Top Schools in Chennai 2012
2012's EW survey lists the following schools as top schools in Chennai based on the following parameters:
- Teacher welfare & development
- Competence of faculty
- Academic reputation
- Co-curricular education
- Sports education
- Life skills education and Conflict management
- Individual attention to students
- Leadership / management quality
- Parental involvement
- Infrastructure provision
- Internationalism
- Special needs education
- Value for money
- Community service
| Chennai Rank | National Rank | School Name | Website |
| 1 | 8 | The School KFI, Adyar, Chennai | http://www.theschoolkfi.org |
| 2 | 9 | Sishya School, Adyar, Chennai | http://www.sishya.com/ |
| 3 | 15 | Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan Senior Secondary School,Nungambakkam, Chennai | http://psbbschools.ac.in/ |
| 4 | 19 | DAV Boys Senior Sec. School, Chennai | |
| 5 | 26 | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai | http://www.bvbchennai.org/ |
| 6 | 30 | SBOA School and Junior College, Annanagar, Chennai | http://www.sboamatricchennai.com/ |
| 6 | 30 | Abacus Montessori school, Chennai | |
| 8 | 39 | Lady Andal V S R School, Chennai | |
| 9 | 55 | P.S. Senior Secondary School, Chennai | http://www.pssenior.org/ |
| 10 | 58 | Chettinad Vidyashram, Chennai | http://cvs.ac.in/ |
| 10 | 58 | PSBB Millennium School, Chennai | http://www.psbbmillenniumschool.org/ |
| 12 | 62 | The Ashram, Chennai | |
| 13 | 79 | Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai | http://www.vidya-mandir.com |
| 14 | 86 | Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai | http://www.dbegmore.com/ |
| 15 | 120 | Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras | http://www.kviitchennai.tn.nic.in/ |
| 16 | 124 | Sacred Heart Matriculation High School, Churchpark, Chennai | |
| 17 | 126 | Holy Angels Matriculation Higher Sec. School, Mogappair, Chennai | |
| 18 | 133 | Good Shepherd High School, Nungambakkam, Chennai | |
| 19 | 152 | Alpha school, Chennai |