Silver Oaks

School: Silver Oaks

Syllabus: IB (PYP from PPI to Grade 6)

With an experience of 12 years of successful schooling program in Hyderabad, Silver Oaks Bangalore was inaugurated in May'13 by Prof Pankaj Chandra Director IIM Bangalore. Started academic session from 19th June 2013.

Address:Silver Oaks 

Dommasandra Village, Opp. HP Petrol Pump 

Sarjapura Road
Bangalore 562125
Phone: 9739474900 

Greenwood High International School

Greenwood High International School

Syllabus: ICSE, IGCSE, IB

Address:
No.8-14, Chickkawadayarapura, Near Heggondahalli
Gunjur Post, Varthur, Sarjapur Road, 
Bangalore-560087 

Phone : +91 80 27822888,9740987028
Email: admissions@greenwoodhigh.edu.in

Website: www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in

Global Indian International School (GIIS)

The Global Indian International School (GIIS) has opened its bangalore branch in Sarjapur- Whitefield area. It is a welcome addition to have a truly global school here in Bangalore. Other schools are opening branches abroad whereas GIIS has done the opposite. GIIS has a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and UAE. Also the School has many international awards to its credit.

Syllabus: CBSE and Global Montessori Plus Program (Pre-nursery till K2)
Address: Global Indian International School
No. -5,6,8
Heggondahalli Village
Whitefield, Sarjapur Main Road,
Gunjur Post
Bangalore - 560087
(The location is shown near Greenwood High School)

Phone: 080-7760488800,7760588800
Website: giisbangalore.org

Eligibility: Age should be 2.5 years and above for entry to pre-nursery (as on March 31)
4+ years complete for KG on 31st March,2013 
5+ years complete as for Std 1 on 31st March, 2013

Admissions: Currently admissiona are going on for Pre-K to Class 6 (2013)
Enquiry and admission forms are online. First you need to fill the online enquiry form. The counsellor gets back to you and after a visit to the school, you can fill up the admissions form with documents.

Remarks:
All the details except fees are on the website.
The second language is also mentioned for its Singapore branch and not for the Indian school.
The school follows a nine-gem programme and intends to provide a holistic education and a healthy environment for learning.

            ---  Thanks to Mr. Harish Doraiswamy for the inputs

Oakridge International School

Oakridge International School is opening its 4th school in Bangalore on Sarjapur Road.The school also has branches at Vishakapatnam and Hyderabad.

 The school is headed by the Vikas Educational Institutions Ltd. and has been started on a 10-acre campus with an inital investment of Rs.100 crore. Another 100 crore has been set aside for further development. Oakridge School, Hyderabad is one of the Top-10 International schools academic-wise and in quality of alumni/ students (Education World,2010 rankings).

Syllabus: IB-PYP (Primary Years Programme), Secondary students have a choice of CBSE or IGCSE.

Location: Oakridge School
NAFL Valley, (Near TISB)
Varthur Lake Road,
Near Dommasandra Circle,
Bangalore- 562125
Phone: 9164251111, 9164261111

Classes: Till Class 7 for 2012-2013
Total intake upto 2500.

Fees: Oakridge School in Hyderabad charges around 1,25,000 Rs for admission fees and another 1,50,000 for tution and other extras. Maybe the Bangalore school would be around the same.

Activities: Volleyball, Tennis, Cricket, Swimming, Squash, skating etc.

Admissions: Mid-year admissions also open.Age for class 1, 5 years as on June 1st of the admissions year.

Gear opens new school for admission

Gear Foundation in collaboration with Confident Infrastructure group is opening its new campus in Sarjapur Road, Somapura Gate.
Admissions are open till class 5.

Confident - Gear Creative Leadership School - CGCLS
Somapura Gate, Sarjapur Road,
cgcls.hub@gear.ac.in
Phone: 080-25741991/2/3/4/5, 9741777799

More details about Gear:

Gear Montessori Plus - GEM+
This is the Montessori section of the school and children are taken in batches according to age. Limit is 20 seats per group. Child needs to start before 2 and half years of age and "admission is finalised when kid is 2 years of age"
Follows the Montessori method.

Gear Innovative International School - GIIS
Kids who match the GEM+ standard are inducted into GIIS, for class 1, after a Prospective-parent meeting with the principal and tests in English and Maths. Also kids starting class 2 and above should have a good academic record. The applications are downloadable.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Gear Innovative International School ( GIIS )
Doddakannelli, (near Adarsh Palm Retreat)
Off Sarjapur Road & Outer Ring Road,
Bangalore 560 035
Phone: 080 - 28440919/17
Email: info@gear.ac.in

Remark: The school truly follows Montessori and only parents having its know-how are better off applying.
They follow the weightless bags policy and uses filing system. Chess, basketball, yoga, shlokas are integrated into the day-to-day activities.

