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Hindustan Times - C fore Top Schools Survey

2012East Mumbai

top schoolsHINDUSTAN TIMES-C FORE SURVEY 2012

A guide fo

EAST MUMBAIhindustantimes

We are very pleased to present to readers the fourth HT Top Schools Survey. As we did last year, we have refined the methodology to reflect our own deepening under-

standing of the issues and by incorporating sensible suggestions from readers. See ‘Methodology’ for further details.

We hope that the survey will help parents with one of the most significant decisions they will take on behalf of their children: selecting a school. Along with the rankings, we have profiles of the top schools in each zone followed by a series of articles that capture key education trends in the city.

We think that the entire series will help not only newcomers to Mumbai but also parents who have lived here all their lives. This is because city schools are rapidly transforming.

First, over the past year, Indian policy makers have ushered in radical changes in curricula across boards to make it more student-centric and less marks oriented. Second, international boards are rapidly making inroads in to city schools, raising the cost of education but also ushering in innova-tive and wider approaches to learning and teach-ing. Finally, many of today’s generation of highly conscious parents want to be closely involved with their children’s lives at school: they want a lot of information about what goes on at school not only before sending their children there but also afterwards. They would like a school that suits these aspirations.

This series takes into account these key shifts in schooling and parenting.

for young parents


SCHOOLS OF EAST MUMBAI

TOP10The 2012 Hindustan Times-C fore Top Schools Survey gave scores to each school across 18 different parame-ters, from academic rigour to sports. Here is a list of schools ranked in the Top 10 in East Mumbai

History: In 1847, a group of Scottish missionaries began Bombay Scottish Orphanage School. In 1976, the name was changed to Bombay Scottish School. In commemoration of its 150 years, the Powai school was established in 1997.

Unique features: The school conducts several inter-house competitions as well as math and science Olympiads. No formal homework is assigned to students in primary school. The school only awards grades.

BOMBAY SCOTTISH SCHOOL

WEBSITE: www.bombayscottish.in/powai/ ADDRESS: Raheja Vihar, Powai

“The vision of the school is to see that the students are all-rounders, well-developed, stand on their own feet and can think for themselves.” A L I C E B A R R E T T O principal

HIGHEST RATINGS FOR:

■ Teachers ■ Diversity

■ Selection process

BOARD Class 10 - ICSE

Annual fee: R40,000Student strength:

1,600Student - teacher

ratio: 23:1

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History: The school was set up in Tardeo by four Salesians in 1928 and named the Educational Institution of Immaculate Conception. It moved to Matunga in 1941.

Unique features: The school focuses on making students aware of the needs of the less-privileged through programmes such as Christmas Panorama and Care-n-Share. For nine consecutive years, it has won the Jesal Niranjan Trophy for the Best Boys’ School in sports in Mumbai.

DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL

“As nurturing presence is our theme for the year, the boys are nurtured with care, concern and a phenomenal investment of time.”

FAT H E R B O S C O D ’ M E L LO ,principal

WEBSITE:www.donboscomatunga.com ADDRESS: King’s Circle, Matunga


■ Teachers■ Sports

■ Selection process BOARD:

Class 10 – ICSEAnnual fee: R23,000

Student strength: 2,905Student-teacher ratio

37:1


History: The school was founded in 1990 to cater to residents of Hiranandani Gardens in Powai.

Unique features: The school has launched a leadership training programme for girls of Class 9 in memory of one of its students. Each class is associated with a different social initiative. The school has rooms designated for dance and music and an audio-visual room.

HIRANANDANI FOUNDATION SCHOOL

WEBSITE: www.hiranandanischools.edu.in ADDRESS: Hiranandani Gardens, Powai

“Our educational programme inculcates values such as team spirit, leadership qualities, critical thinking and an innovative mind that has a capacity for lifelong learning. We believe in the concept of ‘sound mind in a sound body’ that can be achieved through good education.” K A LYA N I PAT N A I K ,principal


■ Teachers ■ Selection process

■ Infrastructure and facilitiesBOARD:

Class 10 – ICSE, Class 12 - ISC, IBAnnual fee: R60,000


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LORETO CONVENT SCHOOL

History: The school began on June 6, 1968. The Loreto Sisters took over the school from the Good Shepherd Nuns. The school shifted to its present building in 1969.

