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INDIA'S TOP SCHOOLS
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CITY
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SCHOOL
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NEW DELHI
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Mother's International
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BANGALORE
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Bishop Cotton
Boys School
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CHENNAI
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DAV Boys, Gopalapuram
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HYDERABAD
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Little Flower
High School
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KOLKATA
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St Xavier's Collegiate
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MUMBAI
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Bombay Scottish
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CHANDIGARH
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St John's High
School
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Choosing the right school is probably one of the dilemmas
faced by a parent. After all, a good education is the
best investment you can make for your child. But with
the concept of education today shifting from the overall
development of the child to a mere means of securing
a 'good job', it has now become an even bigger dilemma.
While state-run schools, or Public schools, as they
are called, are considered the best in the West, here
in India, it is the reverse. Today, education in context
to wisdom and values is outdated. Most parents look
for an upscale public school to educate their children
in the hope that they would make it to reputed medical/engineering
colleges.
There are an estimated 5,000 good schools in India
with decent infrastructure and student faculty ratio
of at the most 20:1. They are affiliated to either one
of the boards, the CBSE or the ICSE.
Although ICSE is rated better than CBSE, since all
competitive exams are based on the CBSE syllabus, most
parents opt for CBSE schools. Says Francis Fanthome,
Chief Executive & Secretary of the Council for Indian
School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) which conducts
the ICSE in over 1000 countrywide, "The system
of selection has made education irrelevant. The government
boards' curricula focus mostly on narrow cognitive capabilities.
Rote learning is encouraged and students aren't taught
to think, question or analyse."
As reported in the Outlook, a survey was conducted
by the Centre for Forecasting and Research in
six metros and Chandigarh. 632 teachers were asked to
evaluate the top 15 schools in each city on a 10-point
scale. The parameters used were competence of the faculty,
attention to studies, individual attention to students,
sports, extra-curricular activities, teaching moral
and social values and infrastructure and facilities.
These are the results.
HYDERABAD'S TOP SCHOOLS
| RANK |
SCHOOL
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| 1. |
LITTLE
FLOWER |
| 2. |
HPS, Begumpet |
| 3. |
Gitanjali
School |
| 4. |
Jubilee
Hills Public School |
| 5. |
Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan |
| 6. |
NASR Girls
School |
| 7. |
St Ann's
High School |
| 8. |
All Saints
High School |
| 9. |
Rosary
Convent School |
| 10. |
CHIREC
Public School |
Little Flower High School, Hyderabad
Started in 1953 by the Montfort Brothers of St Gabriel,
Little Flower is a no-frills, no-nonsense institution
with an enviable academic record. Although results are
a priority, they are not the only focus. They believe
in the all-round development of children, not just their
intellect. From elocution and drama to music and flower
arrangement, the school encourages a variety of extra-curricular
activities. Quizzing is another forte here and its students
have won several prestigious national and international
competitions. For over two decades now, it has bagged
most of the top positions in the Andhra Pradesh State
Secondary Certificate Examinations.
On the sports front, the school has three modest-sized
playing fields but the space crunch means students play
indoor sports like basketball, table tennis and gymnastics
rather than games such as hockey or football.
Source: Outlook
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