Reviews from a parent (primary class):

The infrastructure is not that good but I have heard they keep asking for money now and then most of the time. So be prepared to shell out more.

The best thing about the school is their teaching methodology. The teachers understand student's psychology very well and interaction between staff and students is very good.
If the kid is doing well in Maths for example, he/she is motivated to dwelve deeper into the subject. Homework if not done also, is taken care of and motivated by the teacher.

New Schools of NCFE

National Centre for Excellence (NCFE) is opening two new schools for the academic year 2010-2011.

Registrations are open for all the three schools:

1) NCFE East (Malleshpalya/C.V. Ramannagar)  - 1st to 11th Standards
154/1, “Victorian Enclave”, 5th Main, Malleshpalya,
New Thippasandra Post,
Bangalore - 560 075.
Phone No: 080-2534 7491 / 9972372241 / 42 / 43
E-mail: contactus@ncfe.co.in

2) NCFE South (BTM Layout, 6th Phase - Behind IIM) - 1st to 5th Standards

3) NCFE Sarjapur Rd.(Opposite Springfields) - 1st to 5th Standards

The application forms can be submitted in the online-form with facility for uploading.
Visit the NCFE site for applications.

Harvest International School

Another new school coming up in Sarjapur Road is Harvest International School.The school is to coming up on 4 acres of land and is to start functioning from 2010. This school is coming up in association with Cherubs Montessori School in HSR Layout. The new schools primary is Harvest Cherubs Montessori.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Harvest International School
Kodathi village, Near Kodathi Silk Farm
Carmelaram Post,
Sarjapur Road,
Bangalore

Contact: For now you can contact the Cherubs Montessori in HSR and the details are as follows:
Cherubs Montessori house of children
#173, 9th Main Road
7th sector, HSR Layout
Bangalore - 560034
Karnataka, India
Phone: 080 32963716
Mobile: 98459 14110 [ Mr. Ramesh - Manager ]
Email:contact@cherubsmontessori.org

Website: http://www.harvestinternationalschool.co/
Admission: Admissions are open for 2010-2011 for Nursery till 3rd
Fees: No Admission fees as such. Total fees is 50K. Books, uniform, transport are extra.

Remarks: They propose to have a choice of IGCSE from class 9 onwards. Anyway still school is in construction stage and that is their future plan.

Their teaching method of montessori is very good in Cherubs Montessori and that's primarily the reason this school interested me.
They plan to go for full fledged advertising only from next year onwards. Hope it takes off well.

For update on this school click here: Harvest school update

St. Patrick's Academy

Another of those leaflets that landed with the paper was the announcement of admissions to a new school "St. Patrick Academy" in Sarjapur Road. This is their first school in Bangalore and they have about 30+ brother concerns. One of them is the acclaimed St. Michaels Academy in Chennai.

The school comes under the Patrician Brother Schools. They have some of the finest schools in the country in Dehra Dun, Coonor, Mussorie, Chennai.

Location: St. Patrick's Academy
Before Kodavu Arch, Sarjapur Road
Bangalore
( I am not sure if the arch is Kodavu, it is a yellow colour arch). Coming from Total Mall on Sarjapur, you will pass Dodakanahalli (Prakriya, Pirums and then comes Kodathi village stop after crossing the railway line. Then you can see the building on the left. A few metres from there is the bright yellow arch on the left).

email: patsbangalooru@gmail.com
Admissions: Admissions are going on for Nursery till 3rd std.
Website: I don't think they have created a website yet for the school.

Remark: The building is still under construction. There seems to be good ground facilities and school building has some months of work to be finished. It looks like work will be finished by the start of the next academic year.

They have already commenced admissions for the academic year 2010-2011.

Notre Dame Academy

Thanks to an user for making me remember to write on Notre Dame Academy. Why should it be in the news.Well you can scroll down to see why?
Notre Dame Academy is part of the educational institutes started by the Sisters of Notre Dame (started by St. Julie in 1804). The Notre Dame Academy has institutions all over India and the Sophia High School, Sophia Opportunity School and Notre Dame Junior College of Education in Bangalore are all sister concerns.

