In a country like India where there are State, National and International School Boards, parents must think carefully before enrolling their children in a school. Unforeseen events such as a transfer or the student’s dissatisfaction with a certain school board may necessitate changing their child’s school. When changing school board, parents should consider a variety of things.
Timing is vital when switching boards. The optimal moment to transfer boards (according to educational experts) is in Grade 6, Grade 8 or after Grade 10. It is necessary for kids to spend the time between these grades determining what they are capable of in a certain board before making the switch. Furthermore, changing school board before the eighth grade has little educational influence because the curriculum of multiple boards is tailored towards board examinations only from the ninth grade onwards.
While changing school board in 11th grade, the key motivator is the stream the student wants to pursue which has a direct impact on their college and future. Sometimes students haven’t chosen the disciplines they want to study or believe it’s too early to pick. Furthermore, students may not enjoy all of the topics available in a specific stream. This is where subject adaptability comes into play. Some curricula allow students to choose from a variety of subjects while others give pre-set combinations.
The sets that many boards provide as options are shown below –
• CBSE offers three different set combinations
• ICSE offers four distinct groups
• Cambridge offers 70 different disciplines to select from.
• IB lets you choose any 6 from over 5 groupings spanning 50 subjects.
Another element to examine is whether or not the student intends to pursue further education overseas. Schools that include global views in their curriculum provide your child with a higher chance of getting into the institution of their choice. No curriculum precludes the possibility of studying abroad, however, a few curriculum alternatives provide an advantage.
When compared to CBSE and ICSE, students from IB and Cambridge are more likely to apply to study abroad since their boards provide an international approach to learning and are more globally recognized. International boards provide further exposure through research projects, community service and internships.
If your student intends to continue his or her education in India, the approach to curriculum change will be different because the admissions procedure in Indian institutions differs from that of worldwide colleges. Most major of the top CBSE schools in India have admission tests which are followed by an examination of academic records and interviews.
For STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses, CBSE is regarded as the best option since it offers a theory-based learning strategy that prepares stude`nts for the Science industry, especially in occupations that demand memory-based learning and evaluations. ICSE is a close second but students who wish to study Arts and Humanities prefer it since the curriculum provides a good foundation in Language and Humanities.
Last but not least and maybe most importantly, is mental wellness. Environmental changes have a significant impact on kids’ mental health. Shifting from a familiar and comfortable atmosphere with their friends to a new school where they may not know anybody exposes the child to feelings of isolation, regardless of whether the board is the same or not. Students’ academic performance and personal lives are both affected by their mental health. In this case, talking to the youngster about their level of comfort is essential and contacting a child psychologist is a possibility.
Overall, changing school board necessitates paying attention to themes that the kid may find challenging and allows the youngster to emerge stronger and more prepared to confront future changes.
