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INDIA’S MOST ADMIRED BOYS DAY SCHOOLS

Even though gender
segregated schools are
steadily going out of fashion,
competition within the
category of boys day schools
for best seats at top table is
intense. Dislodged last year,
Campion School, Mumbai
has reclaimed its pre-
eminent position

ith gender segregated
schools rapidly be-
coming obsolete, the
Wnumber of all-boys
day schools ranked in the annual
EWISR has been declining over the
years. In the latest EW India Boys Campion, Mumbai’s Fr. Swamy (centre right): no learning loss
Day Schools Rankings 2021-22, only
53 all-boys schools are sufficiently and lost its #1 rank. But since then, C han di g arh has slipped to #3 (1).
high profile (schools assessed by less we have equipped the school for St . J o s e p h’ s B o ys H i g h Scho o l ,
than 25 sample respondents are not the future by promptly switching to B e n g al uru at #4 (5) and he B i s h -
T
ranked) to be included in this league online learning. In the process, we o p s Scho o l , C am p , P un e at #5 (3)
table. have ensured that our children have constitute the Top 5.
Within this shrinking minority not suffered any loss of academic, Further down the Top 10 table, L a
of all-boys day schools, C am p i o n co-curricular, sports and life skills M art i n i e re f o r B o ys , K o l k at a #6
Scho o l , F o rt , M um b ai , ranked #1 education during the pandemic. Our (5) and B i s ho p C o t t o n B o ys , B e n -
for seven consecutive years (2013- class X ICSE results for 2020-21 are g al uru (6) are jointly ranked #7 with
2019) and #2 in 2020-21, has re- excellent and our boys won many B i rl a H i g h Scho o l , M o i ra St re e t ,
claimed its pre-eminent position. online inter-school co-curricular K o l k at a (8) have yielded rank even
This year’s 11,548 sample respon- competitions. Now as we prepare to as L a M art i n i e re B o ys C o l l e g e ,
dents — parents, principals, teachers reopen secondary school, we are fully L uck n o w #8 has improved its last
and senior students — interviewed by equipped to implement our new hy- year’s ranking (11). C al cut t a B o ys
the Delhi-based Centre for Forecast- brid teaching model for students un- Scho o l (8) is ranked #9 jointly with
ing & Research (C fore), have restored able to attend in-person classes,” says Do n B o s co H i g h Scho o l , M a -
Campion School (estb.1943) to its F r. ( Dr.) F ran ci s Sw am y, an alum- t un g a, M um b ai (10) and St . C o -
premier position by a huge margin, nus of Mumbai University and former l um b a’ s Scho o l , De l hi (12) jointly
awarding this 78-year-old school top principal of Holy Family High School ranked #10 with DAV B o ys Se n i o r
scores on seven of 14 parameters of & Junior College, Mumbai and St. Se co n dary Scho o l , M o g ap p ai r,
K-12 education excellence including Mary’s, Mazgaon, appointed principal C he n n ai (9) complete the Top 10
faculty competence, teacher welfare of Campion earlier this year. table.
and development, co-curricular edu- Indeed this year’s seating at top F r. B e rn ard F e rn an de s , prin-
cation, online education effectiveness, table has been majorly rejigged. cipal of Don Bosco High School, Ma-
curriculum and pedagogy and value St . M ary’ s Scho o l , M az g ao n , tunga (estb.1942), is “honoured” by
for money. M um b ai has inched up to #2 (#3 in the school’s consistent inclusion in the
“The year 2020-21 was very diffi- 2020-21) jointly with St . X av i e r’ s Top 10 league table of India’s best boys
cult for the entire world. And Campion C o l l e g i a e Scho o l , K o l k at a (4) day schools. “This year’s high rank is
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too faced new challenges and hurdles, even as St . J o hn ’ s H i g h Scho o l , especially satisfying because during

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