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Top 10 Private Schools

Independent schools across CBSE, ICSE and IB boards, ordered on published national ranking positions and public result data. The 2026 category winner is profiled first.

Winner — #1 of 2026 Kerala School Quality Index · 2026
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Winner

Pallikoodam

Kottayam ICSE Day-cum-Boarding Co-ed

A Kottayam institution holding All-India #4 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2025-26 — after two consecutive years inside the national top 3, the strongest sustained national standing of any private school in Kerala.

The national position. All-India #4 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26.
The sustained record. National top-3 in each of the two prior ranking cycles — the most consistent Kerala presence at that level.
The model. A day-cum-boarding ICSE school whose published results and institutional reputation have held nationally for years.
All-India #4Co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26
Top 3National position in each of the two prior years
Kerala #1Highest-ranked private school in Kerala, per published positions

The full Top 10

Ranks 1–10 · editorial selection, cross-checked against published national positions
#SchoolCityBoardWhy it makes the list
01PallikoodamKottayamICSEAll-India #4 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26 (national top-3 the two prior years).
02Sadbhavana World SchoolKozhikodeIB · CambridgeAll-India #6 among international day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26, up from #9.
03The White School InternationalKozhikodeIBAll-India #12 among international day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26.
04Trivandrum International SchoolThiruvananthapuramIB · IGCSEAll-India #19 among international day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26.
05The Choice SchoolKochiCBSEAll-India #17 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26.
06Lourdes Public School & Junior CollegeKottayamCBSEKerala #1 among co-ed day schools — EWISR 2024-25.
07St. Antony's Public SchoolKanjirapally, KottayamCBSEKerala #2 among co-ed day schools — EWISR 2024-25.
08Rajagiri Christu Jayanthi Public SchoolKochiCBSEKerala #3 among co-ed day schools — EWISR 2024-25.
09Global Public SchoolKochiCBSEKerala #3 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2024-25.
10Delhi Public SchoolKollamCBSEAll-India #37 among co-ed day-cum-boarding schools — EWISR 2025-26.

Category positions are from the EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2025-26 and 2024-25, as publicly reported. Final order is KSQI's editorial selection.

The 2026 Rankings

Two more tables.
One standard.

Government Top 10 Private Top 10 Integrated Top 10