8. The Somaiya School, Vidyavihar

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: Somaiya Vidyavihar was founded in 1959 by Padmabhushan (late) Shri KJ Somaiya. The Somaiya School is the first English medium school of the trust in Mumbai.

The Somaiya School, Vidyavihar (East)

UNIQUE FEATURES: The school provides students an exposure to three languages in the pre-primary and five languages (English, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, French) in the primary section. The skills needed to grow, adapt and adjust in the world are imparted to the students.

HIGHEST RATINGS IN: Governance, life skills education, breadth of vision

BOARD: CBSE

Annual fee: Pre-primary and Class 1-4: Rs1.15L to Rs1.25L, Class 5-10: Rs1.4L to Rs1.45L

Students: 1,063

Student-teacher ratio: 23:2 to 30:1

QUOTE:

The bonding between the teacher and student is both respectful and friendly, making the school a very warm and welcoming place. At The Somaiya School, learning is fun.

PARVEEN SHAIKH, principal