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Cover Story EW BOYS DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2022-23

INDIA’S BEST BOYS DAY SCHOOLS the Congregation of Christian Broth-

ers on a 30-acre campus in the heart
of Chandigarh, the CBSE-affiliated St.
John’s High has 2,100 students men-
tored by 80 teachers on its musters.
“This is great news. We thank your
sample respondents for acknowledg-
ing our efforts to build a caring and
compassionate school community.
I am humbled by St. John’s High’s
top scores on several parameters of
excellence, especially faculty compe-
tence and community service. During
the pandemic, our 80 teachers went
beyond the call of duty to provide stu-
dents not just online learning, but also
socio-emotional support. And now as
our children have returned to campus
and classrooms, we are leaving no
stone unturned to bridge socio-emo-
tional gaps. I’m especially pleased by
our top scores for community service
and deep connect with our parents
and local community. We are fortu-
St. John High’s principal Kavita Das (seated centre left): caring, compassionate school nate to be part of a global network of
400 schools managed by the Christian
With the overwhelming majority of new day schools being Brothers which enables our students
mixed gender, the boys-only league table has been shrinking and teachers to collaborate with and
every year. This year with legacy vintage boys schools learn from peers around the world,”
says Kavita Das, an alumna of Delhi
ranked separately, the number has reduced to 26 University with over 20 years of teach-
ing experience (St. Columba’s, Delhi)
appointed principal of St. John’s High
he 2022-23 national league gated schools enjoy king-size national in 2007.
table of India’s best boys day reputations and often outperform co- Top ranked for seven years in the
schools sports a new look af- ed day schools in higher-secondary all-boys day schools category and #1 in
Tter introduction of a separate board exams. 2021-22, Campion School, Mum-
vintage schools (aged 90 years-plus) This year St. John’s High bai (estb.1943) is ranked #2 this year
category this year. With the over- School, Chandigarh (SJHS, followed by St. Columba’s, Delhi
whelming majority of new K-12 edu- estb.1959) ranked #3 in 2021-22 and at #3 (#10 in 2021-22), Birla High,
cation institutions promoted in the #1 in 2020-21 has recovered its nu- Moira Street, Kolkata #4 (#7)
new millennium being mixed gender mero uno rank. The 14,221 sample and DAV Boys Senior Secondary
schools, even the hitherto undivided respondents — parents, principals, School, Gopalapuram, Chennai
boys-only league table had shrunk to teachers and senior students — inter- #5 (#11). All these schools have sub-
a mere 53 primary-secondaries. viewed by the Delhi-based Centre for stantially improved their ranking at
This year with the league table Forecasting & Research (C fore), have top table.
divided to carve out a new category voted SJHS India #1, with top scores Beyond the Top 5, several boys
of vintage schools, the boys-only on eight of 14 parameters of primary- day schools have also risen consider-
day schools league table has been secondary education excellence, viz, ably because of migration of vintage
reduced to 26. Yet while co-ed day faculty competence, teacher welfare schools to a separate dedicated league
schools dominate the K-12 education and development, infrastructure, table. DAV Boys Senior Second-
landscape and constitute the lengthi- leadership, community service, spe- ary School, Mogappair, Chen-
est league table in EWISR 2022-23, cial needs education, mental and emo- nai ranked #6 (#10), Don Bosco
it bears repetition that the country’s tional well-being services and value School, Park Circus, Kolkata #7
shrinking minority of gender segre- for money. Promoted 63 years ago by (#12), MC Kejriwal Vidyapeeth,

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