International Schools in India – India has the best education system in the world and has delivered some of the fantastic and top-notch schools. The Indian system is based on 12 years of schooling. It begins at the age of 4 and includes five years of primary education, three years of middle school, two years of secondary education. And the last two years of higher secondary school.
Nowadays Indian parents tend to give their children the best education. They are now shifting to the International schools in India to provide their child with the best. These schools offer students that much needed international exposure preparing them as truly international citizens
Enlisted below Are Top 7 International Schools in India 2018
1- Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
Dhirubhai Ambani International School is a K-12 school established in 2003.
Location- Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East)
Website: www.da-is.org
Unique features: The school gives attention to each child. Their students have won scholarships from Stanford, Princeton and Yale.
Board: Class 10: ICSE, Class 10: IGCSE, Class 12: IBDP
Annual fee: LKG to Class 7: Rs1,70,000, Class 8 to Class 10 (ICSE): Rs1,85,000, Class 8 to Class10 (IGCSE): Rs4,48,000
2- Pathways School, Gurgaon
Pathways World School was the first school to be launched under the Pathways umbrella in the year 2003. It was the first school in North India to follow the IB curriculum. The campus is situated on 34 acres of land on an elevated, wooded site along the majestic foothills of the Aravali Hills. The school is 35 kilometres from the Delhi International Airport and falls within the NCR. Pathways Gurgaon ranks 1 in the whole of North India.
Location-Gurgaon
Website: www.pathways.in
Unique features: The school applies the Multiple Intelligences approach. The approach was developed by Dr Howard Gardner from Harvard University. Pathways understand the changing needs of education in the 21st century. They take on the challenge of giving students varied learning experiences and opportunities to help them to be competent, thinking, moral individuals.
Board: Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programme of the International Baccalaureate Organisation of Geneva.
Annual fee: LKG to Class 8: Rs1,08,500.
Class 9 to Class 10 (ICSE): Rs1,49,500.
Class 10 to Class 11: 1,85,500
3- The Cathedral & John Connon School
The Cathedral & John Connon School is a co-educational, private school founded in 1860 and located in Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra. A Hindustan Times report of 2013 named it as the top school offering ICSE and ISC in India. It now offers the IBDP programme, as well. One of the most prestigious, elusive and exclusive International schools in India, its alumni boasts the who’s who of India’s elite and business families.
Students belong to the wealthiest families in the country. Here, admission is preferred and mostly given to children of ex-students. The school is very selective, and its alumni network is the largest for any school in India.
LOCATION: 6, Purshottamdas Thakurdas Marg
WEBSITE- cathedral-school.com
Unique Features: The school boasts of a mix of old and new. It was the first International schools in India to hold a MUN, which is in its 18th year. The school’s 80-member choir is one of the city’s oldest.
Boards: Class 10 — ICSE, Class 12 — ISC
Annual fee: Rs. 90,000 (from pre-primary to Class 12)
4- Jamnabai Narsee School
The location of Jamnabai Narsee School is in the western suburbs of Mumbai. It stands tall as a premium educational institution of international standards in India. They provide quality education. It begins right from the Pre – School to the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination.
LOCATION: Narsee Monjee Bhavan, JVPD, Vile Parle
WEBSITE- www.jns.ac.in
Unique features: The ex-students host one of the state’s largest inter-school festivals, Cascade, annually. The school won the Overall Best Co-Ed School Trophy from the Mumbai School Sports Association this year. For the past 12 years, the school has been hosting a sports meet for differently abled children. The school has a resource centre, staffed by 11 special educators.
Boards: Class 10 —ICSE, IGCSE and NIOS, Class 12 — ISC, IB
Annual fee: Not disclosed
5- Bombay Scottish School
The Bombay Scottish School has excelled for over 169 years, in providing excellent education, to the pupils entrusted to its care.
LOCATION: Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim
Unique Features: The school hosts numerous curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The activities encourage students and teachers to challenge themselves and channel their creativity. The school is great at sports, including shooting, and facilities for art, craft, music and gymnastics and holiday workshops.
Boards: Class 10 — ICSE, Class 12 — ISC
Annual fee: Not available
Website
6- JB Petit High School For Girls
The J B Petit High School is the best girls’ school for girls from Lower Kindergarten to Grade X in Mumbai, India.
Location- 5, Maharshi Dadhichi Marg, Fort
Website: www.jbpetithighschool.com
Unique features: The school participates in the conflict resolution camp Seeds of Peace, held in the US every year. The camp aims to empower young leaders with skills for advancing reconciliation. It was the recipient of the International School Award from the British Council, for the international dimensions in its curriculum.
Board: Class 10 — ICSE
Annual fee: Not disclosed
7- St Mary’s School (ICSE)
Location- Nesbit Road, Mazagaon
Website: www.stmarysicse.com
Unique features: The school is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It has one of the largest campuses in south Mumbai, with two sports grounds, an auditorium that meets international standards and two gymnasiums.
Board: Class 10 — ICSE
Annual fee: Rs. 43,000.