Top 10 Schools in South West Delhi

1. The Shri Ram school, Vasant Vihar
At a Glance
Numbers: 780 students, 82 teachers
Board: ICSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of classes 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 96.6 per cent and 96.75 per cent, respectively.
Nursery cost: Rs. 60,000 per year (Rs. 5000 per month)
No. of nursery admits: 112
Website: www.tsrs.org

2. Springdales, Dhaula Kuan
At a glance
Numbers: 2,500 students, 120 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Classes 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 96 per cent and 94.8 per cent, respectively
No. of nursery admits: 128
Nursery cost: Rs 81,200 per year.
Website: www.springdales.com

3. Delhi Public School, RK Puram
At a glance
Numbers: 8,000 students, 400 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Classes 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 97.3 per cent and 98 per cent, respectively
Admission cost: Rs. 64,000 (approx) per year
No. of nursery admits: 300
Website: www.dpsrkp.net

4. Vasant Valley
At a glance
Numbers: 1250 students, 150 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 93.2 per cent and 96 per cent, respectively.
Nursery cost: Rs. 99,500 per year.
No. of nursery admits: 60
Website: http://www.vasantvalley.org

5. Modern School, Vasant Vihar
At a glance
Numbers: 2,200 students, 150 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 96 per cent and 95 per cent, respectively.
Nursery cost: Rs. 37,800 (only tuition fee) per year.
No. of nursery admits: 100
Website: www.modernschoolvv.com

6. DPS, Vasant Kunj
At a glance
Numbers: 4,000 students, 212 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 94.8 per cent and 96.2 per cent (Science), respectively.
Nursery cost: Rs 49,000 for the full year, excluding transport..
No. of nursery admits: 175
Website: www.dpsvasantkunj.com

7. DPS, Dwarka
At a glance
Numbers: 3,264 students, 183 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 98 per cent and 94.8 per cent (Commerce), respectively.
Nursery cost: One time fee of Rs 20,000 (including first quarter fee). Rs 8,875 (includes transportation) is the per quarter fee for the rest of the year.
No. of nursery admits: 180
Website: www.dpsdwarka.com

8. Venkateshwar International
At a glance
Numbers: 2,230 students, 130 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 in 2008-09 scored 94 per cent and 94.8 per cent, respectively
Admission cost: Rs.55,000 per year.
No. of pre-primary admits: 240
Website: www.vis10dwarka

9. Air Force Golden Jubilee
At a glance
Numbers: 2,165 students, 82 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 96 per cent and 94.8 per cent, respectively..
Nursery cost: Rs 28,730 for a year.
No. of KG admits: 105
Website: www.afgji.org

10. Tagore International
At a glance
Numbers: 1,854 students, 92 teachers
Board: CBSE
Academic rigour: Toppers of Class 10 and 12 for 2008-09 scored 94.6 per cent and 94.4 per cent, respectively..
Nursery cost: Rs40,850 per year.
No. of KG admits: 132
Website: www.tagoreint.com

Methodology: The survey was conducted in two phases by market research agency C fore (www.cfore.org) . In the first phase, a perception-based survey was conducted to zero in on a list of top 10 schools from six zones across Delhi — Central, North, Southeast, Southwest, East and West. In all, 1,200 respondents, comprising parents and teachers and spread uniformly across the city, took part in the survey. The respondents were asked to recall the top 10 schools in their zone. In the second phase, a similar survey was carried out, asking parents and teachers to rate those schools on a scale of 10 against various parameters (mentioned in the table on the left). The parents-and-teachers ratio in both phases of the survey was 80:20.