10 Things You Probably Don't Know About The Most Populous Primary School In The World Which Has Over 55,000 Students

1. The name of the school is City Montessori School (CMS).


2. The School is located In one of the most populous state in India, Uttar Pradesh, in the city of Lucknow.


3. City Montessori School (CMS) is a co-educational English medium private school that offers education from Pre-school up to K-12 (Grade 12).


4. The school was established in 1959 with only 5 students in a rented premises.


5. Dr. Jagdish Gandhi and his wife Dr. Bharti Gandhi founded City Montessori School with a borrowed Rs 300, approximately US $5.70 (current exchange rates)


6. It has over 55,000 students with 1,000 classrooms as well as 2,500 teachers as of 2019.


7. Currently, CMS has 18 separate branch campuses spread across the city.


8. It is recognized as the world's most populous school according to The Guinness Book of World Records.


9. CMS is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE).


10. In 2002, it received the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.