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SCHOOLS
A SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LEARNING
SPACES AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE TEACHING OF STUDENTS UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF TEACHERS. MOST COUNTRIES HAVE SYSTEMS OF FORMAL EDUCATION,
WHICH IS SOMETIMES COMPULSORY. IN THESE SYSTEMS, STUDENTS PROGRESS THROUGH
A SERIES OF SCHOOLS. THE NAMES FOR THESE SCHOOLS VARY BY COUNTRY .
CATEGORIES OF SCHOOL ON THE BASIS OF AGE
NAMES FOR THESE SCHOOLS VARY BY COUNTRY BUT GENERALLY INCLUDE PRIMARY
SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR TEENAGERS WHO HAVE
COMPLETED PRIMARY EDUCATION. AN INSTITUTION WHERE HIGHER EDUCATION IS TAUGHT
IS COMMONLY CALLED A UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
• KINDERGARTEN OR PRESCHOOL PROVIDE SOME SCHOOLING TO VERY YOUNG
CHILDREN (TYPICALLY AGES 3–5).
• UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR SEMINARY MAY BE AVAILABLE AFTER
SECONDARY SCHOOL.
• NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, ALSO KNOWN AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MAY BE REQUIRED
WHEN THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT SUPPLY ADEQUATE OR SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL
NEEDS.
• OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS CAN ALSO BE RELIGIOUS, SUCH AS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS,
GURUKULA (HINDU SCHOOLS), MADRASA (ARABIC SCHOOLS), HAWZAS (SHI’I MUSLIM
SCHOOLS), YESHIVAS (JEWISH SCHOOLS), AND OTHERS; OR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A
HIGHER STANDARD OF EDUCATION OR SEEK TO FOSTER OTHER PERSONAL

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• SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS INCLUDE INSTITUTIONS OF CORPORATE TRAINING, MILITARY
EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS.
• SCHOOLS IN INDIA
• AT THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL, INDIA HAS A LARGE PRIVATE SCHOOL SYSTEM
COMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT RUN SCHOOLS, WITH 29% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING
PRIVATE EDUCATION IN THE 6 TO 14 AGE GROUP.
• IN JANUARY 2019, INDIA HAD OVER 900 UNIVERSITIES AND 40,000 COLLEGES.IN INDIA’S
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SEATS ARE RESERVED UNDER
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES FOR THE HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHEDULED
CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES AND OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES. IN UNIVERSITIES,
COLLEGES, AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, THERE
IS A MAXIMUM 50% OF RESERVATIONS APPLICABLE TO THESE DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, AT
THE STATE LEVEL IT CAN VARY. MAHARASHTRA HAD 73% RESERVATION IN 2014, WHICH IS
THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF RESERVATIONS IN INDIA

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• INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
• AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS AN INSTITUTION THAT PROMOTES EDUCATION IN AN
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OR FRAMEWORK. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO UNIFORM
DEFINITION OR CRITERIA, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS ARE USUALLY CHARACTERIZED BY A
MULTINATIONAL STUDENT BODY AND STAFF, MULTILINGUAL INSTRUCTION, CURRICULA
ORIENTED TOWARDS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND SUBJECTS, AND THE PROMOTION OF
CONCEPTS SUCH AS WORLD CITIZENSHIP, PLURALISM, AND INTERCULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING.
• EDUCATION SYSTEM IN HYDERABAD
• HYDERABAD IS THE CAPITAL OF THE INDIAN STATE OF TELANGANA, AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS
RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,
INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD, OSMANIA UNIVERSITY, AND THE INDIAN SCHOOL
OF BUSINESS. THE CITY IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS VIBRANT CULTURE, WITH A MIX OF HINDU,
MUSLIM, AND OTHER CULTURAL INFLUENCES. IN RECENT YEARS, HYDERABAD HAS ALSO
BECOME A MAJOR HUB FOR TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

