Curriculum built on CBSE, shaped by NEP 2020
Thirteen years of continuous schooling, Pre-School to Class XII, delivered by faculty who teach the same girls across multiple years.
Four stages, one school
Smart classes, labs that actually work, small sections.
- Smart classroomsEvery room fitted for interactive teaching, whiteboards, display, document cameras.
- Eleven specialist laboratoriesBiology, Physics, Chemistry, Composite, Maths, Home Science, SST, Psychology, Language, plus Junior and Senior Computer Labs.
- Sections capped at 32So that the teacher actually reads every essay, every week.
- Library at the heart of the school28,000 volumes across fiction, reference, and Indian-language titles.
NCERT. CBSE. NEP 2020. In that order.
The National Curriculum Framework is the foundation. NEP 2020’s emphasis on reasoning, creativity and cross-disciplinary thinking is built in, not bolted on.
NCERT textbooks form the backbone of every subject from Class I to XII. They are the most rigorously researched school textbooks in India, and we trust them. Our teachers supplement, they don't replace.
NEP 2020 reframes the purpose of school assessment: from testing memory to measuring understanding. At Mother Mary's, project work, lab practicals, oral assessments and portfolio submissions count alongside written tests, because they tell us something different about what a student knows.
The 5+3+5+2 structure maps directly to our stages: Foundation (5 years), Junior (3 years, Classes III–V), Middle (5 years, VI–X), Senior (2 years, XI–XII).
How new education policy shows up in the classroom
Competency-based questions
From Class VI, at least 30% of assessment is competency-based, questions that test application and reasoning, not recall. We have been doing this since 2022.
Integrated project-based learning
Half-termly interdisciplinary projects across all stages. A Class VIII project on water might involve Geography, Science, Hindi and Mathematics, graded as a unit.
Oral and practical assessment
Oral examinations, lab records and co-scholastic assessments are part of the official grade. The student who understands but writes slowly is not penalised.
Reading programme
A structured independent reading programme from Class I to XII. The library is co-curricular, not supplementary. Reading lists are set; time is given in school.
Social & Emotional Learning
Morning assembly, house system and the school counsellor are all part of the SEL programme, intentionally designed. Circle time in Primary; peer mentoring in Senior.
Flexible elective choices
At Class XI, students choose their elective from within their stream. Subject counselling helps each student build the combination right for her ambitions.
How students are evaluated at every stage
Class XII CBSE, a decade of outperformance
Applications open for 2027–28.
Register online, submit documents, and meet us for an informal interaction. Start your application in under ten minutes. Or call the admissions office Mon–Sat, 8 am – 3:30 pm, or write to admissions@mothermarys.school.