Why apply

The World’s Best School Prizes offer a chance to highlight your school's achievements on a global stage. Connect with top education leaders, hear inspiring stories, and gain insights to improve education. Open to all schools, regardless of size, resources, or location, if your school has a great story, we want to hear it!

Why apply to the World’s Best School Prizes?

For too long, the world has waited for top-down reforms to address the global education crisis. The World’s Best School Prizes show that schools themselves are the innovators, holding the key to systemic change.

Our mission is to elevate schools' voices and showcase their solutions to inspire global change.

Your school could be the next success story

Imagine your school being celebrated on the global stage, recognised for the innovative practices that are shaping the future of education. By sharing your unique approach, you could inspire meaningful change, not only within your community but far beyond. This is your opportunity to be the next success story, gaining recognition and showcasing the incredible work you’re doing to the world. Could your school be the next to make a lasting impact?

Mumbai Public School L.K. Waghji International (IGCSE), India

After the big announcement of World's Best Schools Prizes, parents have started rushing to us for admissions. Not only this, we have started receiving letters from the Ministry, local corporators and influential people for seeking admissions to our school. People are ready to pay high donations and donate materials free of cost just for the sake of admissions. This experience really gives us the feeling of accomplishment and achievement!!

Hero School, Guatemala

Since we have been shortlisted the most significant impact that we have seen is with the teachers. The school government officials have visited our school 6 times since the announcement and brought leaders from other schools with them to see how we teach.

Davis Middle School, USA

The impact from our school has created such a positive wave and we have received so much support from Business and Educational Leaders. We have also been invited to speak at other schools.

Liceo Bicentenario People Help People de Pilmaiquen, Chile

Since the nomination, our work has received various recognitions from different organisations. One of the most notable is my recognition with the Educational Leadership Award in Chile, which annually acknowledges the best school directors in the country. Additionally, we recently learned that one of our teachers has been selected as a finalist for the Global Teacher Prize. Lastly, one of the most significant post-nomination achievements is that our school was invited by the Ministry of Education to represent Chile at the APEC School Leadership Program Summit, focused on innovation.

Beaconhouse School System Primary Campus Sargodha, Pakistan

The visibility and recognition from the T4 World’s Best School Prizes have not only validated our efforts but also energised our entire school community. The enthusiasm and commitment from our staff, students, and parents have been overwhelming.

Institución Educativa Comercial de Envigado, Colombia

Currently our Commercial Educational Institution of Envigado is being contacted by robotics and technology companies such as Minciencias, Samsung Foundation, Terpel to help us improve technological inventions in favour of the environment due to being shortlisted in the Environmental Action category. We are very happy because the government of Envigado has generated municipal recognition thanks to the World's Best School Prizes from T4-Education and in the same way the Ministry of National Education is supporting us, we are generating alliances with other educational institutions, universities and foundations.

Istituto Guglielmo Marconi Dalmine (Italy), Italy

The prize has allowed to create a sort of revolution!! During the days after the announcement many media, many politicians, many organisations and companies have contacted us. We are creating agreements and new projects with many organisations for students and teachers with organisations, different technician schools, communities, University, ITS, companies and all of them to enlarge our collaborations and community.

Inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the five Prizes recognise schools that tackle key challenges and create positive change. It’s not about league tables but celebrating schools that lead by example. Winning provides a platform to share success and inspire others.

Apply now to see how the World’s Best School Prizes can help transform your school and community.

Dimension Prior to being shortlisted After being shortlisted
Student engagement Only 41% reported to have high student engagement 77% reported to have high student engagement
Teacher and school staff engagement Only 36% reported to have high teacher engagement 64% reported to have high teacher engagement
Parent and family engagement Only 21% reported to have high parental engagement 65% reported to have high parental engagement
Education system leaders and stakeholders engagement Only 8% reported to have a high stakeholder engagement. The majority reported it to be average. 80% reported to have a high stakeholder engagement

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

“We chose La Giralda because a great effort is being made here to strengthen the socio-emotional skills of the students, prioritising a topic that is fundamental in this agenda: the mental health of girls, boys, and young people,” said Vice President and Minister of Equality and Equity, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, upon the visit of Prince Harry & Meghan to the school

King of Spain, Felipe VI

King of Spain, Felipe VI, visited Trilema Soria. School in Spain Top 10 Shortlisted for the Innovation Prize category.

“It's more than just an educational institution; it's a school of life. Hearing stories of how Soria has positively impacted people's lives, both personally and professionally, fills me with emotion. Knowing that Soria has become synonymous with transformation and possibility is incredibly gratifying." - Carmen Pellicer, School Principal

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Mohan Yadav has congratulated the students, teachers, parents and the entire team of the School Education Department on Vinoba CM Rise School of Ratlam district making it to the Top 3 Finalist schools in the Innovation category of the World's Best School Prizes 2024. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav has said that “today is a day of pride for the people of the state. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav expressed confidence that this school will make it to the best schools in the world”.

Emma Thompson

Dame Emma Thompson Congratulates Dunoon Grammar School on winning World’s Best School Prize for Community Collaboration.

Tony Blair

Sir Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister and former Sedgefield MP, UK. Congratulates Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy on being Shortlisted for the World’s Best School Prize in the Innovation category.

2022 U.S. Winner

New York Stock Exchange US winner of the World’s Best School Prize for Supporting Healthy Lives 2022 to ring the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell in celebration of strong schools.

Our global impact

7,500

schools engaged

3,000

best practices surfaced

110

countries covered

“Government officials have taken notice of our school’s achievements, opening doors to collaborations that will benefit not only our school but the entire educational community.”
— Colegio de Alto Rendimiento, Arequipa, Peru

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