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

ment and our dedicated and com-
mitted teachers, some of whom have
been with us for over 25 years,” says
Patil, an alum of Amravati University
who acquired valuable admin and
teaching experience in DPS, Indore
(2006-16) and DPS, Aurangabad
(2016-21) prior to his appointment
as principal of SVIS in 2021.
Patil is especially satisfied with
the high scores awarded to the school
under the parameters of teacher
competence, academic reputation,
co-curricular and sports education.
“High scores under these parameters
is proof that our well-trained and
very competent teachers are provid-
ing excellent academic and supple-
mentary education to our children
SVIS principal Rajesh Patil: cloud nine news in a safe and secure environment.
That’s why I am also pleased about
has been steadily losing ground due for Rajesh Patil, Principal of the our good score under mental and
to communication deficit, completes Sri Vidyanikethan International emotional well-being services. In
the Top 10 league table. School, Tirupati (SVIS, estb.1993), SVIS providing a balanced, happy
Arguably because the Bangalore- a fully-furbished co-ed boarding learning experience — we have 13
based AZ Research Partners consti- school promoted three decades ago clubs comprising herbal garden,
tuted a broad-based sample respon- by Dr. Mohan Babu, a well-known heritage studies and a wide range of
dents database comprising SEC Telugu cinema star in memory of his sports options including horse-riding
(socio-economic category) ‘A’ and ‘B’ father, a school teacher in the temple — to our students in the spiritual
households as opposed to exclusively town of Tirupati. Unobtrusively, environment of Tirupati is our prime
SEC ‘A’ hitherto, the greatest churn the CBSE-affiliated SVIS which objective,” says Patil.
in rankings has occurred beyond the hosts 620 students mentored by 56 Beyond the Top 20, other co-ed
Top 10 league table. A large number teachers, has acquired an excellent boarding schools that have been
of previously modestly ranked co-ed reputation attracting ten admission awarded big promotions this year
boarding schools sited in Tier-II applications for every vacancy in are St. Paul’s Senior Secondary,
and Tier-III cities and towns have primary school. Abu Road (Rajasthan) ranked #24
recorded spectacular gains in the “Over the past 30 years the SVIS (47), Slopeland Public School,
nether reaches of the 69-strong management has laid an excellent Khongjom (Manipur) #34 (39), the
national league table. foundation on which this school has previously unranked Mukeshbhai
For instance, the recently (2015) been built. As a result we attract R. Patel Boys and Girls Military
promoted Ivy International students from all over the country School, Dhule (Maharashtra) #35
School, Shimla has made a great and some from abroad. Credit for and the Kaziranga English Acad-
leap forward in the esteem of the this should accrue to the manage- emy #37 (52).
informed public to #11 from #20 It is pertinent to bear in mind that
in 2023-24. Ditto St. Michael’s, co-ed boarding schools which have to
Siliguri to #12 (25), Velammal All the 69 co-ed boarding build hostels and extensive facilities
Residential School, Sivganga schools listed are national for co-curricular and sports are nec-
#18 (35), Aryan School, Dehra- essarily capital-intensive institutions.
dun #19 (34), Himali Boarding assets. Even if modestly Therefore all the 69 co-ed boarding
School, Kurseong #20 (28) and ranked nationally they are schools listed in the national league
Father LeBlond School, Siliguri table are national assets, most of
#20 (40). likely to be much prized whom even if modestly ranked na-
The big promotion from #22 in institutions in their host tionally are likely to be much prized
2023-24 to #14 nationally and #1 in states institutions of consequence in their
Andhra Pradesh is “cloud nine news” host states.

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