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ternational School, Chennai are
jointly ranked #7 (8) and Canadian
International School, Bengaluru
is ranked #8 (9).
Dr. S. Bhavanishankar, se-
nior principal of Lalaji Memorial
Omega International School,
Chennai (LMOIS, estb.2005), is
more than satisfied this year’s 11,368
sample respondents have promoted
this new millennium day-cum-board-
ing school to #7 nationally, and espe-
cially pleased LMOIS is top-ranked in
Tamil Nadu (pop. 67 million) in this
elite category.
“We are gratified with the respect
accorded by your respondents to
LMOIS. In this school, we look forward
to the annual EWISR which compels
LMOIS’ Dr. Bhavanishankar (centre): Tamil Nadu #1 us to measure our institutional effort
under all 14 parameters of school edu-
our students have developed advanced schools, there’s a minor rearrange- cation excellence. Moreover, this year’s
collaboration, creativity, adaptability, ment of seating at the Top 5 table. The Covid-19 pandemic disruption has
climate literacy and situational aware- media-shy Stonehill Internation- been a great teacher. It has taught us
ness skills,” says Sarojini Rao, an al, Bengaluru (#6 in 2019-20) and to work collaboratively, accept change
economics and education alumna of Greenwood High International, and adapt to new learning systems. We
Pune and Annamalai universities and Bengaluru (5) have been promoted greatly appreciate EducationWorld’s
principal of IIS-B since 2005. to #4 as also the Jayshree Periwal efforts to recognise merit and moti-
However, it’s commonly acknowl- International School, Jaipur vate schools during these troubled
edged that the major reason why Indus to #5 (6). Indus International, times,” says Bhavanishankar, an alum
International IB schools dominate the Hyderabad at #6 (9), Singapore of Madras University and the Medical
international day-cum-boarding sub- International School, Mumbai University of South Carolina, USA, and
category, is the leadership provided for and Lalaji Memorial Omega In- former principal of the well-reputed
the past 17 years by Lt. Gen. (Retd.)
Arjun Ray, CEO of the Indus Trust. Candor International’s Suresh Reddy: smooth transition
A highly decorated five-star general
of the Indian Army who is the hands-
on CEO of the trust and has master-
minded the establishment of all three
Indus Schools in Bengaluru, Pune and
Hyderabad, and the Indus Early Years
Schools in Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Pune and Chennai, Ray has ensured
that IIS-B is ranked #1 under the pa-
rameter of leadership and manage-
ment in the annual EWISR for the past
five years (2013-17) and again this year.
Following IIS-B are the Pathways
World School, Gurugram at #2
and Genesis Global School, Noida
ranked #3 jointly with the pioneer The
International School, Bengaluru
(estb.2000). While they have consoli-
dated their position among India’s
Top 3 international day-cum-boarding

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