With the great majority of latter day SEC ‘A’ households preferring to send children to co-ed institutions, India’s Best Boys Day Schools 2018-19 league table is dominated by missionary institutions promoted in an earlier era
“We are humbled and honoured that we have been voted India’s #1 boys day school for the sixth consecutive year. Campion School believes in the holistic growth of every child and all-round education — academics, sports, technology, civic awareness, and the performing arts. This culture is reflected in Campion’s #1 ranking under the parameters of academic reputation and co-curricular education. I believe it’s our collective — teachers, parents and students — commitment to produce good citizens equipped with life skills and academic competence that has helped us consistently win national accolades and respect. As we celebrate our 75th anniversary this year we recommit ourselves to providing a nurturing learning environment to develop competent and compassionate students who will contribute to the progress of the nation,” says Paul Machado, a political science and education alum of Bangalore University who acquired valuable teaching and admin experience at St. Mary’s, Mt. Abu and St. Mary’s, Mazgaon (Mumbai) — all-boys schools — before taking charge as principal of Campion in 2003. Currently, this K-10 CISCE-affiliated school has 820 students mentored by 47 teachers, on its muster rolls.
While it’s status quo at the top table with St. John’s High School, Chandigarh retaining its #2 ranking in 2018-19, further down the Top 10 league table of India’s best all-boys day schools there’s a shake-up.
St. Mary’s, Mazgaon, Mumbai has inched up to #3 (#4 in 2017) even as St. Xavier’s Collegiate, Kolkata, ranked #4, The Bishop’s School, Pune, at #5, La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata at #6, and Bishop Cotton Boys, Bangalore, at #7, have all experienced a minor re-arrangement of seating at the Top 10 table.
The notable gainers in the 2018-19 survey are DAV Boys Senior Secondary School, Gopalapuram, Chennai which has moved up to #6 (8 in 2017), Nasr School, Hyderabad at #7 (9), St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai at #8 (10) and Don Bosco High School, Matunga, Mumbai at #9 (10). The Top 10 table is completed by St. Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore at #9 (7) and St. Columba’s School, Delhi at #10 (8).
Beyond the Top 10 league table of India’s 48 sufficiently well-known all-boys schools, several institutions have improved their ranking in 2018-19. Among them Maheshwari Public School, Jaipur, ranked #15 (24), Baldwin Boys, Bangalore, at #18 (27), Don Bosco, Siliguri at #19 (25), Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur, Mumbai #21 (25) and Salwan Boys Sr. Sec School, Rajinder Nagar, Delhi #26 (33).
With the majority of latter day schools promoted as co-ed institutions, a distinguishing feature of the EW Boys Day Schools Rankings 2018-19 is that it is dominated by missionary institutions promoted in an earlier era. They include Calcutta Boys School (estb.1877), ranked #13, St. Vincent’s School, Pune (1867) #18, St. Edmund’s School, Shillong (1916) #20, and St. James School, Kolkata (1864) #22.
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