| Std | First Term Class Avg. | Second Term Class Avg. | Average for A.Y. 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 84% | 91% | 87% |
| II | 81 % | 85% | 83% |
| III | 79% | 81% | 80% |
| IV | 71% | 75% | 73% |
| V | 63% | 68% | 65% |
| VI | 61% | 64% | 62% |
| VII | 60% | 65% | 62% |
| VIII | 63% | 67% | 65% |
| IX | 58% | 65% | 61% |
| X | 67% | 73% (Prelims) | 70% |
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INTRODUCTION
It is with great pleasure and pride that I present The Annual Report of Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School for the Academic Year 2023-2024. As we gather to reflect on the past year’s challenges, achievements and opportunities, I am excited to share an overview of our school’s performance in key areas such as academic excellence, extracurricular achievements, community engagement and administration.
ACADEMICS
Two Examinations were conducted, First Terminal and Final Examination for the Academic Year 2023-2024.The results are as follows:
CO-CURRICULAR EVENTS
Intra School Activities
Handwriting competitions in English, Hindi and Marathi for all levels. Art, Craft Competitions, Best out of Waste, Poster & Slogan making Competition, Swatchata Abhiyan, Beach Clean drive, Hindi Declamation, English Elocution, Colouring competition, Fancy dress competition,
Inter School Activities
| Sr. No. | Events | No. of Participants | No. of Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gizmo Geeks | 8 | – |
| 2 | Turbulence | 36 | 6 |
| 3 | Melange | 85 | 22 |
| 4 | Cascade | 130 | 32 |
| 5 | YMCA Brainwave | 52 | 22 |
| 6 | Hindi Vaktritwa Spardh | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Crescendo | 11 | 1 |
Competitive Examinations
| Events | No. of Participants | No. of Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Ignited Mental Math | 225 | Results awaited |
| Marrs Spelling Bee | 501 | 1 |
| NSTSE | 20 | Results awaited |
| Science Olympiad Foundation (2023-24) | 227 | Results awaited |
| Logiquids | 72 | 22 |
| Homi Bhabha | 13 | Results awaited |
| STEM | 3 | 3 Consolation Prizes |
| IPM | 5 | 1 (15th -All India Rank) |
| Skill Tank | 838 | 1 Nominated |
| National Financial Literacy Assessment Test | 145 | Results awaited |
| Conquest IQ Olympiad (2023-24) | 195 | 3 students ranked 1st at the All India Level. 24 Gold Medalists. Trophy for the Best Coordinating Team. |
| Cathedral Maths Competition | 32 | – |
Sporting Events
CISCE Sporting Events- 148 students participated.- DSO Sports Events- 32 students participated.
- MSSA Sports Events- 41 students participated.
- Melange Sports Events- 51 students participated.
- Turbulence Sports Events- 5 students participated.
- Cascade Sports Events- 63 students participated.
| Events | Winners |
|---|---|
| Golf- Leslie Sawhney Cup- 2023 | 1 |
| National Pickleball Championship 2023 | 11 |
| National Level Archery Competition- 2024 | 1 |
| Athletic Association of India, National Level (Delhi) | 2 |
| AISM Taekwondo Competition- Regional Level | 1 |
| Turbulence Sports Events | 1 |
| CASCADE Sports Events | 5 |
| MELANGE Sports Events | 1 |
| CISCE Games and Sports 2023, Interschool Athletic Championship | 1 |
| All Parsees Athletic Championship- 2024 | 11 1 Best Athlete |
| Prabhodhan Krida Mahotsav 2023-2024 | 5 |
| Khar Gymkhana Swimming Competition | 2 |
| SFA(Sport For All), Athletic Championship | 2 |
| Chess Competition organized by South Mumbai Chess Association. | 1 |
| 2023 Saisa Badminton Tournament Mumbai | 1 |
| Football in Youth Championship League- Awarded with Star of the match for the final | 1 |
| Football Tournament by Dadabhai Travels- Awarded with Star of the match for the final | 1 |
| Football at Balkanji bari under 7 team- Awarded with Star of the match for the final for Monsoon Tournament | 1 |
MCMUM
Maneckji Cooper Model United Nations was held offline for the very first time at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School on 14th and 15th October, 2023. 144 delegates participated from 25 esteemed schools across Mumbai.
ADMINISTRATION
Student Strength
There were 2 batches of Nursery in the AY 2023-24, 3 batches of L.Kg. and H. Kg.
and 4 batches for Stds. I to X during the year.
Total student strength in the beginning of the academic year 23-24 – 1732
Total student strength at the end of the academic year 23-24 – 1576
Total number of attritions – 367
Total No. of admissions – 211
Teaching and Non- Teaching Strength
Teaching Staff – 73
Non-Teaching Staff – 21
Support Staff – 17
Outsourced Staff – 16 (includes 2 support staff)
- Silver Jubilee
Mr. Kiran Pawar celebrated his Silver Jubilee and was recognised for 25 years of service.