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• THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN HYDERABAD THAT OFFER EDUCATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS,
INCLUDING PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER SECONDARY (HIGH SCHOOL) LEVELS. THE SCHOOLS IN
HYDERABAD FOLLOW THE INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND ARE AFFILIATED WITH EITHER THE STATE
BOARD OR ONE OF THE NATIONAL BOARDS SUCH AS THE CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(CBSE) OR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
• CHECKPOINTS FOR A GOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN A CITY LIKE HYDERABAD
1. ACCREDITATION: LOOK FOR SCHOOLS THAT ARE ACCREDITED BY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) OR THE CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS (CIE). THIS CAN BE A
GOOD INDICATOR OF THE SCHOOL'S QUALITY AND THE CREDIBILITY OF ITS PROGRAMS.
2. CURRICULUM: CONSIDER THE CURRICULUM THAT THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS, AND WHETHER IT ALIGNS WITH YOUR
EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR YOUR CHILD.
3. FACULTY: LOOK FOR SCHOOLS WITH QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED TEACHERS, AS THIS CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT
ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION YOUR CHILD RECEIVES.
4. FACILITIES AND RESOURCES: CONSIDER THE SCHOOL'S FACILITIES AND RESOURCES, SUCH AS CLASSROOMS,
LIBRARIES, AND SPORTS FACILITIES, AND WHETHER THEY ARE ADEQUATE AND WELL-MAINTAINED.
5. LOCATION: CONSIDER THE SCHOOL'S LOCATION AND WHETHER IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM YOUR HOME OR
PLACE OF WORK.
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TOP THREE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN
HYDERABAD
•DRS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
• DRS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (DRSIS), HYDERABAD IS A CO-EDUCATIONAL, DAY CUM RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOL.
• ACCREDIATION:- IT FOLLOWS THE SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED BY THE CENTRAL BOARD OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION (CBSE), NEW DELHI, INTEGRATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM (IB PYP) FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE V.
• ACADEMICS:- THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS THE CBSE SYLLABUS INTEGRATED WITH THE IB PRIMARY
YEARS PROGRAM FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE V AND ADHERES TO THE INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD OF A 12:1 STUDENT TEACHER RATIO TO OPTIMIZE LEARNING. . STUDENTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REGULARLY ASSESS THEIR OWN WORK AND REFLECT ON THEIR LEARNING
PROCESS. TEACHERS SUPPORT THE STUDENTS IN ASSESSING THEIR WORK BY PROVIDING
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA. STUDENTS GO-THROUGH THE PRE-ASSESSMENT, FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN PYP.
FACILITIES:- FOR ITS E-CLASSROOMS, DRSIS HAS PARTNERED WITH EDURITE FOR PROVIDING
RESOURCES SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE RESEARCH SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS.
BELIEVING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO BE AN INTRINSIC COMPONENT OF HOLISTIC
EDUCATION, DRSIS PROMOTES A PLETHORA OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHY, POTTERY,
CARPENTRY, AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SKATING, SWIMMING, SQUASH, BASKET BALL,
CRICKET, FOOTBALL, TENNIS, TABLE TENNIS, CHESS, CAROM AND ARCHERY

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AGA KHAN ACADEMY
• AGA KHAN ACADEMY, HYDERABAD IS AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN HYDERABAD, INDIA. IT IS LOCATED NEAR RAJIV GANDHI
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ALSO PAHADI SHAREEF.
• CURRICULUM :-OUR CURRICULUM IS BUILT ON THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB). THE IB IS A
THOROUGH, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM THAT FOSTERS:
• INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY
• CREATIVITY
• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
• SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS
• A PLURALISTIC SENSIBILITY.
• THE IB IS ALSO KNOWN FOR PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND
ABROAD.
• FACILITIES:-
IT IS THE SECOND IN A NETWORK OF ABOUT 18 PLANNED ACADEMIES OFFERING EDUCATION TO STUDENTS IN COUNTRIES
ACROSS AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA. THE CAMPUS IS VERY HUGE AND IS PURPOSE BUILT.
THE COMMONS BUILDING HOUSES THE DINING HALL AND AN ARRAY OF SPACES FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. IT IS DESIGNED FOR
MAJOR SCHOOL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING MUSIC AND DRAMA PERFORMANCES, AND PUBLIC LECTURES.
SPORTS FACILITIES ARE EXTENSIVE AND INCLUDE: SWIMMING AND DIVING POOLS, SPORTS FIELDS, FOR EXAMPLE FOR SOCCER,
HOCKEY AND ATHLETICS, TENNIS COURTS, SQUASH COURTS AND GYM ROOM.
• ACCREDIATION:- THE AGA KHAN ACADEMY MAPUTO HAS BEEN ACCREDITED AS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
WORLD SCHOOL FOR THE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAMME, MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAMME AND DIPLOMA PROGRAMME.
• FACULTIES:- EXPERIENCED LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS LEAD OUR PROGRAMMES. FACULTY MEMBERS ARE UP-
TO-DATE WITH THE BEST EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES. THEY ARE COMMITTED BOTH TO THEIR STUDENTS’ LEARNING AND TO THEIR
OWN CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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OAKRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ACADEMICS :-
THEY COLLABORATE WITH PIONEERING INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING
MIT, UNICEF, AND JUILLIARD TO DEVELOP PROGRAMMES THAT WILL
GIVE YOUR CHILD THE SKILLS, QUALITIES AND OUTLOOK TO
CREATE THEIR OWN EXCITING FUTURE.
THIS PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON STEAM PROGRAMME WILL OPEN YOUR
CHILD’S EYES TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS. STUDENTS WILL TACKLE
CHALLENGES AND WORKSHOPS CREATED BY MIT EXPERTS, AND
DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM INVENT THE FUTURE.
FACILITIES:- SPREAD ACROSS 8.5 ACRES, CHILDREN WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMENITIES,
INCLUDING A SOCCER GROUND, TENNIS COURTS, SWIMMING POOL,
AMPHITHEATRE, DIGITAL CLASSROOMS, AND LEARNING RESOURCE
CENTRE.
ACCREDIATION:- OAKRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS AN
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AFFILIATED SCHOOL LOCATED IN
HYDERABAD, INDIA. THE SCHOOL HAS STOPPED THE IGSE