With co-ed schools becoming increasingly popular, the league table of all-boys schools has been steadily shrinking. Nevertheless they continue to enjoy outsized reputations for excellent academic, sports and co-curricular education
St. John’s High, Chandigarh’s Br. Ryan Fernandes: #1 second consecutive year
Even though the EWISR league table of India’s best all-boys day schools is shrinking with the great majority of new schools promoted being co-ed institutions, boys-only schools continue to enjoy outsized reputations for delivering excellent academic, sports and co-curricular education. EWISR 2023-24 rates and ranks the country’s 28 best boys-only day schools inter se (and another 24 in the vintage legacy category created last year, see p.364).
This year the 18,928 sample respondents — parents, principals, teachers and senior students — interviewed by the Delhi-based Centre for Forecasting & Research (C fore), have once again voted St. John’s High School, Chandigarh India’s #1 boys day school with top scores under the parameters of competence of faculty, leadership, infrastructure and mental/emotional well-being. Promoted in 1959 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers on a 30-acre campus in the heart of Chandigarh, this CBSE-affiliated K-12 school has 2,120 students mentored by 102 teachers on its musters.
“It’s a significant achievement for our entire school community that St. John’s High is ranked India’s #1 boys day school for the second consecutive year. It reflects our consistent commitment to high-quality education to positively impact students’ lives. It’s also very satisfying to learn that the school is top-ranked for competence of faculty, effective leadership, infrastructure and mental and emotional well-being services because these parameters are critical for well-rounded education. Our faculty is well-trained to innovate and adapt to changing educational trends and technologies and our green campus is equipped with state-of-the-art enabling infrastructure and facilities. These high parameter rankings indicate that St. John’s provides a rigorous academic curriculum and also a supportive and nurturing environment preparing students, not just for scholastic achievement but also for life,” says Br. Ryan Fernandes, appointed principal of St. John’s High earlier this year.
Further down the Top 10 league table, there’s minor change in seating order. Campion School, Mumbai has retained its #2 rank of last year while Birla High School, Moira Street, Kolkata, ranked #3 and St. Columba’s School, Delhi at #4 have interchanged their last year’s ranks. DAV Boys Senior Secondary, Gopalapuram, Chennai has retained its #5 rank, Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata has been promoted to #6 (#7 in 2022-23) as has M.C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah to #7 (#8), NASR Boys, Hyderabad to #8 (#9) and Don Bosco School, Siliguri to #9 (#10). DAV Boys Senior Secondary, Mogappair, Chennai has lost ground this year and is ranked #9 (#6) even as Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram has received a huge promotion to #10 (#14).
M.C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah’s Mallika Mukherjee: steady ascent
Mallika Mukherjee, principal of the CISCE-affiliated M.C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Howrah (MCKV, estb.1997), is delighted with the school’s steady ascent in the EW league table from #12 in 2021-22 to #8 in 2022-23 and #7 this year. “We are honoured to be ranked among India’s Top 10 boys day schools in the prestigious EducationWorld India School Rankings. The improved rank will motivate us to work with greater zeal and enthusiasm. Our high scores for academic reputation, co-curricular and sports education are especially rewarding as we believe in discharging a well-rounded education which develops both mind and body. I am also very pleased with our top score for parental involvement, as we make special efforts to organise frequent workshops for parents and encourage their cooperation to provide the best schooling experience for their children,” says Mukherjee, an alumna of Annamalai and Osmania universities with over three decades of experience in teaching and institutional administration, appointed principal in 2021. Currently, the school has 3,000 students and 134 teachers on its musters.
Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram’s Fr. Augustine: spectacular rise in public esteem
Yet the biggest leap forward in the EW Boys Day Schools 2023-24 league table is that of Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram which has spectacularly risen in public esteem from #23 in 2021-22 to #14 in 2022-23 to #10 this year. “We are humbled and honoured by the Top 10 rank awarded to us by your survey respondents this year. Loyola School is well-reputed for providing value-based education to ensure the scholastic and co-scholastic progress of students who come from all strata of society. Our well-trained teachers are following NEP mandates to provide experiential and personalised learning to children. This focus on enhancing the learning experience and outcomes of our students is reflected in our highest score on the academic reputation parameter. The ICSE and ISC board examination results this year have been outstanding with an average score of 91.28 percent. I am confident that the EW Top 10 rank will motivate our staff and students to continuously improve and strive for excellence,” says Fr. Salvin Augustine SJ, principal of Loyola School (estb.1961) which has an enrollment of 2,412 students and 104 teachers.
Beyond the Top 10, several schools have improved their rankings this year. They include Sacred Heart Boys High School, Santacruz (W), Mumbai ranked #13 (#17 in 2022-23), Bikaner Boys School at #17 (#20) and Salwan Boys Sr. Sec School, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi #24 (26). Three previously unranked schools have also debuted in the 28-strong league table — Agrasain Boys’ School, Howrah at #25 and St. Bede’s Academy Sr. Sec School, Chennai jointly ranked #26 with Bishop Scott Boys’ School, Patna.
Parents and children are also advised to check out the state/city league tables because for day schools state/city ranks are more important than national. For instance, Campion School, Bhopal ranked India #22 is the #1 school of Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh and Bishop Scott Boys’ School, Patna, ranked #26 nationally is the #1 boys day school of Patna and Bihar.
For the complete table: EW India School Rankings 2022-23 – Top & best schools in India
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