4 steps to helping you find the right school for your child and tackle all those questions about that you did not know whom to ask! Fees, CBSE vs ICSE, Teachers, Distance, Extra curricular and more. You will find all the answers here ....... [More]

Right to education act (RTI) mandates a student teacher ratio of 30:1 for all Indian Schools.The current average for primary schools in India is 32. However, the averages hide the reality behind. Read on to find out more ...... [More]

Perception, perception, perception! And then there is some truth behind the perception. So after starting with that line, here are MY reasons of why I would ask you to run away from state-boards and join a school with one of the national boards e.g. CBSE, ICSE, IB etc. Read on to find out ...... [More]

IB or International Baccalaureate is catching up fast in India. It already has 80+ schools affiliated to it and the number is growing fast. However, the question arises, should you admit your child in it? What are the risks and potential issues with an IB board? Can things go wrong in the future? What are the benefits of this over other boards? Well, here SchoolCountry gives you a clear, decisive answer to help you make up your mind...... [More]

IB or International Baccalaureate is the latest buzz word in Indian school education. We get a lot of questions about IB starting from What is IB, how is IB curriculum different from CBSE or ICSE, should we go for IB schools or is it too early etc etc. Here is SchoolCountry’s attempt to demystify the world of IB for you. Read on ...... [More]

Often parents are confused between CBSE and ICSE. Which board to choose? What are the differences between the CBSE and ICSE? Which board will be better for the development of the student? These and lot many questions are there to haunt us parents. You will find here the most comprehensive set of answers to these questions, starting with the definition. Read on to get the final verdict from SchoolCountry team ...... [More]

India has primarily 4 boards of school education, namely CBSE, ICSE, State boards and IB. You will be surprised how little we know about these and their distinction. Here we discuss in detail the definition and salient features of each of these.... [More]

What is a better medium of instruction at schools? Should Indian kids go to English medium schools or to schools that teach in regional / local languages e.g. Hindi, Marathi etc? Why is it a must to send our kids to English medium school? Read on to find out ...... [More]

We all want our kids to speak in fluent English when the grow up. We realize the importance of this for their careers in future. However, what type of English medium school should we opt for our kids? Read on ...... [More]

I have nothing against English medium schools. In fact, I think it is the need of the hour and we all need to be fluent in this language. However, I do have something against every school freely using the tag of “English Medium” and looting the parents for this. Through this article, I want to go deeper in this “English Medium” tag before selecting a school. English medium school can be of 3 types ....... [More]