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Cover Story EW CO-ED DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2024-25

Waraich, an alum of Madras Univer-
sity and National Defence Academy,
Pune who during a distinguished ca-
reer in the highly disciplined Indian
Army (1977-2015) as a tank technol-
ogy and armaments instructor, also
served stints in Congo, Sudan and the
US.
Yet perhaps the star of this year’s
EWISR day-cum-boarding schools
2024-25 league table is the Chen-
nai Public School, Thirumazhi-
sai (CPST, estb.2011) which has
made a spectacular leap forward in
the esteem of the informed public
to #9 from #48 last year. With high
scores under teacher competence, co-
curricular education, curriculum and
pedagogy, leadership and infrastruc-
YPS’ Major Gen. T.P.S. Waraich: several parameters highest score ture, this low-profile school is jointly
(with Shree Sarasswathi Vidhyaah
Cambridge International-affiliated boys and girl children facilities to par- Mandheer, Coimbatore) ranked Tamil
SVS sited on a fully-equipped 40-acre ticipate in 22 sports and field games. Nadu’s premier day-cum-boarding
campus, has 2,508 children mentored Unsurprisingly, YPS has nurtured school. Spread over eight sylvan acres
by 228 teachers on its muster rolls. several national sports champions in suburban Chennai, this Cambridge
Also seated with the Top 5 are sev- who have represented India in sports International and IB-affiliated K-12
eral excellent primary-secondaries including swimming, squash and school hosts 2,005 children mentored
routinely ranked among the Top 10 women’s cricket. by 142 teachers.
in the annual EducationWorld India Yet perhaps more important than “I am especially satisfied with the
School Rankings (EWISR, estb.2007) its higher ranking this year are the top high scores awarded to us under the
which over the years has evolved into scores nationally awarded to YPS, Mo- faculty competence and infrastructure
the world’s largest and most compre- hali under several critical parameters parameters because we are intensively
hensive schools ranking survey. They of school education excellence. YPSM training our teachers to become famil-
are the Yadavindra Public School, has been awarded highest score under iar with the new 5+3+3+4 curriculum
Mohali (YPS, Punjab) co-ranked #6 the parameters of teacher welfare & mandated by NEP 2020 in purpose-
(7) with The Mann School, Delhi development, co-curricular education fully built theme-based classrooms.
(7), Central Public School, Udai- and internationalism, and curriculum Our high score in leadership is con-
pur #7 (8), Shri Ram Centennial and pedagogy (higher order thinking nected with the great importance we
School, Patna #8 (10), the high- skills). accord to teacher training with strong
profile Shree Sarasswathi Vid- “I am delighted with the top scores emphasis on encouraging teachers
hyaah Mandeer, Coimbatore co- awarded to us under these parame- to adopt differentiated, innovative
ranked #9 (10) with Chennai Public ters which are of critical importance. academic and co-curricular teaching
School which has risen spectacularly Teachers are the backbone of every and learning practices. Moreover to
in the public esteem from #48 in 2023- school and we send 45 teachers for in- safeguard the mental and emotional
24. These co-ranked schools are Tamil tensive training with the CISCE board well-being of our children, we have a
Nadu’s #1 day-cum-boarding schools. every year. Re international outreach, three-persons team of highly-qualified
“I am encouraged by the steady we have exchange programmes with teachers to provide counselling ser-
upward progress of YPS, Mohali in schools in several countries including vices,” says Chitrakala Ramachan-
the annual EWISR. It provides great Japan, Denmark, UK, Canada and the dran, an English and Hindi postgrad
impetus to teachers, parents and stu- US. Likewise, I am pleased that your of Bangalore University and multi-lin-
dents to give their best,” says Major sample respondents have acknowl- guist (six languages) principal of CPST
Gen. T.P.S. Waraich, VSM & Bar edged that we educate our children who brought several decades of teach-
(Retd.), principal of this routinely Top with a thoroughly contemporary cur- ing and admin experience in schools
10 ranked school (estb.1979) sprawled riculum through new digital technolo- in Bengaluru and Abu Dhabi with her
over 29 acres which offers its 1,900 gies on our fully-wired campus,” says when she was appointed principal of

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