Syllabus: ICSE
Location: (not sure whether this is the right address and phone)
Choodasandra, Hoskur Post,
Bengaluru 560 099,
Tel: 080-22790014
Website:  notredameacademyblr.com ( thanks to an user)

Classes: Montessori, 1st till 4th (co-ed school)
Admission: Admissions for classes have started for 2010.
Fees: Fees for 2010-2011
Admission fees: 10K, Building fees: 10K, Tution fees: less than 30K (thanks for user KP's comment)
Remark: The building construction for higher classes is going on now.
The reson, I got to know of this school was an applaudable gesture on part of one of the parents of this school. About 60 trucks of garbage had been dumped daily near the school permises. Santhosh Mathew and his wife Sonia initiated action to clear the waste. Hats off to these parents.
To read the news article, you can view it here in the Times of India (21st June, 2009).

St Peter's School

A new ICSE School on Sarjapur road is St. Peter's School. I had made a mistake about the details of the school earlier so I have edited this post.

Syllabus: ICSE
Location: St. Peter's School
56/58 , Kaikondrahalli, (After Total Mall)

Before Wipro Corporate Office,
Sarjapur Main Road
Bangalore- 560 035
Phone:080-64506540 , 28441079‎

email: stpetersschool@yahoo.com
Admissions: Admissions for 2010 have started. A board states that admission to montessori is done the year round.
Activities: Dance, Music, Arts & Crafts, Yoga,  Sports

Remark: The school building is a massive one, all in white and is hard to miss. Opposite to Total Mall, a few metres from it.
It belongs to the St. Lawrence Education trust.

Anyone has their kids admitted here? Then do share your experience.

Delhi Public School

One of the branded schools having locations in the three corners of Bangalore is Delhi Public School. The Bangalore schools come under K.K. Educational and Charitable Trust. The 130 schools in India and the 14 abroad come under the DPS Society. The first school (Naveen Bharat) was started way back in 1949. DPS has an established trademark.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location:
Delhi Public School - Bangalore South Campus
11th K.M., Kanakpura Road,
Konnanakunte Post,
Bangalore - 560 062
Phone : 2666 8582 / 83 (Front desk)
Website: http://south.dpsbangalore.net/default.asp

Also South campus has DPS Bangalore Kids World started in July 2009
Website: http://kids.dpsbangalore.net/Index.html

DPS - Bangalore North School
Survey No. 35/A, Sathanur Village,
Jala Hobli,
Bangalore-562149
Phone: 080 - 22796281,080 - 22796300, 28478041/42
email: north@dpsbangalore.net
Website: http://north.dpsbangalore.net/default.asp

DPS Bangalore East
Survey No.43/1B  45,
Sulikunte Village, Dommasandra Post,
Bangalore - 562125
Karnataka, India
Phone: 080- 2782 2260, 2782 2261
email: east@dpsbangalore.net
Website: http://www.dpsblr.com/

Head Office:
Delhi Public School, Bangalore
#3/2, 4th Floor, Al-Ameen Apts,
Petallama Temple Street, Basavanagudi,
Bangalore - 560004
Phone:  +91-80-657 0314, 6570346

Classes: Nursery till 12th(only in South and North campus)
Activities: They have lots of activites, horse riding, swimming, mini tennis etc. Do check out the individual schools for particulars. They have hobby classes and club activities.
Language options: French, German, Hindi, Kannada
Class Strength: About 30 students per class. Classes extend till H sections also.
Home work: Moderate amount of homework is given.

Admission: For Kindergarten, based on observation/interaction. You have to fill in a registration form(about Rs.600 for brochure), then you will be initimated by email, for a school visit.
For 1st till 11th, there will be written test and after that interaction.
They take into consideration your address, DPSite earlier, siblings in DPS etc.

Admission starts on the last week of November (it was 20th last year and this year too.) and it is followed uniformly in all the DPS Bangalore schools.Registration form can be downloaded from the site ( still the old form has been put up).

Admission tests have been carried out from November till March. Interviews have taken from April first week and results announced till May.
You can post your queries in any of the DPS sites you are interested. Be it admission or transport.
 
Fees: In 2007-2008 the north campus charged 25K per annum(Excluding bus; including tution, magazine,activities, misc) Check out here.
A report in Mid-Day suggested that the fees for 2008-2009 was 4900 per term, then they increased it to 6150 per quarter in 2009-2010.So the tution fees must be around 25K.

(Updated on 22 Oct, 2009): I asked around and was told the admission fees plus refundable deposit comes to around 50K. Annual fees is around 25K (primary classes).
The DPS site might state the fees in a few weeks time, so I hope to update then.
 
