Best in Class: UK, US highschools take the lead in HSBC Hurun Global Rankings
School Snapshots:
Westminster School (London) led the list, sending over 40% of its 200 annual graduates to Oxbridge. Boys join at 13, girls at 16.
St Paul's School (London) moved to second position, with around 40 of 220 students each year heading to Oxbridge or Ivy League institutions.
The Dalton School (New York) fell to third place, still placing 20% of students at top US universities like Harvard and MIT.
St Paul's Girls' School (London) remained at fourth, consistently sending a third of its 120 graduates to Oxbridge or the Ivy League.
King's College School (London) climbed into the top five, driven by improving placement results, as per the report.
Winchester College (UK), a fully boarding institution with 600+ years of history, surged seven spots to rejoin the top tier.
The Brearley, Spence, and Collegiate Schools (New York) each maintained strong records, despite minor drops in rankings.
With 10th position, Saint Ann's School (Brooklyn) concluded the list. More than 30% of its students progressing to top US colleges. Trends and Geography:
Geographic dominance: 45% of the top high schools are in the US, followed by 40% in the UK, said the Hurun list. China ranks third globally with 9% representation.
City leaders: London and New York are home to the largest number of top schools, followed by Boston, Washington DC, and Shanghai, which surpassed Oxford.
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Pathak, who has been active in civic volunteering space since 2022, knows how the system works, agreed Srinivas Alavilli, Senior Fellow at WRI India, who works on creating sustainable transport solutions. 'She understood the route needs, mobilised her neighbours and apartment associations. Collected 400 signatures and then submitted a formal petition to BMTC in person," he added. A software engineer, who had to quit her job for personal reasons, Pathak said she now runs a firm that provides resume writing consultation. Pathak, 44, moved to Bengaluru from Varanasi after her marriage in 2006. 'Initially, I started by volunteering to manage social media groups of residents from C V Raman Nagar and K R Puram constituencies. It didn't take me long to realise that there is a huge gap between people having issues and authority taking action. To bridge this gap, we need more active citizens," she added. 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