6. Don Bosco High School, Matunga

HT Top Schools survey 2017: Top 10 schools from the north zone — areas north of Goregaon in the western suburbs, Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs, and Thane

HISTORY: The school was inaugurated in January 1942. This year the school celebrates 75 years of existence. UNIQUE FEATURES: The school is branded as the sporting giant of the city and the state. The large playgrounds, the well-equipped auditorium, the science laboratories, the computer laboratories, the cyber library and now the artificial turf, amply testify to the attention given to games, sports and cultural training besides academic development.

HIGHEST RATINGS IN: Social engagement, sports, infrastructure and facilities

BOARD: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Annual fee: Pre-primary: Rs37,000 to Rs47,000, Class 1-2: Rs210, Class 3-4: Rs280, Class 5-10: Less Rs70 Rs136

Students: 2,709

Student-teacher ratio: 30:1

QUOTE: It is our privilege to celebrate the platinum jubilee of this institution. It is the first Don Bosco institution in Mumbai and it continues to uphold the values of the founding fathers.

FR BERNARD FERNANDES, principal