Sited on a state-of-the-art six-acre campus near the green urban forestry project site of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, the new genre Johnson Grammar School, Kuntloor (JGS-KTLR, estb. 2010) has built a good reputation for providing contemporary, high-quality, values-based education to its over 5,000 students mentored by over 300 teachers. In the recently published EW India School Rankings 2023-24, JGS-KTLR is ranked among Hyderabad’s Top 10 co-educational day schools. Affiliated with the Delhi-based CISCE board, the school offers kindergarten to class X education.

JGS-KTLR was promoted 13 years ago by educationist Dr. B. Mallikarjun Rao to commemorate and propound the education vision of his late father SRN Mudiraj — founder chairman of the Johnson Group of schools affiliated with multiple boards — to “provide quality and affordable education focused on values and ethics, holistic and socio-emotional development”.

Enabling Infrastructure A

• The school’s consolidated six-acre campus comprises the junior school sited at LB Nagar and senior school at Kuntloor.
• The school’s academic infrastructure includes 79 ICT-enabled and well-ventilated classrooms, three libraries, 8 well-equipped science and computer labs, 3 spacious 500-seat auditoriums equipped with a mini-theatre screen and Dolby sound system, audio-visual rooms, elevators and ramps for special needs children.
• The school has installed hi-tech fire safety and 24/7 surveillance systems to ensure the security of its students.
• Computer labs are well-equipped to provide a 1:1 device-student ratio. Digital boards enable students to supplement textual learning.
• Sports facilities include basketball courts, cricket pitches, yoga, karate, athletics track, and archery academy.
• Multipurpose rooms enable participation of students in a variety of academic and co-curricular activities.

Technology Integration A

• The school has smoothly transitioned from traditional classrooms to digital learning spaces equipped with Smart boards, projectors and audio-visual equipment, giving teachers access to multimedia-rich content.
• The school’s science and computer labs are WiFi-enabled, equipped with Smart boards, projectors and audio-visual systems to facilitate immersive learning experiences.
• Four exclusive digital resources rooms enable seamless integration of multimedia resources into classroom learning to deliver engaging lessons.
• To ensure uninterrupted learning during natural calamities and bandhs, the school switches to online teaching-learning by leveraging its Learning Management System digital platform to provide maximum flexibility and learning continuity.
• The JGS Enrichment programme, which focuses on preparing students for competitive exams, utilizes OMR (optimal mark recognition) sheets for student assessment and publishes results promptly providing students immediate feedback.

Student Achievement & Support A

• Student assessment and evaluation includes periodic tests in reading, spelling, writing, public speaking and open book assessments, project work and field trips.
• Three certified counsellors provides social-emotional support and mentoring to students.
• The school has constituted Health Safety, Child Protection and Anti-Bullying committees to ensure students’ socio-emotional well-being.
• The Student Council is led by the school’s Head Boy and Head Girl with all council members encouraged to assume leadership roles.
• Students with learning difficulties are provided teaching support through an after-school remedial programme.

Sports and Co-Curricular Education A

• JGS-KTLR accords high importance to sports and co-curricular education to enable students’ holistic development. Eight professional coaches and mentors train students in several sports.
• JGS-KTLR students have the option to train in basketball, cricket, kabaddi, athletics, kho-kho, volleyball, throwball, and archery.
• Students are encouraged to participate in national and international literary competitions to showcase their creativity and improve communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• The school offers a wide palette of co-curricular activities including painting, Origami, cooking, flower arrangement, drama, Indian and Western dance and music, gardening, farming, clay moulding.

8 physical education teachers/coaches

Co-curricular Activities

• Eco • Space • Literary • Student Council • Drawing • Painting • Mural making • Best out of waste • Master Chef • Trekking
• Indian and Western music and dance

Governance & Management A

• The school practises distributed leadership with responsibilities and accountability shared by teachers and teacher assistants
• The 11-member school management committee is chaired by the Director and comprises the Rector, the School Principal, Chief Coordinator, Operations Head among others.
• The Johnson Advisory Board comprises two young CEOs (Mrignayani and Yashveer Malhan) among other eminent people such as Dr. V.K. Raman, retired Principal and educationist, Bharathi Lakshmi, retired Principal, and Malathi Ramachandran, author-educationist who is committed to realising the school’s vision of developing into a globally top-ranked school.
• The school is administered through well-defined educational, support and management processes. While the Rector and Principal oversee all major operations, subject heads are appointed to oversee streamlining of academics while class coordinators manage day-to-day activities of the school.
• The school’s core academic team updates governance/school policies once in four months in consultation with management and advisory board members

Facts File

Estb: 2010
Board: CISCE
Co-ed, K-X
Campus size: 6 acres
Students: 5,000-plus
Teachers: 300-plus
Teacher-student ratio: 1:16
Special needs education: Yes
Admission deadline: June
Admission age: 3 +
Registration process: Offline & Online
Seats-applications ratio: 1:7
Annual tuition fee range: Rs.60,000-90,000
Transport: Yes
Medical care centre: Yes
School meals: No

Encomiums

• Johnson Grammar School, Kuntloor was conferred ‘The Best School with Holistic Education 2023-24’ title by the Delhi-based Indian School Awards.
• The school was presented the ‘Exceptional in co-curricular activities Award 2023-24’ by Dubai-based Global Education Awards.
• 24 students of classes IX-X won second position at the National Thalir Innovation Fest in design thinking, poster & express national innovation contests.
• G. Saharsha, a class X student, won a gold medal at the CISCE Regional Nationals Swimming Championship in the 800 m freestyle event at Bengaluru and was ranked among the Top 8 swimmers at the 37th National Games 2023 in Goa.
• Tanishka, a class VIII student, a budding singer and dubbing artist, has reached the semi-finals of the Super Singer and Voice of Hyderabad reality shows.

JGS, Ktlr Leader

Dr. B. Mallikarjun Rao
Chairman

A business and educational management alumnus of the British National University of Queen Mary (UK) and Maryland State University (USA), Dr. B. Mallikarjun Rao grew up in a family that accords high priority to education and human development. His grandfather and great grandfather were Indian Army World War veterans.
Dr. Rao began his edupreneurial journey in 1985 with the family-run Johnson Grammar Group of Schools under the guidance of his father. In 2010, he promoted a new state-of the-art Johnson Grammar School campus in L.B. Nagar and later in Kuntloor. Among his recent initiatives are a focus on NEP-based Skills Integrated Learning with Innovation & Simulation Labs. To ensure the well-being of all students & staff , he has introduced Insurance coverage and Health & Safety audits by an outsourced professional company. In 2019,
Dr. Rao was conferred the Asia Pacific International Educational Excellence Award by the Delhi-based Achievers Association for Health & Educational Growth and the Bharath Shiksha Ratan Award 2018 for Best Personalities by the Delhi-based Economic Growth Foundation.