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Cover Story EW INTERNATIONAL DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2023-24

Beyond the Top 5, there has been
major upheaval in the league table of
India’s most respected international
day schools. Ascend International
School, Mumbai has lost ground
and is ranked #6 (4) jointly with Po-
dar International School, Santa-
cruz (W), Mumbai (6) and KC
High Chennai (5).
The mint-new Learners Inter-
national School, Noida has made
a respectable debut at #7. Bombay
International School has been
awarded a big promotion and is
ranked #7 (13) jointly with CHIREC
International School, Hyder-
abad (9). Ahmedabad Interna-
tional School has also risen in public
esteem and is ranked #8 (14) jointly
with Legacy School, Bengaluru CHIREC International’s Sanchita Raha: #1 Hyderabad satisfaction
(8) and CP Goenka International
School, Oshiwara, Mumbai (8). us among India’s Top 10 interna- tial promotions. Among them: Vikaa-
Heritage International Xperien- tional day schools. I credit our up- sa World School, Madurai to #12
tial School, Gurugram is ranked ward trajectory to our commitment (#21 in 2022-23), JBCN Interna-
#9 (10) jointly with Mahindra In- to academic excellence, a culture of tional School, Oshiwara, Mum-
ternational School, Pune (#10). lifelong learning, students’ emotional bai to #15 (20), DPS International
Three Mumbai schools share the #10 well-being, effective leadership, and Edge, Gurugram to #20 (25) and
rank — Ryan Global School, And- robust community support. Our well- Prakriti School, Noida to #21 (72).
heri (10), Rustomjee Cambridge trained teachers provide exceptional Several previously unranked
International School (12) and teaching-learning as reflected in our schools have also debuted. Promi-
Chatrabhuj Narsee School, Kan- high scores under the parameters of nent among them are Adani Inter-
divali East (12). academic reputation and curriculum national, Ahmedabad at #17, Ruh
It’s pertinent to note that 24 and pedagogy. Moreover, over the Continuum School, Coimbatore
schools are ranked in the Top 10, in- past year, our emphasis has been on at #20 and JBCN International
dicating a demand upsurge for high- strengthening the school’s Culture of School, Chembur, Mumbai at
quality international day schools as Care and improving social and emo- #27.
well as intense competition inter se tional well-being services. We have While high rank in the national
to attract best students and teachers. successfully integrated SEL modules league table of international day
Sanchita Raha, principal of into classroom instruction, resulting schools is important as it enables
CHIREC International, Hyder- in discernible improvements in stu- countrywide comparisons under each
abad (estb.1989) is pleased that the dents learning outcomes. Therefore parameter, at best it confers bragging
school has improved its national rank we feel we deserve higher scores under rights. For obvious reasons, civic rank
from #9 last year to #7 in 2023-24, the parameter of social and emotional is most important for all day schools.
and in particular that it is top-ranked well-being services,” says Raha, an Thus schools ranked modestly in
in the state of Telangana (pop.38.2 alumna of Calcutta and Jadavpur uni- the national table enjoy high repu-
million). versities with over 24 years of rich and tation in large, populous cities. For
“We are overjoyed to learn that varied education experience (Heritage instance, Choitram International
CHIREC is ranked #1 in Hyderabad School, Kolkata and Asian University ranked India #28 is Indore’s top-
and Telangana despite the phenom- for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh), ranked international day school;
enal increase in the number of inter- appointed principal of the school in Bloomingdale International, Vi-
national day schools in this city and 2019. Currently, CHIREC has 1,505 jayawada ranked #26 nationally is
state. However, we were expecting a students and 142 teachers on its mus- numero uno in Vijayawada (pop.2.2
higher national ranking. Neverthe- ters. million) and Billabong High Inter-
less, we are thankful to your survey Further down the table, some national, Kanpur Cant, all-India
respondents for consistently ranking schools have been awarded substan- #80 is #1 in Kanpur (pop.3.2 million).

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