BLISS International School vs St. Mary’s School, Pune

	B BLISS International School Pune, India	S St. Mary’s School, Pune Pune, India
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year ₹18,700 - 1,766,000	Fees / year ₹250,000
Age range	Age range 0 - 18 years	Age range 5 - 17 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Girls School, Boys School, Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)	Curriculum Indian Curriculum, IB (DP)
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils —
Typical class size	Typical class size 14	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 2018	Opened 1866
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Bliss International School is located in Hinjawadi Phase 1, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411057, India. It sits in the Hinjawadi area of Pune.	Location 5B, General Bhagat Marg, Camp, Pune 411001. The campus is in the Camp area of Pune. The address places the school in Pune city.
Stages	Stages Foundation Years Programme (FYP); Primary Years Programme (PYP); Middle Years Programme (MYP); Diploma Programme (DP)	Stages Girls' section, Boys' section and Junior College; all three sections are located on the same campus.
School type	School type co-educational	School type Separate sections for girls and boys with a junior college on the same campus.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support SEEN Support is part of BIS's Value Add Programme.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation India	Country affiliation India
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure School hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM from Monday to Friday; BLISS Saturdays run 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application & admission charges - Prospectus and registration (Diploma programme, single payment): INR 1,500. - Admission fee (one-time, non‑refundable, Diploma programme): INR 48,500. - Security deposit (one-time, refundable): INR 5,000. Tuition fees by year group (amounts shown by academic session where published) - Nursery — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 18,700. - LKG — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 19,900. - UKG — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 21,100. - Class 1 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 23,500. - Class 2 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 24,700. - Class 3 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 25,900. - Class 4 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 27,100. - Class 5 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 28,300. - Class 6 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 29,500. - Class 7 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 30,700. - Class 8 — Annual tuition for academic session 2026–27: INR 31,900. - Diploma Programme (DP1 & DP2) — fee components for the published fee schedule: annual tuition INR 120,000; cafeteria (optional) INR 39,600; stationery INR 9,000; uniform INR 8,000; day care optional at actuals (until 6:00 PM). Transport charges are additional and vary by route distance (published distance bands with corresponding annual amounts). These DP figures are shown on the school's published DP fee schedule. Billing schedule and payment terms - For the Diploma programme, tuition may be paid in full; an early-payment benefit of 3% is available if the full amount is paid on or before 30 June. Tuition can also be paid in two instalments (installment dates are published; one common published instalment schedule lists due dates on 30 June and 30 November). Certain other charges are due on 30 April or at the time of admission, as indicated in the published fee schedule. A daily late fee (published amount INR 100 per day) applies after the due date. - Cafeteria and transport are optional services billed in addition to tuition; transport fees are calculated by route distance bands. Boarding fees - The school does not operate a boarding programme; boarding fees are not applicable. Other costs and recurring charges - Stationery charge (published example for DP): INR 9,000 (due as specified in the fee schedule). - Uniform charge (published example for DP): INR 8,000 (one‑time, due as specified). Uniforms are supplied through the school's appointed vendor. - Cafeteria (optional): published example amount INR 39,600 for the year (service optional and billed separately). - Transport (optional): published distance-band amounts are shown in the fee schedule and are billed in addition to tuition; examples and banded amounts appear in the published schedule. - Day care (optional): charged at actuals for use beyond school hours (published policy). - SEEN / special‑needs support: where individualised support or external specialist services are required, an applicable SEEN fee structure is applied and parents are responsible for costs for specialist services as published in the school's admission/access policies. Refund information and adjustments - Seat reservation and admission fees are non‑refundable. Fees categorized as tuition, cafeteria, transport, stationery, uniform and similar (listed categories A–F in the published schedule) are generally not refundable or adjustable once paid, except where a refundable security deposit has been collected; the published schedule states these items will not be refunded or adjusted. The school may withhold reports, certificates, or transcripts until all outstanding dues are cleared. A withdrawal before a term ends is subject to the school's published fee policy regarding clearance of dues. Fee payment options - Accepted payment methods (published): cash, card, cheque, online bank transfer, QR code payment, or demand draft payable to the school's fee collection account. Published bank account details for fee payments identify the collection account held by the foundation that runs the school. Summary of published items located - Detailed annual tuition figures for Nursery through Class 8 are published for academic session 2026–27 and are listed above. - A published DP fee schedule (example academic session shown in the published DP schedule) provides itemised components (prospectus/registration, admission fee, security deposit, annual tuition, cafeteria, stationery, uniform, transport bands), payment terms (early‑payment benefit, instalment due dates), non‑refund rules and accepted payment methods; that DP schedule is included in the school's published fee documents. Note about completeness - The published materials accessed include an itemised fee schedule for the Diploma programme and a separate published listing of annual totals for Nursery–Class 8 for academic session 2026–27. A complete, line-by-line term instalment schedule for every year group for the 2026–27 academic session beyond the items listed above was not located in the publicly available documents referenced here; the DP schedule includes explicit instalment dates and many mandatory one‑time charges.	