LONDON: Seven Indian schools were named in the top 10 list of the world’s best awards 2026 in London on Thursday.PCMC Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj English Medium School, a public kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Kasarwadi, Pune, and Army Goodwill School Wuzur, a public kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, were shortlisted in the Innovation category.Healthy Planet TGA Early Years School, an independent kindergarten in Noida; Inventure Academy, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Bengaluru; and Seth MR Jaipuria School, Vineet Khand, Gomti Nagar, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Lucknow, were all recognized for Community Collaboration.EuroSchool Bannerghatta, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school in Bangalore, is in the running for the World’s Best School for Environmental Action Award.A second Lucknow school – Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, an independent kindergarten, primary and secondary school – has been nominated in the top 10 for the World’s Best School Award for supporting a healthy life.“Each of these exemplary schools shortlisted for this global school award has, in its own unique way, helped prepare young people for a world that has never seemed so uncertain,” said Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education and the World’s Best Schools Award.“It is more important than ever that our schools nurture the leaders we need to face massive challenges, from growing conflict and inequality to populism and the breakdown of the climate. In their classrooms, every day, these institutions show what works. Governments and schools around the world should learn from their brilliant examples,” he said.India set a new record this year, with the highest number of schools shortlisted in a single year by any country in the history of the awards, now in their fourth year.The World’s Best School Awards, presented in five categories, were founded by UK-based T4 Education in the wake of COVID as a platform for schools that are changing lives in their classrooms and beyond.Winners will be selected by an expert Judging Academy, with the top three finalists and winners to be announced in November. All 50 shortlisted schools in the five award categories will also participate in a public vote, which opened this week, to determine the winner of the Community Choice Award.The winners and shortlisted schools will then be invited to the World Schools Summit in London in January 2027, where they will share their best practices and unique expertise and experience with policy makers and leading figures in global education.
