of Excellence: India’s Top 10 vintage legacy boarding schools

(across all vintage boarding schools)

Rank Academic reputation
Rating
2022 2023 2024 2025 (100)

3 3 2 1 The Lawrence School, Sanawar 91
NR NR 3 2 Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong 89
8 8 4 3 Convent of Jesus & Mary, Waverley,
Mussoorie 86
NR NR NR 4 Sherwood College, Nainital 85
1 5 6 5 The Scindia School, Gwalior 83
NR NR 8 5 Auckland House School, Shimla 83
5 6 5 6 Bishop Cotton School, Shimla 82
NR NR 10 6 St. Joseph’s College, Nainital 82
NR NR NR 6 St. Hilda’s School (Boys),Ooty 82
NR NR NR 7 The Laidlaw Memorial School & Auckland House School, Shimla: academic reputation India #5
Jr College, Ketty Valley (TN) 81
7 7 8 8 St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling 80
NR NR 9 8 Birla School, Pilani 80
10 9 5 9 Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie 79
NR NR 8 9 St. Hilda’s School, Ooty 79
6 4 6 10 St. George’s College, Mussoorie 78
NR NR 10 10 Pine Mount School, Shillong 78

Rank Curriculum & pedagogy
Rating
2022 2023 2024 2025 (100)

Rank Competence of faculty 3 7 10 1 The Scindia School, Gwalior 85
Rating NR NR 4 2 Montfort Anglo Indian Higher Secondary
2022 2023 2024 2025 (200) School, Yercaud 84
2 2 3 3 The Lawrence School, Sanawar 83
4 5 2 1 The Scindia School, Gwalior 182 9 8 8 3 The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty 83
8 8 3 2 The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty 180 10 9 5 4 St. Joseph’s School, North Point, Darjeeling 82
NR 9 3 3 Montfort Anglo Indian Higher Secondary 6 3 7 5 St. George’s College, Mussoorie 81
School, Yercaud 179
NR NR NR 4 St. Paul’s School, Darjeeling 175 NR 5 4 6 Billimoria High School, Panchgani 80
3 5 5 4 The Lawrence School, Sanawar 175 NR NR 9 6 Birla School, Pilani 80
NR NR 4 5 The Laidlaw Memorial School & Jr College, NR NR 5 7 All Saints’ College, Nainital 79
Ketty Valley (TN) 174 NR NR 7 7 Goethals Memorial School, Kurseong 79
NR 9 5 6 Billimoria High School, Panchgani 173 5 6 1 8 Bishop Cotton School, Shimla 78
7 6 7 6 Sherwood College, Nainital 173 NR NR 9 8 Pine Mount School, Shillong 78
10 10 6 7 Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie 167 NR NR 3 9 The Laidlaw Memorial School & Jr College, 77
NR NR NR 8 St. Hilda’s School (Boys),Ooty 163 Ketty Valley (TN)
NR NR 9 9 St. Joseph’s School, North Point, Darjeeling 160 7 10 6 9 Sherwood College, Nainital 77
5 3 5 10 Bishop Cotton School, Shimla 158 NR NR 7 9 Auckland House School, Shimla 77
NR NR NR 10 Convent of Jesus & Mary, Waverley, NR NR 8 9 Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok 77
Mussoorie 158 NR NR 8 10 St. Hilda’s School (Boys),Ooty 76
NR NR 8 10 Convent of Jesus & Mary, Waverley,
Mussoorie 76
NR NR 9 10 Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie 76
NB: NR=Not Top 10 ranked NR NR 9 10 St. Hilda’s School, Ooty 76

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