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Parameters of Excellence: ’s Top 10 International Schools

Rank Rank Academic reputation Rating Competence of faculty Rating 2008 2009 2008 2009 (100) (200) 1 1 , 79 5 1 Hebron School, Ootacamund 180 9 2 Indus International School, 78 5 1 Ecole Mondiale World School, 180 7 3 The British School, 77 2 2 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 179 NR 3 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 77 5 2 The British School, Delhi 179 2 4 Good Shepherd International School, 3 3 Kodaikanal International School 178 Ooty 76 NR 4 Indus International School, Bangalore 176 6 4 , Delhi 76 1 4 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, 9 4 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 76 Mumbai 176 NR 4 International School of 76 NR 4 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 176 6 5 Hebron School, Ootacamund 75 NR 4 Mercedes Benz International School, 6 6 DRS International School, Hyderabad 74 176 5 7 Kodaikanal International School 73 2 5 Good Shepherd International School, Ooty 175 8 7 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 73 6 5 American School of Bombay, Mumbai 175 3 8 American School of Bombay 72 6 6 American Embassy School, Delhi 174 7 8 Canadian International School, Bangalore 72 4 6 American International School, 174 10 8 Calcutta International School, 72 9 7 Canadian International School, Bangalore 171 5 9 American International School, Chennai 71 NR 8 Billabong High International School, NR 9 NES International School, Mumbai 71 Mumbai 170 4 10 Mallya Aditi International School, 1 9 Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore 70 Bangalore 169 7 10 The International School Bangalore 70 8 10 Bangalore International School 168 NR 10 Sreenidhi International School, NR 10 Calcutta International School, Kolkata 168 Hyderabad 70

Rank Co-curricular education NR 7 Mercedes Benz International School, Rating Pune 81 2008 2009 (100) 6 8 Dhirubhai Ambani Intl. School, Mumbai 80 4 1 Hebron School, Ootacamund 88 4 8 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 80 5 2 Indus International School, Bangalore 86 NR 8 Billabong High Intl. School, Mumbai 80 3 3 American Embassy School, Delhi 85 8 8 International School of Hyderabad 80 3 4 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 84 NR 9 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 79 4 4 Good Shepherd International School, 7 10 Canadian Intl. School, Bangalore 78 Ooty 84 NR 10 Sreenidhi International School, 2 4 American School of Bombay 84 Hyderabad 78 7 4 American International School, Chennai 84 4 5 Kodaikanal International School 83 7 5 The British School, Delhi 83 3 5 The International School Bangalore 83 The low-profile Hebron School, Ootacamund has vaulted from sixth 6 6 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 82 position in 2008 to third this year, 8 6 Bangalore International School 82 ranking first on the critical parameter 1 7 Mallya Aditi International School, of competence of faculty Bangalore 81

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Rank Leadership/management Rank Integrity/honesty quality Rating Rating 2008 2009 2008 (100) 2009 (100) 1 1 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 87 1 1 Hebron School, Ootacamund 83 2 2 Kodaikanal International School 83 4 1 The British School, Delhi 83 2 2 Good Shepherd International School, 2 2 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 82 Ooty 83 6 2 Indus International School, Bangalore 82 3 2 The British School, Delhi 83 9 2 American School of Bombay 82 NR 3 Indus International School, Bangalore 81 NR 3 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, 5 3 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai 81 Mumbai 81 6 3 Mahindra United World College, Pune 81 6 4 American School of Bombay 80 5 3 International School of Hyderabad 81 NR 4 SGKM International School, Mumbai 80 5 4 Kodaikanal International School 80 NR 5 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 79 7 4 The International School Bangalore 80 3 6 Hebron School, Ootacamund 78 NR 4 Sreenidhi International School, 4 6 American Embassy School, Delhi 78 Hyderabad 80 6 6 Podar World School, Mumbai 78 6 5 Bangalore International School 79 NR 7 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 77 9 5 Canadian International School, NR 7 Billabong High International School, Bangalore 79 Mumbai 77 NR 5 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 79 6 7 DRS International School, Hyderabad 77 8 6 American International School, Chennai 78 6 8 Mallya Aditi International School, NR 6 Billabong High International School, Bangalore 76 Mumbai 78 NR 8 NES International School, Mumbai 76 NR 7 Mercedes Benz International School, 7 9 American International School, Chennai 75 Pune 77 5 9 Mahindra United World College, Pune 75 5 8 Good Shepherd International School, 9 9 Calcutta International School 75 Ooty 76 NR 9 International School of Hyderabad 75 3 8 American Embassy School, Delhi 76 8 10 Canadian International School, 6 8 Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore 74 Bangalore 76 NR 10 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 74 NR 8 SGKM International School, Mumbai 76 5 9 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 75 NR 9 DRS International School, Hyderabad 75 10 10 Podar World School, Mumbai 74

Woodstock and Kodaikanal International which have retained their apex rankings apart, there’s been considerable rearrangement of seating at the Top 10 table of international schools