AWARDS
MCET applied for and received the following awards in the academic year 2023-24.
| Summary of Awards | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Categories | |||||||
| Sr. No. | Name of Organisation | Type of Award | Year | Ranking in Mumbai | Total | Applied | Awarded |
| 1 | Education Today – Maharashtra | Ranking | 2023 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Education Today – India | Ranking | 2023 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Education World | Ranking | 2023 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Free Press Journal | Category | 2023 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | IDA | Category | 2023 | Nominated | 12 | 2 | |
| 6 | Eldrok | Category | 2023 | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Brain Feed | Category | 2023 | 19 | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | Times i3RC School Ranking Survey | Category | 2023 | 12 | 14 | 1 | |
| 9 | Star Education Awards | Category | 2023 | 52 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Times Applaud | Category | 2023 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Times Education Icons | Category | 2023 | 1 | |||
EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES
1.First Off-site Meeting
For the first time, the Management of the school met outside the school premises for a think-tank session on what needed to be done to improve the school.
- 2.Visits to other Schools
2023-24 marked the beginning of an outreach programme. 7 visits were made to other schools by the Management and teachers, resulting in several learning opportunities.
-St. Willibrord Innovative School
-Beacon High School
-Dastur School, Pune
-Aditya Birla World Academy
-Ava Bai Petit School
-Besant Montessori
-Childrens’ Academy3.Global Outreach
An attempt was also made to reach out to schools overseas. 7 schools accepted
our partnership, however only 2 schools approached for project sharing
- 4.External Observations
The Trustees identified the need to get external resource persons to observe classes in the school and this was done for all teachers for the first time in 2023-24.5.Documents Developed during the year
- a)Executive Summary of ICSE results
An analysis of the results of the ICSE 2023 was made, with reference to the past 14 years results.
- b)White Paper on Teachers
An analysis of the teaching hours, workload, qualifications, classroom observation results were made with the intent of creating a database for improvement initiatives.
- c)MCET at the Top
The main goal of the school being to figure amongst the top 5 schools of Mumbai, a document detailing goals, action steps and measures was developed.
- d)Modernisation of MCET
After the Term I results were analysed during the first Review Meeting, a lot more needed to be done and this document outlined further actions to be taken, including
those mentioned in MCET at the Top.- e)MCET Scorecard
A need was felt to consolidate all ideas and initiatives into one document with the
objective of completing all initiatives thought of in 2023-24 in the AY 2024-25. The document outlines the goals, tasks, measures of each project initiated in 2023-24.
6.Sub Committee Review of all initiatives
2 Sub Committee Review Meetings were held, one in September, 2023 and one in March 2024, to understand the effectiveness of all initiatives on the academic results of the school
7.Curriculum alignment ( Internal and External)
Curriculum alignment was carried out by Subject Heads at each level and then reviewed Externally by Oxford and Blackswan Publications. The results are shared and the re-alignment of the curriculum based on the report is being carried out.
- 8.Workshops Conducted for Teacher Empowerment
Over 150 workshops were conducted for Teacher Training and improvement in Pedagogical practices, clocking about 4,597.75 man hours of training for the Academic Year 2023-2024. Out of these 101 were workshops conducted by external resource people.
- 9.Community Outreach Programmes
1) Maneckji Cooper with Craft Roots organised a week-long workshop the month of June 2023, where children were taught local artforms like Pithora, Warli, Block painting etc.
2) ‘Breathing Right’ a workshop conducted by Dr. Vivek Jogani in the month of May, 2023.
3) ‘Oral Health Week’ conducted by Dr Vivek Jogani in the month of February, 2024.
4) ‘Parent Pal’ initiative started by the Foundational Level for Little Coopers parents which volunteered their time and talent towards student engagement and additional teacher support.
- 10.Bagless Days
An initiative of the N.E.P. to promote holistic development and expose students to vocational skills has been incorporated at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School.
Foundational Level- 8 Bagless Days
Preparatory Level- 8 Bagless Days
Middle Level – 4 Bagless Days
Secondary Level – 2 Bagless Days
- 11.ERP
Edusprint the ERP used by Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School was explored further and school personnel were trained in the usage of 30 Modules.
- 12.Beyond Books
1) Career Guidance was conducted by VIOSA for students of Std VIII with an aim to offer insight for Subject selection in Std IX.
2) OLL – Robotics and Coding Classes.
- 13.Holistic Development Initiatives
- a)Annual Day – Annual Day was conducted for the Preparatory & Middle Level on 26th September, 2023. A total of 351 out of 417 students (84.17%) participated in this event at the Preparatory Level and the Middle level participation was 360 out of 425 students (84.7%).Chief Guests of the programme were Ms.Shailini Ahuja Agarwal ,an ex-cooperite and CEO of the organization ‘Safe Baby’ and Dr. Jenin Patel, also an ex-Cooperite.
- b)Sports Day– The 55th Annual Day ( Secondary Level) was organised on 3rd November, 2023 on Prabodhan Krida Bhavan. The Guests of Honour -Mr. Neyer Mirza and Mr. Maitrey Bhagat, both of them were Ex-students of MCET. 238 out of 279 students participated in various Sports events.
c)Number of Children with Special Abilities identified– 26
Field Trips and Excursions
One day fun-filled and educational trips for all the classes were arranged to Various picnic spots like:
| Level | Stds. | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational | Nursery L.Kg. & H.Kg. Stds. I & II | Funky monkey Rock n Roll Tic Tac Toe |
| Preparatory | Stds. III to V | Tic Tac Toe and Bachha Party |
| Middle | Stds. VI to VIII | Smaash Amusement & Theme Park Prince of Wales Museum |
| Secondary | Stds. IX & X | Smaash Amusement & Theme Park Nehru Science Centre Prince of Wales Museum |
Long Trips
Agra Delhi
14th Nov 2023 to 18th Nov 2023
No of students – 82 from Std III to Std IX