Unique features: The school has a Girl Guides programme. The traffic police department also trains students on traffic rules. The school has its own band and the 8 Counts Dance Studio. Students also learn Hindustani classical music and taekwondo.

WEBSITE: www.loretoconventschool.org ADDRESS: RCF Township, Chembur

“Education is a gift of a sapling to a child from a teacher, who nurtures it over the years to bloom into a caring, moral, spiritual, intelligent and social human being.”

S I S T E R G E E T H A ,principal


■ Selection process ■ Cultural activites

■ Teachers BOARD:

Class 10 – SSCAnnual fee: R11,200 (primary)

Secondary section is freeStudent strength: 1,593 Student-teacher ratio

38:1

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OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HIGH SCHOOL

History: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai established the school in 1939. It began as a primary school and became a high school in 1958.

Unique features: The school has an excellent academic record. Located on a hill, students have to climb 50 stairs each day to reach the main square. Students are part of social organisations such as the Red Cross and Rotaract Club.

WEBSITE: Not available ADDRESS: Near Railway Station, Sion (East)

“We create students who seek knowledge and become responsible citizens. Modern technology has played a significant role in the teaching-learning process – thereby providing a competitive edge with holistic understanding, reasoning and cognitive learning.”

FAT H E R K A R LU D I A S ,principal


■ Attitude towards learning

■ Teachers ■Life skills education

BOARD

Class 10, SSCAnnual fee: R15,500 Student strength:

3,423Student-teacher

ratio: 53: 1

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR HIGH SCHOOL

History: The school was established by the Catholic Church in 1957 and is run by the Archdiocese of Bombay. The school is managed by the Redemptorist Fathers.

Unique features: The school emphasises sports and co-curricular activities. Students have consistently excelled in football, basketball, badminton and cricket. Its alumni include actor Anil Kapoor and singer Shankar Mahadevan.

WEBSITE: Not available ADDRESS: St Anthony’s Road, Chembur

“We aim to secure all-round development of students with the help of our teachers. Special importance is given to discipline among students as it serves as a catalyst to success in every field.” FAT H E R PA U L J U L I U S ,manager


■ Academic rigour■ Teachers

■ Sports

BOARD Class 10 - SSC

Annual fee: Not availableStudent strength:

3,000Student - teacher ratio:

60: 1

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PAWAR PUBLIC SCHOOLHistory: The school’s foundation stone was laid in April 2005 and classes began a year later. The first batch of Class 10 students passed with 100% results.

Unique features: The school has implemented Xseed i-discover and i-curriculum, activity-based syllabi for students till Class 5. Teachers make an extra effort to bring innovation to the method through which they teach various subjects.

WEBSITE: www.pawarpublicschool.com ADDRESS: LBS Road, Bhandup

“PPS is firmly committed towards creating a free and open

environment, so that the latent potential of students can

blossom, bringing out the best creative abilities in them.”

DA S ,principal


■ Teachers■ Academic rigour

■ Parent participationBOARD:

Class 10 – ICSEAnnual fee: R34,900


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SHISHUVAN SCHOOLHistory: Shishuvan School was set up in 2001 in response to the community’s need for an English medium school with modern facilities.

Unique features: Concepts such as ‘methods of farming’ are taught to Class 5 students by taking them to Dahanu for paddy farming. A School Self-Review and Evaluation (SSRE) is under-taken to evaluate the school in light of its own philosophy, mis-sion and vision.

WEBSITE: www.shishuvan.com ADDRESS: 426, Shraddhanand Road, King’s Circle

“We believe that the child is not always the learner and the adult is not always the teacher. Everyone participates in building curriculum, teaching and learning. Students have a say in what they wish to learn.”

N E H A C H H E DA ,principal

HIGHEST RATINGS FOR: ■ Academic rigour

■ Teachers ■ Selection process

BOARD: Class 10 – ICSE

Annual fee: R50,000Student strength: 1,250Student-teacher ratio

18:1 (primary), 30:1 (secondary)

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ST GREGORIOS HIGH SCHOOL History: The St Gregorios Education & Medical Trust was formed in 1992. The Gregorian Nursery opened in 1993 and the main school a year later.

