International schools are growing at a rapid speed with newer forms emerging replacing the traditional forms. The newer forms are commercial based and operate on profit bases, here children from wealthy homes and locals seek admission and the schools are located in non-English speaking countries yet the medium of education is English. The other type is purely international meant for international students who come as immigrants, expats or relocated on the ground of job or career. In India the rise of commercially operated international schools are on the rise.
The rise of international schools is seeing the doom of state board schools. The three most popular boards available in India are Cambridge International Examination (CIE), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Edexcel Examination Board. The factors affecting the migration to international schools in Chennai are:
•Holistic Learning providing education and development in terms of disciplinary and interdisciplinary understanding. The study includes a range of subjects with support their core involvement. It develops global citizens with the ability to evaluate different viewpoints. There are rules and conditions to meet the standardization and consistency worldwide. The international boards have to meet teacher-student ratio to maintain the right class size.
•The number of students leaving India to pursue higher education is on the rise recording around 17.7% growth since 2015. The postgraduation opportunities are lucrative for Indian student providing the best ROI on the investment made. Moreover, foreign universities have top notch research facilities and provide a wholesome education. It will smoothen the transition and aid in applying to foreign universities.
•Indian universities and colleges are also accepting students from international boards. The individuals are not looking to study abroad but seek application based learning with endless options in India.
•The curriculum offers a broad range of subjects with specialized teachers for each subject.
Today international schools are sourcing the domestic market by providing a competitive packaging of curriculum and fee structure.
