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School awards celebrate effort, determination and achievement beyond marks
The school awards ceremony will take place on Saturday.
Many schools sent in stories about their students.
Judges chose about 1,000 entries from thousands of submissions.
They do not look only at marks or school reputation.
They also ask how hard students worked and what challenges they faced.
The judges consider how schools help children who need extra support.
Students are being recognised for activities such as making films, farming and protecting the environment.
The organisers say the awards are about learning from one’s own efforts, not simply beating other students.
The 31st edition of The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence will hold its final ceremony on Saturday.
Judges shortlisted about 1,000 entries from thousands submitted by schools across the city and beyond.
The awards cover 20 categories and assess achievement alongside students’ personal and social circumstances.
Judges also consider schools’ efforts to include students facing financial, physical, social or family-related difficulties.
The awards highlight widening student interests, including filmmaking, potato farming and environmental work.
- Who
- Students and schools participating in The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence, judged by an awards and scholarship committee.
- What
- The final ceremony of the 31st edition of the school awards will recognise shortlisted achievements across 20 categories.
- Where
- The ceremony’s venue is not specified; entries came from schools across the city and beyond.
- When
- Saturday; the article describes it as taking place tomorrow.
- Why
- The awards aim to recognise effort, achievement, determination and school support while considering the circumstances in which accomplishments were achieved.
Key facts
- Event
- The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2026
- Edition
- 31st edition
- Ceremony
- Final ceremony on Saturday
- Entries
- Thousands submitted; about 1,000 shortlisted
- Categories
- 20 award categories
- Partners
- IIHM, The Bhawanipur Education Society College and Exide
- Judging criteria
- Achievement, effort, circumstances, participation and inclusion—not marks alone
Quotes
Barry O’Brien
Trustee of The Telegraph Education Foundation
“A competition is where you play against each other. This is where we want you to do a self-assessment, put it all together, and send it to us. Let this be a competition of serving, not of winning.”
telegraphindia.com
“There is no such thing as best... When we make the selection, everyone’s views come to the table, we agree, and sometimes we disagree.”
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Sukanta Chaudhuri
English professor and chairman of the awards and scholarship committee
“It considers these young people as human beings who are making an effort in a particular direction that is leading to some development of theirs. We try to think that we take other factors into account also — achievement, of course, but that achievement has been realised under conditions of special difficulty, physical, financial, social position, or something to do with the family.”
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