Woodstock is India's Top International School

For the second year in a row, Woodstock School has been named India's Top International School by the Education World magazine. According to Education World's primary-secondary schools survey (called EW-C fore Survey of Schools 2009), which was highlighted as the cover story of the magazine's September 2009 edition, Woodstock continues to be the most admired and respected international school in the country.

Woodstock was given the top rank in several different decisive factors, including Academic Reputation, Leadership/management quality, and Admissions Transparency. We also ranked highly in other categories such as Competence of Faculty, Integrity/Honesty, Individual Attention to Students, and Infrastructure Provision.

The school's principal, Dr. Laurenson, wrote to the magazine: "We are delighted that for the second year running, Woodstock has been ranked the top international school in the country in the EW-C fore Survey of Schools 2009. But while Woodstock celebrates past achievements, we continue to invest in the future. We are planning additions to the school's academic programme over the next year, and we will continue to invest in our facilities and staff to fulfill our mission of producing world citizens and leaders. Our curriculum will also feature an enhancement of the outdoor education programme with specialist-led expeditions and skills-building exercises, such as rock-climbing and wilderness first aid training. A challenging and exciting future awaits the next generation, and Woodstock will welcome the future with them, striving to provide education for a world of difference."

The top-10 Most Admired International Schools were:
• 1. Woodstock School, Mussoorie
• 2. Kodaikanal International School
• 3. Hebron School, Ooty
• 4. Indus International School, Bangalore
• 5. Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
• 6. The British School, Delhi
• 7. Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
• 8. American School of Bombay
• 9. Pathways World School, Gurgaon
• 10. American Embassy School, Delhi

The Shri Ram School (New Delhi) and The Doon School (Dehradun) were named India's Best Day School and India's Best Boarding School respectively by the magazine.

Pick up the September 2009 edition of Education World for the full report!