HT Top Schools (South): 3. JB PETIT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

5, Maharshi Dadhichi Marg, Fort

5, Maharshi Dadhichi Marg, Fort

JB PETIT HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (Hindustan Times)

Website: www.jbpetithighschool.com

Board: Class 10-ICSE

Annual fee: Not disclosed

Students: 917

Student-teacher ratio: 14:1

Highest ratings: Academic rigour, teachers and breadth of vision

History: Established in 1860 by an Englishwoman, it was renamed JB Petit High School for Girls in 1946 after Jehangir Bomanji Petit took over.

Unique features: The school’s motto, ‘Ever Forward’, exemplifies its ethic. Its unique learning environment is characterized by the close teacher, student and family relationships. The core emphasis of the institute is on universal human values which are woven through their education programmes.

“JB is a vibrant, diverse and exciting school, grounded in bedrock values with a contemporary vision. The faculty of JB is joined by a strong, unbreakable bond — a desire to provide fine education to our girls in an environment of creativity, freedom and joy.”— Benaifer P Kutar, principal