Inventure Academy, Bangalore adjudged the #1 Day Co – Ed School in India in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25
Inventure Academy, a Pre KG – Grade 12 International School, established in 2005 and located on Whitefield-Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru, was adjudged the #1 Day Co-Ed School in India, Karnataka and Bengaluru by EducationWorld. EducationWorld, in association with AZ Research Partners Pvt. Ltd (AZR, estb.2002), Bangalore, released its 18th consecutive annual EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2024-25 at an awards ceremony on October 17-19, 2024 at the Leela Ambience Hotel in the NCR region.
Inventure Academy has received this prestigious accolade in a short span of 19 years from its inception. A delighted Nooraine Fazal, the Co Founder and Managing Trustee of Inventure Academy said, “ours is a happy, nurturing school which encourages students to be curious and question, rather than just knowing answers for a test. Inventure is a school that balances individual freedom with respect, responsibility, structure, self-discipline, accountability and compassion. We believe such an ethos and educational philosophy, will nurture and enable our graduates to be problem solvers, innovators and Changemakers – people that we desperately need in the 21st Century. We believe everyone is unique and individuality is to be celebrated and capitalised upon, while collaborating on common goals for the betterment of the community and society. We will continue to strive to climb higher mountains, both within us and externally and not rest on our laurels”
The EducationWorld survey rates and ranks the country’s Top 4,000 schools in 4 main and 23 sub-categories – Day: Co-ed, Boys and Girls, Day-cum-boarding; Boarding: Co-ed, Girls and Boys; International: Day, Day-cum-boarding and fully Residential. It also rates and ranks India’s best Government Day and Boarding schools, as well as Special Needs and Philanthropic Schools.
The uniqueness of EWISR, introduced in 2007, is that institutional rankings are not merely based on academic reputation as is normative in Western countries but based on scores awarded under 14 parameters of school education excellence. Moreover, schools are grouped in discrete categories to eliminate apples and oranges type comparisons. Another special feature of the annual EWISR is that it is a national survey based on field interviews with over 8,700 knowledgeable respondents, not on the opinions of a handful selected jurors. I am pleased to say that since it was introduced in 2007, EWISR has evolved into the largest, deepest and most comprehensive primary-secondary schools rating and rankings survey worldwide,” says Dilip Thakore, Founder-editor of EducationWorld.
The EWISR 2024-25 is the most comprehensive, in-depth and extensive schools ranking survey worldwide. A sample database of 8,700 respondents, including 5,150 parents and 3,550 education professionals across 34 cities in India, was surveyed to rate the country’s Top 4,000 schools on 14 parameters of educational excellence, making it the world’s largest annual school rankings survey.
Bhavin Shah, the CEO of EductionWorld said at the awards ceremony, “we are thrilled to announce that Inventure Academy has been ranked as the number one school in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25, marking a significant milestone for Bangalore and breaking the long-standing dominance of Delhi in this prestigious ranking. This achievement reflects the dedication of Inventure educators, leadership team and the support of their parents, and the hard work of their students. It underscores Ms. Nooraine’s commitment to fostering innovative and holistic education, setting a benchmark for schools across the nation. We believe this recognition will inspire other institutions in the region to elevate their standards and contribute to the vibrant educational landscape of Karnataka.”
Nooraine Fazal affirmed, “we will continue to build on what got us here. Our Core Purpose provides the foundation to build upon something bigger than ourselves. Our Core Purpose reminds us to empower learners to realise their full potential, ignite change and create a positive impact. We are a learning community and a people-centric institution, backed by wide research and bar raising initiatives. We are constantly innovating – trying new ways and approaches to succeed in an ever dynamic world. Inventure Academy strives to maintain an important balance between international and national board schools, with our school fee at a fraction of other international schools.”
The award was presented by Jose Aikara, CM, is the newly-elected chairman of the Delhi-based Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) — India’s second largest school-leaving examinations (classes X and XII) certification board & Dr Sumer Singh, former headmaster of a number of prestigious Indian schools including Daly College
Inventure Academy’s commitment to ensuring every learner gets access to a quality education that will empower them to become changemakers, led them to adopt the Ramagondanahalli Government school in Whitefield in 2019. Inventure faculty has implemented some of its education programs including Theme based learning, and the Reading Writing Workshop, Problem and Project based learning, the Inventure Changemaker Challenge and Our Future Our Voice, with tremendous success. This PPP model has led to over 400 percent increase in student enrolment and 100 percent pass, with an average of 72 percent in the students first 10th Grade SSLC board exam results declared in 2024. This, compared to a state average pass rate of 74%.
The 14 parameters of education excellence on which the schools were evaluated by the EducationWorld Survey are:
● Academic Reputation
● Competence of Faculty
● Individual Attention to Students
● Leadership/Management Quality
● Curriculum and pedagogy (hybrid learning readiness)
● Co-curricular Education
● Sports Education
● Community Service
● Parental Involvement
● Teacher Welfare and Development
● Value for Money
● Mental and Emotional Well-being Services
● Infrastructure Provision
● Leadership/management quality
● All legacy schools (over 90 years) are also assessed under a 15th parameter – Quality of Alumni
Inventure ranked number 1 in six of the above categories for all India Co – Education day schools (including Community Service), and number 1 all India across all Day schools (Infrastructure Provision and Teacher Welfare and Development)