Kolkata is home to a fair number of matriculation schools. These schools are still popular and several old and a few new schools follow this system of education. The matriculation schools have been in existence for years and are also popular. Kolkata matriculations schools are considered to be of a good standard. A lot of importance is given to activities apart from academics. Academically also the standard is high and have proved to be useful to many. Kolkata matriculation schools feature among the top schools of the state and even though there have been a lot of schools who have adopted other boards like ICSE, CBSE etc, these schools still maintain their popularity.