Good Shepherd International School, Ooty

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Rank Rank Individual attention to Quality of alumni Rating Rating students 2008 2009 2008 (100) 2009 (100) NR 1 Indus International School, Bangalore 89 4 1 American School of Bombay 87 5 2 Hebron School, Ootacamund 87 7 2 The British School, Delhi 85 7 2 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, 3 3 Kodaikanal International School 84 Mumbai 87 NR 3 Indus International School, Bangalore 84 NR 2 Mercedes Benz International School, 1 4 American Embassy School, Delhi 83 Pune 87 6 5 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 81 2 3 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 86 7 6 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, NR 4 Bangalore International School 85 Mumbai 80 4 5 Kodaikanal International School 84 NR 6 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 80 5 5 American Embassy School, Delhi 84 NR 6 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 80 1 5 Mallya Aditi International School 84 7 6 Podar World School, Mumbai 80 4 6 American School of Bombay, Mumbai 83 3 7 Hebron School, Ootacamund 79 5 7 American International School, Chennai 82 2 7 Good Shepherd International School, 7 8 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 81 Ooty 79 1 8 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 81 NR 8 Mahindra United World College, Pune 76 6 8 The International School Bangalore 81 8 9 Mallya Aditi International School, 9 9 Good Shepherd International School, Bangalore 75 Ooty 80 5 10 American International School, Chennai 74 1 10 The British School, Delhi 79 10 10 Mahindra United World College, Pune 79 9 10 Calcutta International School 79 Rank Parental involvement Rating 2008 Rank 2009 (100) Infrastructure provision Rating 1 1 Podar World School, Mumbai 77 2008 2009 (100) 9 2 Bangalore International School 76 1 1 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 90 5 2 DRS International School, Hyderabad 76 7 1 The International School Bangalore 90 NR 3 Good Shepherd International School, 2 2 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 89 Ooty 75 7 2 Hebron School, Ootacamund 89 10 3 Mahindra United World College, Pune 75 3 3 Kodaikanal International School 88 9 4 American Embassy School, Delhi 74 3 3 Dhirubhai Ambani Intl. School, Mumbai 88 7 5 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 73 5 4 Good Shepherd Intl. School, Ooty 87 NR 5 Billabong High Intl. School, Mumbai 73 9 4 Calcutta International School 87 3 5 Calcutta International School 73 5 5 The British School, Delhi 86 6 6 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 72 4 5 Mallya Aditi International School, 7 6 The International School Bangalore 72 Bangalore 86 NR 6 Sreenidhi International School, NR 6 Sreenidhi International School, Hyderabad 72 Hyderabad 85 5 7 Dhirubhai Ambani Intl. School, Mumbai 71 4 7 DRS International School, Hyderabad 84 6 7 American International School, Chennai 71 NR 8 Indus International School, Bangalore 83 NR 7 Mercedes Benz Intl. School, Pune 71 8 8 American School of Bombay, Mumbai 83 NR 8 Hebron School, Ootacamund 70 10 8 Bangalore International School 83 4 9 American School of Bombay 69 NR 9 Mercedes Benz Intl. School, Pune 82 8 9 Canadian International School, NR 9 International School of Hyderabad 82 Bangalore 69 7 10 American Embassy School, Delhi 81 NR 9 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 69 9 10 American International School, Chennai 81 6 10 International School of Hyderabad 68

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Rank Rank Sports education Rating Value for money Rating 2008 2009

2008 (100) 2009 (100) 4 1 Mallya Aditi International School, 9 1 Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore 85 Bangalore 71 2 2 Kodaikanal International School 83 4 1 Bangalore International School 71 6 2 The British School, Delhi 83 1 1 Podar World School, Mumbai 71 2 3 Good Shepherd International School, 6 2 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Ooty 82 Mumbai 70 NR 3 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 82 7 3 American International School, Chennai 69 5 4 The International School Bangalore 81 4 4 Kodaikanal International School 68 6 5 Indus International School, Bangalore 80 6 4 Good Shepherd International School, 7 5 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 80 Ooty 68 4 5 Podar World School, Mumbai 80 7 4 Canadian International School, Bangalore 68 5 6 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 79 5 5 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 67 4 6 Hebron School, Ootacamund 79 1 5 Mahindra United World College, Pune 67 7 6 American School of Bombay, Mumbai 79 8 5 DRS International School, Hyderabad 67 8 6 American International School, Chennai 79 2 6 The British School, Delhi 66 10 6 Calcutta International School 79 6 6 Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai 66 2 7 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai 78 NR 6 Mercedes Benz International School, Pune 66 6 7 Bangalore International School 78 NR 6 Billabong High International School, 5 7 Canadian International School, Mumbai 66 Bangalore 78 1 7 Indus International School, Bangalore 65 5 8 American Embassy School, Delhi 77 8 8 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 65 NR 8 Mercedes Benz International School, Pune 77 3 9 The International School Bangalore 64 NR 8 International School of Hyderabad 77 5 9 Calcutta International School 64 3 9 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 76 NR 10 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai 63 5 10 DRS International School, Hyderabad 74 NR 10 NES International School, Mumbai 74

5 6 American International School, Chennai 73 Rank 6 6 Canadian Intl. School, Bangalore 73 Admissions transparency Rating 5 7 Indus International School, Bangalore 72 2008 2009 (100) 6 7 Mallya Aditi International School, 72 1 1 Woodstock School, Mussoorie 78 Bangalore 4 8 The British School, Delhi 71 7 2 Mahindra United World College, Pune 77 NR 9 70 3 3 Kodaikanal International School 76 Utpal Shanghvi School, Mumbai NR 10 69 7 4 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mercedes Benz International, Pune Mumbai 75 2 10 Calcutta International School 69 6 4 The International School Bangalore 75 4 10 International School of Hyderabad 69 NR 4 Sreenidhi International School, Hyderabad 75 5 5 Good Shepherd Intl. School, Ooty 74 Middle and upper middle class India 4 5 Pathways World School, Gurgaon 74 have been quick to appreciate the high 6 5 Bangalore International School 74 market value of internationally NR 5 Billabong High International, Mumbai 74 benchmarked education in a rapidly 9 5 DRS International School, Hyderabad 74 globalising world 7 6 Hebron School, Ootacamund 73

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