Unique features: The school is a member of the Junior Global Partnership pro-gramme initiated by the New York Mayor’s office. It is also a part of EUMIND, an organisation promoting cultural relations between Europe and India. Students participate in an annual international peace camp in USA.

WEBSITE: www.stgregorios.net ADDRESS: VN Purav Marg, Chembur

“It is a happy place; children want to come to school. We nurture young minds hoping to give back to society young men and women who will be caring, concerned and contributing citizens.” R A N J I N I K R I S H A N S WA M Y,

principal


■ Life skills education■Teachers

■ Selection processBOARD:

Class 10 – ICSE, Class 12 – ISC Annual fee: R52,000

Student strength: 1,910Student-teacher ratio:

21:1

UDAYACHAL HIGH SCHOOL

History: The school was set up primarily to teach children of Godrej employees. On August 15, 1955, a welfare centre, Pragati Kendra, was estab-lished. The Kendra workers, assisted by colony residents, then started a ‘Balmandir’ and Udayachal School took root.

Unique features: The school is ISO-14001 certified and has won the International School Award. Students have participated in the Seeds of Peace programme in the US for two years now.

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WEBSITE: www.udayachal.com ADDRESS: Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli (west)

“We have sustained a tradition of fostering not only top-quality education, but also comprehensive all-round development of our students by imparting an international dimension to the curriculum.”

R E K H A PA N D E Y,principal


■ Teachers■ Safety, health and

hygiene■ Selection process

BOARD: Class 10 –SSC

Annual fee: Not available Student strength: 1,176Student-teacher ratio

16:1

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A. ProcessHT and research firm Cfore conducted the survey

in three phases over four months.

In the first phase, we sent out an exhaustive

questionnaire to 307 private schools in the

Mumbai region, asking them to send us detailed

data about themselves, such as their student-

teacher ratios, total area of all their playgrounds,

etc. Of these, 109 schools replied. (We hope that

many more will join in next year.) Based on these

replies, we assigned each school an objective

score.

In the second phase, a perceptual survey was

conducted among a carefully selected sample of

teachers and parents. In all, 2512 respondents

were interviewed using a semi-structured ques-

tionnaire. The respondents were asked to evaluate

the schools that they were aware of on a 10 point

scale against 18 parameters. We used the same

parameters as last year. We had arrived at the

parameters based on suggestions from a panel of

educationists. Simultaneously, objective data was

also collected.

In the third phase, Cfore research-ers visited

each school shortlisted for ranking based on the

objective and perceptual data collected. The data

was also audited by talking to parents and stu-

dents. To arrive at the ranking score, the figures of

perceptual and objective data were combined. In

case the objective data was not available, the per-

ceptual data scores were extrapolated to rank top

10 schools of each of the five zones of the Mumbai

region: north, south, east, west and Navi Mumbai.

B. The parameters along which we rated the schools� Educational philosophy � Attitude towards learn-

ing � Breadth of vision � Social engagement � Academic rigour � Innovative teaching � Quality of teachers � Teacher-student relation-

ship � Sports � Cultural activities � Life skills

education � Infrastructure and facilities � Safety,

health and hygiene � Diversity � Selection

process � Governance � Parent participation � Value for money

METHODOLOGYNOTES

1. Despite employing such a com-

prehensive process, we at HT

believe that such rankings cannot

be completely objective because

people will have different opin-

ions of what they believe consti-

tutes a good education. Some

parents might be looking for a

school that allows them to be

closely involved while others may

want the opposite. Some parents

might want schools that focus on

sports while others may want one

where academics dominates.

2. We believe that beyond a par-

ticular threshold, it is difficult to

objectively rank schools. Indeed,

as we have said, our survey

includes some subjective, per-

ceptual inputs. Therefore, we will

only list in alphabetical order

schools that emerged as the top

ten in each of the other zones.

We have, however, provided

rankings for the top ten schools

overall in the city because many

readers have asked us for it.

3. In any case, we advise parents

to look carefully at how schools

have scored against the various

parameters instead of going just

by the overall rank. These scores

will indicate to parents which

school might better suit their spe-

cific aspirations. Indeed, a school

that is ranked lower might actually

be better suited to a parent and

his or her child than the top-

ranked one.

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