The Fabindia Schools - moving from good to great!

• Private, non-profit, non-religious school with English medium of instruction.
• Located in Bali village, Pali district, Rajasthan, India.
• Established in 1992 with 11 students.
• 20011-2012 academic year: nearly 1000 students with 40% girls enrollment.
• The school offers pre-school classes through class XII (Commerce).
• Academic Year runs April-March.
• The school is affiliated with India’s premier educational board – Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) since 1997.
• The teacher student ratio is of 1:30.
• The school is situated on an eight acre campus featuring playing fields, a children's playground, a basketball court, an outdoor auditorium, a water harvesting system and a forest area in addition to classroom facilities.
• The school also has five feeder schools for pre-primary and primary classes. These are located at Nana, Bijapur, Lunawa, Mundara and Champabagh, Bali.
• A remarkable 99% of students have gone on to higher studies and have received a 99% graduation rate which is a stark contrast to the high drop out rates found across the state. (Based on figures for past academic years 2002-2007)
• Students access the school from various villages across a radius of 45 Kilometers. The school has an efficient transport system, including 4 school buses, which enables access to the school.
• Volunteers visit the school annually from across India and overseas to contribute time towards the campus, teaching and sharing their experiences with the students.
• United World College annually sends 2-3 college age volunteers who assist in teaching over a period of 6 months.
• Putney Student Travel, a US based student work study and travel program, sends approximately 18 American high school students every July to spend one month volunteering at the school.
• Both Girls Learn International and The Advent School in Boston, MA have American high school classroom partnerships with The Fabindia School.