Remark: The DPS schools have installed Lyceum, so all the classroom activities, homework, assignments are updated online.
A parent had changed the school for the simple reason that the uniform was white. So I am just updating the school uniform colour here.
A friend of ours had their son admitted in 1st in DPS South, they shifted to Singapore in the middle of the term and it was easy to secure admissions in DPS Singapore for them.
Also more equal importance is laid on extra curriculars as well as studies. No undue pressure and parents need not sit long with their wards for coaching them.

Hope to hear what others have to say. Do share in your views.

Zee School

Some months back I had the opportunity of attending to the introductionary session of Zee School (not in Bangalore though). The Zee TV network had earlier started their playschool and kidergarten network titled "Kidzee". They have started primary and high schools in the name of "Zee School" all over India. It is franchise based network of schools. The school in Sarjapur was started in 2009 and I'm yet to know more about the school here but here are the inputs.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Zee School
No. 14/15, Jubilee Layout,
Near Lake Shore homes
Kasavanahalli Main Road, (it branches off from Kaikondrahalli bus stop)
Off Sarjapur Road
Bangalore - 560035
Phone: 080 - 65468341 / 9008556161-64-66
email: sszhigh@zeeschool-southbangalore.org

Classes: Presently from 1st to 4th
Admission: Based on oral test for 1st and 2nd. Written test for 3rd and 4th. You can apply online or contact in person to fill in the registration form.

Website: http://www.zeeschool-southbangalore.org/default.htm

Remark: This school uses the white-board based teaching methods, i.e. they use computer with projectors in all classes for teaching. This is followed in all thier network schools. They have continuous assessment and parents can review the child's activities online.
If you get transferred to another place, they give preference in admission for their network educated student.

Hope this helps to some extent. Do put in your inputs.

Update (15 Oct,2009): Enquiry forms for 2010-2011 have been putup online in their site. To know more, see the notification.
I had been to the school to look at the premises.The school is functioning from a house at present. It was disappointing in the sense that, there is no room for expansion in their present permises. If they are expanding for more classes, they sure have to relocate the school.
The adjacent plot serves as their school ground. I could see a handful of students playing.
In my opinion, the school is suited for those nearby and looking only for primary education at present.

Update: You can read about the new school campus in the updated post.

To see all posts on Zee School - Click here

BRS Global Center for Excellence

A big board in Koramangla First Block, announced the Global Center for Excellence, but the school was nowhere to be found. Then I was searching on the net for this school and found the following details.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location:BRS Global Centre For Excellence
#15/3, Kasavanahalli, Sarjapur Main Road,
Near Amrita School of engineering,Bangalore-560035
Phone:+91 - 80 - 64555391.(land line)+91 - 80 - 25741164
+91 - 93438 64556. (Principal phone no)+91 - 9342488123
Email: contact@brseducation.com
brsglobal@gmail.com
Website: brseducation.com

BRS Global Center for Excellence

Fees: For Kindergarten, classes 1 to 4 and classes 5 to 8, the fees are 30K,32K and 34K approximately. This includes lunch,uniforms,activities. Transport charges are additional 5K to 15K.
Admission: Informal test for Kindergarten. Tests in English, Maths, Hindi for Classes 1 to 4. Tests in English,Maths,Hindi and Science for Classes 5 to 8.
You have to buy the application form alongwith a non-refundable amount of Rs 8500 alongwith application form.

Extra-curricular activities: The site tells about facilities for basketball,throwball,volleyball, but I can see only a single building in the pictures. There seems to be yoga,dance, debating, music,table tennis. Also there is mention of an auditorium. (Please see the comments section for update by Ganesh)
Bus route: Thought the school is in Sarjapur road,they are plying till Electronics City.
Remark: The school is run by the BRS Education and Charitable trust.

If any of the readers can review the school, please do post your message in the comments.

India International School

The India International School has a higher fee structure way beyond my budget, so I had not intended to look up at the school or post about it. But since this school has options for second language I decided to write upon it.

Syllabus: ICSE upto class X. Class 9 to 12 has IGCSE syllabus
Location: Sy No. 26/1, Chikka Bellandur,
Carmelram Post, Near Wipro Office,
Off Sarjapur Road, Bangalore - 560 035.
Phone - 080 28439001/2 & 65366001/2
Mobile: 98440 82220 / 98448 90303 / 98445 04270
E-mail - contacts.iis@gmail.com

Admission: Application forms can be obtained from the school for Rs.500. You can get registered by paying Rs.5000 with the birth certificate, photos,and earlier school reports. Though the school website, informs of an entrance test, one of my friends kids had just an oral interview for primary admission.

