Best Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools 2016-17, i.e day schools that also host a substantial number of boys and girls as boarders, constitute a special category in the annual EducationWorld India School Rankings.
Co-ed day-cum boarding schools, i.e, day schools which also host a substantial number of boys and girls as boarders, constitute a special category in the annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) surveys. Unlike day schools simpliciter which attract local students, co-ed day-cum-boarding schools tend to pitch themselves higher to draw students from all parts of the country, and often from abroad. Therefore in terms of infrastructure, co-curricular and sports education, student care and services, as also student body diversity, they tend to offer more holistic education and better facilities. Therefore, they are ranked separately in the national and international categories.
Unsurprisingly, Dr. Vijay Datta, who was appointed principal of MSBR (which hosts 150 boarders) in 2014 after acquiring valuable teaching and admin experience at Mayo College, Ajmer (1991-2011) and Army Public School, Dagshai (2011-14), is elated with the promotion of this school from #3 last year to top rank in 2016. “MSBR has a tradition of tirelessly striving for excellence in academics, co-curricular activities and sports. The dedication which drives our teachers and students, has brought this accolade. For this achievement, I must also place on record the valuable leadership and guidance provided by our board of trustees and the managing committee of the school”, says Datta, an awardee of a Ph D in life skills and emotional intelligence management of the Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer.
“Its a matter of great pride for us that Sanskaar Valley has been ranked among India’s Top 5 co-ed day-cum-boarding schools within the first decade of our existence. SVS is a student-centric institution, committed to continuous improvement in all areas of education. I believe our rise in public esteem would not have been possible without our faculty, which has been working hard on implementing our international curriculum in our classrooms to develop students leadership capabilities and train them to become innovative and creative thinkers”, says Saha, an alumnus of the Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and former deputy headmaster of the top-ranked Assam Valley School, Balipara, who was appointed principal of SVS in 2008.
Further down the co-ed day-cum-boarding schools league table, two Delhi-based Delhi Public Schools — DPS, Vasant Kunj and DPS, Mathura Road — have dramatically improved their respective rankings to #6 (#12 in 2015) and #7 (13), while Emerald Heights, Indore has been moved up a notch to be jointly ranked #6 (7). Ebenezer International, Bangalore at #8 (10) is tied with Pallikoodam School, Kottayam ranked (10) while the Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet has been promoted to #9 (12), Summer Valley School, Dehradun to #9 (13), with another duo of DPS schools in Delhi NCR (Noida, and Greater Noida) tied at #10.
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Beyond the Top 10, co-ed day-cum-boarding schools which have risen in public esteem include Apeejay, Noida at #11 (#15 in 2015); Srinidhi International, Hyderabad #12 (15); Royal Global, Guwahati #14 and #1 in Assam (21); Springdales School, Jaipur #17 and #1 in Rajasthan (20); Neerja Modi, Jaipur #18 (26), DPS, Bhilai #19 and #1 in Chhattisgarh (24), Gyan Ganga International, Jabalpur #19 (32) and DPS, Jaipur #20 (28) tied with St. Peters Sr Sec School, Kochi (21) — all of them ranked among the Top 20 countrywide.
The league table of India’s best co-ed day-cum-boarding schools comprises over 70 institutions and includes a large number of schools highly ranked in states and cities. Limitations of space don’t allow the freedom to highlight and elaborate the strenuous efforts being exerted by their principals and managements to raise teaching-learning standards.
But among the institutions in this category which have advanced notably are: Ryan International, Beta 1, Greater Noida (from #30 in 2015 to #22); L.K. Singhania Education Centre, Nagaur (59 to #23); Mann Public School, Delhi (50 to #25); Doon International, Dehradun (39 to #35); DPS, Durg (61 to #42); Sunbeam Suncity, Varanasi (57 to #45); Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Bhopal (60 to #50), with the previously unranked Gyan Ganga International Academy, Bhopal, Scholars Public, Morena and Treamis World School, Bangalore debuting at #65, #68 and #70 this year.
Also read: India’s Best Co-ed Boarding Schools 2017-18