Fee details Application and admission fees - Application (registration) fee for new admissions: ₹600 (one-time). - Admission fee (one-time, payable at confirmation of admission): ₹80,000. - Security deposit (one-time): ₹25,000. - IB Diploma applicants only: IB application fee ₹5,000 (non‑refundable). Tuition fees by year group (overview) — amounts stated as annual tuition and examples for new/continuing students - Annual tuition (typical recurring tuition-only amount shown for the academic session): ₹250,000 per year (tuition-only figure used in the school's published fee summary). - Industry/portal summaries list the overall tuition range across grades at St. Mary's Pune as approximately ₹168,000 to ₹250,000 per year depending on grade/stream; the school's published summary uses ₹250,000 as the representative annual tuition figure. Full first‑year cost for a new admission (example calculation) - Total first‑year cost shown for a new admission (example used in the school's published fee sheet) = ₹405,600. This example total combines one‑time charges (admission fee, application, security deposit) plus annual tuition and other mandatory first‑year charges. Breakdown for that example: - Admission fee (one‑time): ₹80,000. - Application fee (one‑time): ₹600. - Security deposit (one‑time): ₹25,000. - Annual tuition (recurring): ₹250,000. - Transport (optional): ₹20,000 (annual, if used). - Other mandatory charges (development/activity/other): ₹30,000 (annual). Per‑term / per‑installment presentation - Tuition‑only (recurring) equivalents: annual tuition ₹250,000 = approximately ₹62,500 per quarter (four quarterly instalments) or approximately ₹20,833 per month (12 months). - First‑year example (including one‑time new‑admission charges) is shown as: quarterly ≈ ₹101,400 per quarter (four quarters = ₹405,600) or monthly ≈ ₹33,800 per month (12 months = ₹405,600). Use these distinctions when comparing new‑admission first‑year totals vs continuing‑student tuition‑only billing. Billing schedule and payment terms - Payment plans presented include: full annual payment, quarterly instalments (four instalments in the year), or monthly payment schedule (12 monthly instalments). The school's fee presentation shows illustrative quarterly and monthly options and a quarterly breakup for first‑year totals. - The admissions application form and payment process accept bank transfer / UPI / NEFT / IMPS (applicants provide payment reference/ proof) and the school's admissions forms are structured to receive bank/QR payments. - Online payment gateway payments are processed through the school's Edunext payment portal; transaction/processing fees charged by the payment gateway are not refundable and are borne by the cardholder/payer. Boarding / hostel fees - St. Mary's School, Pune is a day school with separate Girls' and Boys' sections and a co‑ed Junior College; the school does not operate a boarding/hostel programme for students in the Camp campus. No boarding or hostel fees apply. Other costs and recurring charges parents should budget for - Transport (optional): shown as an annual optional charge (example figure used in the school's published fee summary) ₹20,000 per year. - “Other charges” / development / activity charges (annual, mandatory in the example): ₹30,000 per year (covers school development/activity items specified in the fee sheet). - Uniforms, textbooks, stationery, extracurricular programme fees and examination/assessment charges are additional and may be billed separately; the school's illustrative fee breakdown includes line items grouped under “other charges” and activity/development categories. Budget separately for uniforms, books, exam levies and extra‑curricular costs. Refund information - The school's published fee materials and student/admissions portals do not present a detailed public refund schedule in the same place as the fee summary; a separate, formal refund/withdrawal policy (security‑deposit refund timing, partial‑term refund rules, or forfeiture rules) is not published alongside the fee figures in the fee summary used above. Transaction/processing fees charged by the online payment gateway are explicitly non‑refundable. Fee payment options (methods accepted) - Bank transfer / NEFT / IMPS / UPI (applicants provide payment reference and proof). - Online card payments and digital payments processed through the Edunext student portal / payment gateway (cardholders bear transaction fees). - The admissions/IB application process also accepts an online payment for the application fee (IB DP application fee example shown). Brief note on available public information and gaps - The school's publicly presented fee summary provides a clear example breakdown used for the 2026–27 session (first‑year total example, admission/application/security deposit, tuition, transport and other charges) and shows available payment‑plan formats (annual / quarterly / monthly). However, a full official matrix listing distinct per‑term invoiced amounts for every individual grade/stream in a plain public schedule (and a detailed published refund/withdrawal policy tied to those line items) is not found in the publicly available fee summary materials used above. For specific grade/stream bills, refund procedures or exact due‑dates and late‑payment penalties, use the school's admissions/ accounts contacts shown in the school's admissions and contact information.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 3–11 (Reception to PYP V). The PYP offers English, Hindi, German/French, Marathi (club language), Mathematics, UOI (sciences and social studies), Performing Arts, Music (instruments), Digital Literacy, STEAM and Product Design, PHE (Physical Education), Visual Art, Personal Social and Behavioural Education (PSEB), Elocution & Public Speaking, General awareness integrated with World Perspectives, and B-CAN Community. BLISS International School is an IB Continuum School offering PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme (DP). Admissions and curricular structure follow the IB framework across Primary, Middle and Diploma years.	Curriculum details The school offers the Indian School Certificate (ISC) curriculum for the Junior College. The ISC curriculum is designed to prepare students for Grade XI and XII board examinations and competitive entrance examinations. English is the medium of instruction across academic and co-curricular domains. The school also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Grade 11 and 12. Alumni have gone on to undergraduate studies at leading universities in the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and premier Indian institutions.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio The teacher-to-student ratio is 1:15, often with additional assistants.	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results ICSE and ISC examination results have been excellent. In ISC, the seventh batch achieved 100% pass, with 36 students above 90% in English and best of 3 subjects, and 31 above 80%. The school has produced ICSE and ISC top rank holders in recent years.
