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education excellence. (See p.41 & 42 improve. We believe in hard work Sridhar R. Ganti on email
of EW November) — Editor and perseverance.
Rajashree Vipin This year in a departure from previ-
St. Columba’s School, DELHI ous practice, our partner market
Disappointing rank research company C fore has
WE ARE VERY disappointed that See editor’s response above. assigned varying weights to some
unlike the past several years, in the Improve your communication! — parameters while retaining the
EW India School Rankings 2020- Editor highest weightage (200) for teacher
21, St. Columba’s is not ranked competence. Hitherto, all parame-
among the country’s Top 10 boys day ters except teacher competence were
schools. We have always looked up Varying weightages query given equal weightage (100). See
to EducationWorld for support and IN THE EW India School Rank- p.41 & 42 of EW November for the
guidance to help achieve our goals. ings 2020-21, there are a total of complete methodology — Editor
Community service is at the 14 parameters, 13 for a maximum
centre of our being at Columba’s. Yet score of 100 and one (competence of
the score awarded by your sample faculty) is given double weightage — Corrigendum
respondents is an inexplicable 45. 200 — making the max score to be The Delhi government-promoted
We believe in inclusivity and dignity 1,500. However, SAI International School of Excellence, Dwarka
for all. In fact, we take pride that our School, Bhubaneswar has scored 115 (estb.2018) has been inadvertently
motto We Care is reinforced in our for teacher welfare and development, ranked with co-ed day schools in the
students so they become agents of and 146 for academic reputation. EW India School Rankings 2020-
peace, justice and love wherever they How is this computed? There are 21 (EW November). Please note its
go and make their part of the world other similar instances as well. correct category is Government Day
a better place. At Columba’s it is our Also is the EWISR 2020-21 data Schools.
way of life! collected and collated during 2019-
Please let us know how we can 20 or only during 2020? The error is regretted — Editor

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