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Cover Story EW INTERNATIONAL DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2023-24

Bengaluru, is “very pleased” that this
IB-affiliated school has been steadily
moving up the EWISR league table of
India’s most admired international
day-cum-boarding schools — from
#14 in 2018-19 to #9 in 2022-23 and
#7 this year.
“The steady ascent of SNIS in
the transparent and trusted EWISR
league tables is an honour for our
entire school community. We are
one of the city’s few IB continuum
schools offering the primary years,
middle years and IB diploma study
programmes, and as such fully
committed to providing globally
benchmarked education. Our 60-acre
modern campus provides excellent
facilities for children encouraged to
play at least two sports; our IBDP LMOIS’ Dr. Bhavanishankar (centre) with alumni: motivational top rank
results are above global average
with the highest score 43/45; and with our top scores under the 800 students on its musters.
more important, our teacher-pupil parameters of academic reputation Further down the 45-strong
ratio is 1:10 enabling our faculty to and social and mental well-being league table of India’s most admired
provide individual attention and services. These two parameters are international day-cum-boarding
mentoring to students. This explains mutually reinforcing as social and schools, several institutions have
why the EW survey respondents have emotional well-being is the prereq- been awarded huge promotions.
awarded SNIS high scores under the uisite of learning. All our students Among them: Kings College
parameters of individual attention practice heartfulness meditation India, Rohtak, ranked #14 (#26
to students, infrastructure provision, and are encouraged to participate in in 2022-23) jointly with Alphabet
academic reputation, sports and co-curricular, sports and community International School, Chennai
co-curricular education,” says Reddy, outreach programmes. In fact, after (#21), Manchester International
an alumna of Houston Baptist and the pandemic we have made special School, Coimbatore #15 (#23),
Houston universities with rich efforts to upgrade sports facilities Chettinad Sarvalokaa Educa-
corporate experience in the US, and introduce several community tion International, Chennai
Canada, Mexico, France, Argentina, service programmes,” says Bhavanis- #16 (#20), The White School,
and Colombia, who (together with hankar, an alum of Madras Univer- Kozhikode #17 (#30) jointly with
husband Nagaraj) moved to India in sity and the Medical University of CPS Global School, Thirumazhi-
2008 to establish SNIS. South Carolina, USA, and former sai (#28), and Rungta Public
Likewise Dr. S. Bhavanishan- principal of the well-reputed Chetti- School, Bhilai to #20 (#29).
kar, director of the Lalaji Memori- nad Vidyashram, Chennai. Currently, Several previously unranked
al Omega International School, this Cambridge and IB-affiliated schools have also debuted in the
Chennai (LMOIS, estb.2005), is K-12 day-cum-boarding school has 2023-24 league table indicating
very satisfied that the EWISR survey rising public demand for day-
respondents have promoted this cum-boarding schools providing
new millennium day-cum-boarding Several previously unranked international certification. They
school to #8 nationally, and top- schools have debuted in include Taktse International
ranked it in Tamil Nadu (pop.67 School, Gangtok at #24, Monte
million). the 2023-24 league table International School, Kurnool
“This endorsement by knowledge- indicating rising public and Prudence International
able K-12 education stakeholders will School, Panvel, Navi Mumbai
motivate all of us at LMOIS to strive demand for day-cum- jointly ranked #26, Sri Prakash
for continuous improvement on all boarding schools providing Vidyaniketan, Visakhapatnam
14 benchmarks of school education international certification and Ameya World School, Vi-
excellence. I am especially pleased sakhapatnam jointly ranked #28.

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