After offering CBSE and ICSE curriculum in the city’s public schools, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) now plans to set up a Cambridge-affiliated school, which is expected to start admissions from next year. While the location of the school is yet to be decided, the plan is to start classes from June 2022. Environment and Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray made the announcement on Wednesday. “It is my dream to ensure that every child, irrespective of their background, gets access to world-class education in all municipal schools for free,” said Thackeray.

BMC Education Committee member, Sainath Durge, said, “We are sure that this new school too will see equally great response just as the existing CBSE- and ICSE-affiliated schools of BMC. In the coming years we plan to set up one such school in each ward and transform public school education in terms of infrastructure, teaching/learning and even extra-curricular activities. This will surely change the mindset towards civic schools.”