Delhi has a literacy rate of 86.3% and has schools that are considered the best in India. Choosing the right school for your children is always a tough decision, it’s where the groundwork happens, your children spend 8 hours of their day at the school and it has to be the very best. Here’s a list of Delhi’s best schools for you:
1. Delhi Public School (RK Puram)
Run by the Delhi Public School Society in RK Puram, it is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Public Schools’s Conference and the National Progressive Schools’ Conference (NPSC).
Where: Kaifi Azmi Marg, Police Colony, Sector 12, RK Puram, New Delhi
Year of Establishment: 1972
2. Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
The school is affiliated with the CBSE that holds Hindi as a medium of instruction in the primary school. Students are taught primary subjects in Hindi and ‘technical terms’ are in English which keeps a balance of both the languages. English is the medium of education from 6th grade onwards.
Where: Lodi Estate, New Delhi
Year of establishment: 1958
3. Modern School
One of the oldest and most iconic schools in Delhi, it was established in the year 1920 in a mansion belonging to Sultan Singh, located in Daryaganj. It is affiliated to the CBSE and is spread across 25 acres that has high-end virtual classrooms.
Where: Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
Year of establishment: 1920
4. Mother’s International School
Located in a calm, serene environment of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, the school has students studying in pre-primary, secondary and senior secondary classes. It is affiliated to CBSE and has about 200 teachers.
Where: Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi
Year of establishment: 1956
5. Vasant Valley School
It is one of the most reputed schools in Delhi and is affiliated to CBSE. The school also emphasizes the emotional and intellectual growth of a child by conducting various on-ground activities throughout the year. The campus is spread across 8-acres and is facilitated with labs and sports facilities.
Where: Pocket 7, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Year of establishment: 1990