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Cover Story EW INTERNATIONAL DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2024-25

sai, Chennai, to #9 (17) jointly our children. That’s why I am espe- Among them: KiiT International
ranked with Sadhbhavana World cially pleased with our high scores School, Bhubaneswar to #14 (19),
School, Kozhikode (10). GD under the parameters of competence Taktse International School,
Goenka World School, Sohna of faculty, curriculum and pedagogy, Gangtok #16 (24), Prudence
Road, Gurugram is promoted to and individual attention to students. International School, Pan-
the Top 10 at #10 (12). Our teachers regularly attend Cam- vel, Navi Mumbai #19 (26), and
Sreedevi Varakavi, head bridge, IB and internal training pro- Harvest International School,
of school of the low-profile CPS grammes and are given full freedom Ludhiana #25 (27).
Global School, Thirumazhisai, and encouragement to innovate new, It’s also important to note that
Chennai (estb.2009), is ‘thrilled’ engaging pedagogies. We maintain international co-ed day-cum-board-
this year’s sample respondents have a teacher-student ratio of 1:15 in ing schools ranked modestly in the
promoted CPSGS to the Top 10 primary school and 1:20 in second- national table are top-ranked in their
league table of international day- ary school to provide every student host states and held in high public
cum-boarding schools. individual support and mentoring,” esteem. For instance, Kings Col-
“It’s great to receive external says Varakavi, an alumna of Osma- lege India, Rohtak, ranked India
validation from your sample re- nia University who acquired valuable #15 is the #1 international day-cum-
spondents who include parents and teaching and admin experience in boarding school of Haryana (pop.30
educators. It is reaffirmation that Sreenidhi International School, DRS million). Oakridge International
we are on the right track. Credit for International School, Hyderabad and School, Visakhapatnam, ranked
our big promotion should be given Indian Academy, Dubai prior to ap- #24 nationally is #1 in Andhra
to the vision of our management and pointment as head of school in 2023. Pradesh (pop.54 million), and
hard work of our 44 teachers who Several other international day- Laxmi Global School, Valsad,
go beyond the call of duty to provide cum-boarding schools have been India #28 is #1 in Gujarat state (72
globally benchmarked education to awarded big promotions this year. million).

Are international schools promoting student diversity and inter-cultural
understanding (% parents) EWISR 2024-25 Trends

Yes 81

19
No

Source: This trend analysis has been collated by slicing, dicing and interpreting data/responses of 8,700 parents,
senior teachers, principals and educators interviewed in 34 education hubs by AZ Research Partners for the
EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25 survey

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