Higher education progression	Higher education progression The Diploma Programme (DP) is a two-year program for students aged 16–19 with core components Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Extended Essay (EE) and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS). The IB Diploma is widely recognized by universities worldwide and has been recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to the 10+2 qualification for Indian universities. DP prepares students for university through rigorous inquiry, research and international-mindedness across six subject groups.	Higher education progression Alumni have gone on to pursue undergraduate studies at leading universities across the United Kingdom, the United States, Singapore, and premier Indian institutions.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
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Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
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Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Parents complete an inquiry form with basic information about the child and family contact details, then meet the admissions officer. They are encouraged to furnish all relevant information for the application. Omission of information relevant to the student, such as special needs or medical details, may result in reconsideration or review of admission. 2. Parents are encouraged to visit the campus while the school is in session to tour the facilities and experience the atmosphere live in action, with admissions staff assisting the tour. If a parent arrives without an appointment, the tour depends on staff availability, and every effort is made to accommodate schedule constraints. 3. During the inquiry, the admissions team provides a broad overview of school activities and familiarises families with the school philosophy. Fee details are shared and a prospectus is handed over. Parents also meet the programme coordinators to understand the curriculum in detail. If the parent is interested in seeking admission, an assessment is scheduled for grade 1 and above. 4. On the day of the assessment, grade-level written assessments are conducted followed by an interview with the programme coordinator. For grades 1–8, the assessment is based on English and Math; for grades 9–10, the assessment includes English, Math, and Sciences. The assessments gauge the student's current knowledge and readiness for BIS curricula, and the results inform the admission decision. 5. The assessment papers are sent to the relevant grade coordinator for checking and feedback. The coordinator reviews the responses and provides feedback to the admissions team, which contributes to the overall evaluation used to decide admission. The process ensures a thorough and fair review. 6. Based on the assessments, student interaction, and the latest performance reports, the admissions committee makes a joint decision about admission, which is communicated to the parents. This decision considers academic readiness and alignment with BIS values, and the outcome includes any required next steps. 7. DP2 admissions: For IBDP candidates, admission to DP2 is granted on the basis of completing DP1 at the previous school with an official report from the DP Coordinator or Head of School. For non-IB candidates, admission to DP2 is based on an Eligibility assessment held at BLISS, provided the candidate has a minimum 50 percent score in Grade 11, and the candidate must produce an official report from the concerned principal. This policy ensures DP2 intake aligns with program requirements.	Admissions 1. Eligibility and screening. Candidates should have passed Standard X from any recognised board and be aged 16 to 17 years. Seats are limited. Applicants to the Diploma Programme undergo a screening process to assess proficiency in English and Mathematics and overall suitability for the programme. Preference is given to students from St. Mary's School, Pune, but admissions are open to applicants from across recognised boards. 2. How to apply and documents. The Application Form must be filled online. Students/Parents should fill the online form and will be informed about the status of their application via email. Access the online form using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Upload the requested documents during the online application; required documents include Aadhaar/Passport and Birth Certificate (file size limits apply). When called for the admission process, bring original documents: IX and X progress reports and two passport-sized photographs. 3. Admission decisions and subject guidance. The Diploma Programme Coordinator and the College Counselor advise on subject choices and levels in alignment with strengths and career goals. Admissions decisions depend on screening results, the abilities demonstrated, and seat availability. The process aims to be transparent and compliant with NEP; the time frame and further steps will be communicated by email to applicants. 4. Additional programme context. The language of instruction for the Diploma Programme is English, and the curriculum includes core elements such as Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and Creativity, Activity, Service, with subject options across six groups. Subject choices are made from Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, and the Arts, with a typical allocation of three Higher Level and three Standard Level subjects, planned in consultation with the IBDP Coordinator and Counselor.
Scholarships	Scholarships Annual Scholarship Programme offers an excellent opportunity for exceptional students to achieve their academic goals. It is open for Diploma Programme (DP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) students and the scholarship is merit-based, awarded for outstanding academic achievements, extracurricular excellence, and overall merit. Scholarships are evaluated on a yearly basis, ensuring that students maintain the required academic performance and criteria for renewal. Eligibility for the scholarship is renewed annually for all students, ensuring that the opportunity is open to new and returning applicants alike. Applicable for MYP & DP Students. The scholarship supports DP and MYP students through the assessment process, recognizing dedication and high achievement across academics and beyond.	Scholarships —
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