This report covers Academic Session 2025–26 — a 3-month Spoken English & Personality Development program delivered by Education Beyond Borders across 8 schools in partnership with Sopra Steria CSR. All programs ran Sept 2025 – Jan 2026.
Overall impact
Transformation at scale
Aggregated across all 8 implementation sites — from rural village foundations to urban inter-colleges.
1,002
Total students enrolled
Classes 5 through 12 across 8 schools
+32
Average mark improvement
Across schools with pre & post assessment data
76%
Overall success rate
Students scoring 70%+ on post-assessment
Score improvement by school — pre vs post avg
Students reached by school
Behavioral outcomes — avg across schools
+73%
Confidence & self-efficacy
Highest-growth metric across all programs
+76%
Growth mindset
Attitude shift toward sustained learning
+68%
Peer collaboration
Organic mentoring across all cohorts
+59%
Average across all metrics
Engagement, resilience, emotional intelligence
Classroom participation arc — consistent across all schools
Weeks 1–2 · Hesitant
~18%
Shy, minimal English speaking, most learners avoiding interaction
Active speakers, natural peer mentoring, improved body language
Gender-disaggregated success rate — avg across schools
76%
Female students
70%
Male students
Female students consistently outperformed in 7 of 8 schools — validating EBB's particular effectiveness in empowering girl-child voice in rural and semi-urban contexts.
"This isn't just a score improvement story. This is a confidence-building, mindset-shifting, life-changing journey."
'I cannot' → 'I'm trying' → 'I can' → 'I can help others' · Education Beyond Borders 2025–26
School-by-school impact
Where the change happened
Each cohort brought its own starting point, challenges, and breakthroughs.
Chetram Girls Inter College, Sadarpur
267 students
Classes 9–12 · 5 batches (12A, 12B, 11A, 9A1, 9B)
~50%
Pre avg
→
~83%
Post avg
87%
Success rate
208
Scored 70%+
79%
Female success
Largest cohortManifestation for Class 12Anxiety: 78%→22%
Govt. Girls Inter College, Vijay Nagar
119 students
Class 10C · Assessment: 52 students
56
Pre avg
+22 →
78
Post avg
78%
Success rate
11
Scored 90+
92%
Growth mindset
Top scorer: Vanshika 98/100Strong principal partnership
Udaar Foundation, Sorkha Village (Cl. 5–7)
42 students
Classes 5, 6 & 7 · Rural, Hindi-medium
36
Pre avg
+43 →
79
Post avg
89%
Success rate
9
Scored 90+
+43
Mark gain
Highest mark gain100% in Cl. 6 & 7Female 65% vs male 59%
Udaar Foundation, Sorkha Village (Cl. 8–10)
35 students
Classes 8, 9 & 10 · Rural, Hindi-medium
61
Pre avg
+27 →
86
Post avg
71%
Success rate
15%→89%
Participation
+77%
Confidence
Female 79% vs male 67%Organic peer mentoring
Noida Kanya Inter College, Bhangel
343 students
Classes 8A, 8B, 9A–9D · 6 batches
~33%
Pre avg
→
~69%
Post avg
343
Enrolled
100
Scored 70%+
+33
Mark gain
Largest single schoolAnxiety: 82%→28%
Kisan Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Sadullahpur
75 students
Class 11 · Mixed-gender · Conservative rural context
43
Pre avg
+32 →
75
Post avg
70%
Success rate
13
Scored 90+
77%
Female success
Girls 77% vs boys 72%Conservative rural context
SGSM High School, Dujana
65 students
Classes 7–9 · Restrictive rural background
36
Pre avg
+35 →
71
Post avg
70%
Success rate
+53
Top mark gain
75%
Female success
0% in Tier 4 — no one left behind+89% growth mindset
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Inter College, Roza Jalalpur
100% success
Class 11 · Highest-performing batch across all cohorts
71
Pre avg
+34.5 →
91
Post avg
100%
Success rate
34
Scored 90+
95%
Engagement
Every student scored 70+Final event in EnglishTop gain: +51 marks
What this adds up to
One program. Eight schools. Lasting change.
Across every school — regardless of starting point, class level, or background — three things held true: participation surged, confidence grew, and peer mentoring emerged without prompting.