Fees: Admission fee: Rs.45,000, Refundable deposit: Rs.20,000.
Tution fee ranges from KG-Rs. 46000 ,primary -58,000, high school - 60,000.
Transport and meal options cost extra.
Boarders have to shell out about 3,45,000(includes boarding,tution, labs,activities,pocket money)

Second language: Hindi,Kannada,Tamil,Telugu
Website: http://iis.edu.in/

Extra-curricular activities: Swimming, Squash, Tennis, Badminton, Basket Ball, Athletics, Football, Volleyball & Table Tennis.Yoga, Aerobics, Indian /Westran Music & Dance.
Social Service Projects.Theatre, Arts/Crafts & Puppetry. Literary activities - Debates, Elocution & Quiz.
Remark: The primary classes have less homework, but more of projects to finish off. Also you get to choose 2 extra curricular activities like swimming and others which alternate between two weeks in a month.

Prakriya Green Wisdom School

One interesting blog I read was a review on Prakriya Green Wisdom School. Though I had seen the school bus at times, I became interested in the school after reading about it and liked the way the school functioned.

Syllabus: ICSE or National Open School (option available)
Location: #70, Chikkanayakanahalli Road,
off Doddakannelli, Sarjapur Road,Bangalore-560035.
(about 7 km from HSR Layout)
Phone: 91-80-28440925/65636391
E-mail: prakriya@prakriyaschool.org
Website: http://www.prakriyaschool.org/

Classes: Till 10th
Students per class: about 17 to 20
Admissions: Begin in October, visit the site or school for registration. Students need to attend 2 days of classes in Prakriya for observation. There are no entrance tests.

Remark: The school has a small student-teacher ratio. The school fosters open-minded and intuitive learning. Teachers are called as aunty's and a down-to-earth approach is undertaken. There are no formal exams till 4th. Interactivity based learning.
Maybe NRI's might not feel comfortable with the earthen look!.
The review I read can be looked up here.

Primus Public School

One of the school buses plying in the Koramangala area is that of Primus Public School. I got to know of it first through a Day Care Centre located in Koramangala first block. They started the school in 2007.
All the details are located in the website of Primus Public School, (they have not updated the site yet).

Syllabus: ICSE or IGCSE in 9th and 10th; and AS and A level for 11th and 12th
Location: Primus Public School
Post Box No. 21,
Chikanayakanahalli Village,
Off. Sarjapur Road, Bangalore - 560 035.
( Coming from Total mall, the school is 2km to the right from Doddakanalli bus stop).You can follow the signs for Prakriya School.
Phone: The phone numbers in their site are not functioning.
The numbers functioning are: 080- 2574 1450, 2574 1452,96636 91787

Fees: Annual fee ranging from 40K(for lower grades) to 80K(for 11 and 12th). Admission fee and refundable security deposit of 30K+30K.
Updates for 2010-2011: For classes KG to Grade-8
Admission fee: 30K, Security deposit (refundable): 30K (for siblings at Primus, security deposit is 20K)
Annual fee: 44K, Lab fee ( class 7 and above): 3000, Resource fee (covers books): 3000
Transport (per month): upto 10 kms: Rs.1450 , upto 15 kms: Rs.1650, above 15 kms: Rs. 1850.

Admission: Admissions on first-come-first serve basis. No entrance exams
Starts from first week of October. Applications can be downloaded from the website also. You can visit the school and pay admission fees to secure admissions.

Class Strength: Maximum 35 students per class. But when I heard from the admissions office, their first standard at present has 50 students in a single section, they plan to start another section from next year.

Extra curricular activities: Art club,Sports Club with Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Badminton, Cricket,throwball and Gymnastics.Availability of indoor stadium.

Website: primusschool.com

Remarks: The trust Primus trust is spearheaded by the founding members of Indus International School (Mr. Vasanth, Mr. Suryanarayanan, Captain Unni Krishnan) also.

Update (14th Oct, 2009): I paid a recent visit to the school to check it out. The infra structures are in place. I could see kids playing mini football. The campus is neat. The only thing is the bad condition of the road to the school. Prakriya school is just behind it. There is a stark difference between both schools.
Admissions are hassle-free. You can check out here.

They plan to start a state-board school in 2010. Another thing is that, though there is option for ICSE syllabus in 10th, almost all their students prefer IGCSE syllabus.