Schools in India to Network with the Super-Rich
1- Doon School
The Doon School has always been viewed as a rich-boys-only school. It is the most elite school in India and in the past decade, it has been gearing itself up to earn the title of the best school worldwide. The school follows the IB and IGCSE Boards which emphasizes more on practical aspects of high school education. The fees here are considerably higher but the school does offer many scholarships to attract the best students in India who cannot afford to pay the fees.
Non-academic pursuits are considered almost as important as academic pursuits in Doon school. Thus, the school prepares its students for the challenges they will face as adults. Doon school alumni can be found at the top positions in almost all professions and fields.
The present fee of Doon School hovers around Rs 10,25,000 per annum plus incidental expenses of Rs 25,000 per term.
2- Welham Girls’ School
Another school in India to network with super rich is Welham Girls’ School in Dehradun is undoubtedly more famous than the Welham Boys’ School. Its notable alumni include Tavleen Singh (journalist), Radhika Roy (founder of NDTV), Subhashini Ali Sehgal (politician), Madhu Purie Trehan (founding editor of India Today), Kareena Kapoor (do we need to say it?), Deepa Mehta (known for directing movies like Water, Earth, and Fire), and Brinda Karat (politician).
Welham follows the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (or the ICSE Board for Class 10th and ISC Board for Class 12th). The school encourages its students to be part of the IAYP (International Award for Young People) self-development programme which is meant for youth between the ages of 14 and 25. It challenges young people to complete requirements in four categories:
Skill Training,
Community Service,
Physical Recreation, and
Adventurous Journey.
The school also runs exchange programs with schools in the UK and USA.
At present, the fee of Welham Girls’ School is around Rs 7,50,000.
3- The Scindia School
This school started exclusively for the princes and nobles belonging to the royal families of India. Though it does not discriminate against students from ‘normal’ families anymore, Scindia School, Gwalior remains the school of choice for the scions of former royalty.
The school was ranked as the #1 boarding school for boys for 2019-20 by the Education World India School Rankings (EWISR). The school follows the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) Board and is situated inside the Gwalior Fort. Students who attain 85-89% marks in the Aptitude Assessment at the time of admission are offered a 40% scholarship while those who achieve more than 90% marks in the test are offered a 50% scholarship.
Otherwise, parents of Indian students have to pay Rs 13,00,000 at the time of admission and Rs 7,50,000 per annum after admission (at present rates). Additional costs may cost up to Rs 1,00,000 per annum here.
4- Ecole Mondiale World School
Situated in Juhu, Mumbai, Ecole Mondiale World School follows the IB and ICSE school curriculum. The fee for playschool at this school is Rs 6,90,000 per annum which increases up to Rs 10,90,000 per annum for students in higher classes. Star kids of Bollywood (children of Kajol and Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna) study in abundance here.
The school follows IGCSE and IB education boards. It has five-star and luxury facilities, including a 25m eight-lane swimming pool, five high-tech science laboratories, and hordes of other facilities.
5- Dhirubhai Ambani International School
When you want your child to befriend kids of the most famous Bollywood stars, you send them to Dhirubhai Ambani School in Mumbai. This is the place where Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s daughter (Aaradhya Bachchan) studies. This is where the youngest son of Shahrukh Khan and Gauri Khan (Abram Khan) studies. Suhana Khan (Shahrukh Khan’s daughter) is now one of the alumni of the school.
Juhi Chawla’s son Arjun Mehta, Raveena Tandon’s daughter, Lara Dutta’s daughter Saira Bhupathi, and Arnab Goswami’s (noted journalist) children are all students of this school. It’s no wonder that you have to pay Rs 24 lakh per annum to secure admission to this elite school in India.
The school follows ICSE, IGCSE, and IB curriculum.
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Last updated on August 17th, 2023 at 05:40 am