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The five schools Bengaluru parents researched most this year, chosen from the 16 international schools in the city. Ranked by how many families opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between July 2025 and June 2026, then the full picture on curricula, class sizes and fees.
The 2026 ranking
Ranked purely by parent interest — the number of families who opened each school’s profile and spent time reading it between July 2025 and June 2026.
The International School Bangalore (TISB) is a co-educational day and boarding school located on a 140-acre campus in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Founded in 2000 by Dr. K P Gopalkrishna, it is part of the National Academy for Learning Trust (NAFL) and offers an international curriculum with a bespoke approach. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is used in the early years, with English as the main language of instruction and additional languages in French and Hindi. In Grades 9–10, students follow the Cambridge IGCSE, and Grades 11–12 complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Facilities include dedicated Primary Years spaces, a Senior School Academic Block, two auditoria, music rooms, art and ICT suites, and medical and boarding housing. The campus supports extensive sport, including a cricket pitch, football and hockey fields, a 25-meter pool, tennis and basketball courts, and more, and arts, clubs, and field trips for holistic development and learning globally.
Vidyashilp Academy sits on an 18-acre, internet-enabled campus in Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The school offers a blended Indian and Cambridge IGCSE pathway, with Phase I focused on early childhood development through a no-homework, project-based approach, and Phase II delivering an interdisciplinary worldview to support higher education and future careers. The curriculum includes Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Levels alongside the school's bespoke programme. Facilities include dedicated classrooms for ICSE, IGCSE, ISC and AS/A Levels electives; two libraries (3200 sq ft junior and 2000 sq ft senior); Language Rooms with digital devices; a Writing Centre; and a Lego Robotics Lab for Phase I. The campus features an outdoor amphitheatre for Performance Arts and Outdoor Classes, 14 sports facilities, a Media Lab, a Venture Studio, and an Earth and Energy Studio. The school runs service and leadership initiatives, the Atal Tinkering Lab, and a democratically elected Student Council, promoting wellbeing and real-world learning.
Mallya Aditi International School in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, serves students aged 6 to 18 as a day school offering CISCE ICSE/ISC and Cambridge IGCSE/AS‑Levels/AICE tracks. The curriculum spans Elementary (Grades 1–5), Middle (6–8), High School (9–10) and Pre‑University (11–12). Elementary focuses on foundational Mathematics and English Language Arts, Science and Social Studies, with Kannada and Hindi, plus creative arts and wellbeing. High School prepares students for ICSE/IGCSE examinations, while Pre‑University offers ISC or Cambridge qualifications with emphasis on university preparation, arts and sciences, and independent research projects. The campus provides dedicated spaces for science, arts, music and drama, including the Dinosaur Courtyard for Elementary assemblies, a Visual Arts Studio and a Tinker Lab for design thinking. Facilities include a solar‑heated indoor pool, a football field, a multipurpose indoor court and Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Food Science and Computer labs. The school fosters international exchanges and traces its roots to 1984 under The Ujwal Trust, emphasizing critical thinking and social contribution.
Inventure Academy, established in 2005, is a co-educational day school located on a 37-acre campus along the Whitefield-Sarjapur Road in Bengaluru. The institution provides education from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, offering parents a choice between the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) pathway—encompassing IGCSE and AS/A Levels— and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) pathway, which includes ICSE and ISC. The campus features specialized facilities, notably "The Hub," a 40,000-square-foot multipurpose pavilion designated for sports and performance events, alongside an interactive Maker Space and three open-air amphitheatres. A signature initiative is the Changemaker Program and its accompanying "Our Voice" platform. Through this platform, students engage in civic dialogue, which previously resulted in learners directly contributing to the formulation of the Karnataka State Child Protection Policy for Educational Institutions.
Orchids The International School’s Jakkur Campus in Bengaluru provides an Indian curriculum guided by its signature SHARPER philosophy, emphasizing self-discipline, ethical values, and applied learning. Welcoming students from Nursery to Grade VIII, the campus integrates core subjects with distinct initiatives such as financial literacy, horticulture, and robotics. Students learn in digital classrooms featuring interactive projectors and have access to specialized environments, including a coding laboratory, an astronomy lab for young learners, and dedicated studios for hands-on pottery, music, and rhythm education. The physical infrastructure includes professional sports turfs, a swimming pool, and indoor courts for gymnastics, martial arts, and chess. A notable feature is the school’s focus on practical skill-building through Model United Nations (MUN) and early leadership programs. Daily transportation is managed via GPS-embedded buses, and safety is strictly maintained with round-the-clock surveillance and a no-male-staff policy in the primary sections.
What’s on offer
The mix of programmes and teaching languages across all 16 schools. Many offer more than one curriculum, so totals run higher than the school count.
Number of schools teaching each curriculum.
Number of schools teaching in each language.
Size & classes
School size and class size shape day-to-day experience as much as curriculum does.
Schools grouped by total enrolment.
Average school size is 1,246 students · based on the 11 schools that report enrolment.
Schools grouped by typical class size.
Average class size is 24.2 students · based on the 11 schools that report it.
What it costs
Fees shown are one year for a 12-year-old (or the closest age available), excluding one-time enrolment costs.
Across the 9 schools that publish a price for a 12-year-old. All figures in INR.
How many schools sit in each annual-fee range.
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