Keralas Nadakkavu school for girls, supported by Faizal & Shabana Foundation, wins top honours in EW India School Ranking
KEF Holdings Faizal & Shabana Foundation, with the Government Vocational Higher Higher Secondary School (GHSS) for Girls, Nadakkavu in Kozhikode, Kerala, have set a fresh milestone in their education assistance programmes, placing second place in India among all public day schools for the whole of excellence.
Following the partnership between the foundation of 120 years of school in 2013 and the project PRISM, conceptualized by Pradeep Kumar, Local Members of the Parliamentary Assembly (MLA), the 120-year-old school witnessed an unprecedented transformation. Since then, the school has continuously ranked among the top ten in the Indian School ranking in the Education World (EW) ranking.
In the rankings of the EW India School, the Nadakkavu college, now a flagship teacher in education in India focusing on the overall growth of schoolchildren, has obtained a rating of 1061. It is the most extensive and biggest study of primary schools in the world with results based on interviews with parents, senior college students, directors and educators. The schools are assessed in 14 categories.
"This is a real testament to the successful vision of our Foundation,' To create an impact'," said Faizal E. Kottikollon, Co-Founder of the Faizal & Shabana Foundation, and Founder & Chairman of KEF Holdings: "Our aim is to encourage the beneficial development of government and private colleges by means of a participative and integrated strategy. Nowadays, more than 1,000 colleges across Kerala and India emulate the sustainable and value-driven' Nadakkavu' model. This benchmark of excellence for education in India is an honor for us. We will continue to drive our projects to promote education throughout the nation
She also said: "Since the foundation was established more than 10 years ago, we focused on promoting the social effect of our programs. Shabana Faizal, co-founder of the Faizal & Shabana Foundation, and Vice President of KEF Holdings: We have the privilege of supporting and turning Nadakkavu college into one of India's top colleges, which has a history lasting more than 120 years. More importantly, from this transformation we see an incremental value. All of our 2600 students receive high-quality training from a team of dedicated teachers. We see these learners as well as well-rounded people who can make an incredible contribution to society.
The Faizal & Shabana Foundation has earned global recognition for its contribution to the transformation of the GVHSS School. The achievement of the Nadakkavu School resulted Kerala to use it as a scalable example to transform 1,000 state government colleges. This research is now component of the Corporate Entrepreneurship curriculum at the University of Strathclyde.
The Faizal & Shabana Foundation undertook a path-breaking yet cost efficient renovation of the then-dilapidated college. With off-site production and precast, modular technology, the entire college was converted in record time. The Foundation has also implemented better sports equipment including an sport field, contemporary libraries, sophisticated laboratories, an interactive science centre.
There are regular other interventions, including teacher training, vocational training, training for school ambassadors, teacher and student learning, and programs for the exchange of information. Soon after the restoration the college recorded a 100% increase in enrollments and an increase in outcomes of over 400%.
