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Indian School Sur is located in Sur, a coastal town in the Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate of Oman. The campus sits in the Eskekriah area, adjacent to the Mariam Mosque. The campus spans 6,512 square meters of land with about 4,900 square meters built‑up area. The postal address is P.O. Box 158, Sur 411.

The school offers Kindergarten through XII. It was upgraded to the Senior Secondary level in 2011, with the Science stream available at the Senior Secondary level.

The school operates as a co-educational, English‑medium day school.

Care & Special Education (CSE) facilities exist within the Indian Schools Oman network to support students with special needs, for ages 4–18.

Affiliated with CBSE, India.

Secular, no religious affiliation is stated.

School days typically run from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm on typical weekdays.

A bus transportation facility is available for students, specific routes and providers are not published publicly.

ISS Sur uses a four-house system with Blue House, Green House, Red House, and Yellow House. Each house has a captain and vice-captain for both boys and girls, plus a range of house-level prefects for sports, culture, and linguistic activities.

Governance is through a School Management Committee and a Board of Directors, with the Board as the final authority for redress. Ownership or group affiliation is not specified on the site.

Indian School Sur follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum, offering CBSE‑affiliated education for Class X and Class XII. The school first implemented CBSE Class X in 2009 and was upgraded to Senior Secondary in 2011, with the Science stream available at the Senior Secondary level. In the senior years (XI–XII) the curriculum is CBSE-based and oriented toward the All India Senior School Certificate Examination, with Science as the designated stream. The school publishes annual CBSE board results for Classes X and XII, reflecting ongoing performance under the CBSE framework. The full scope of the curriculum spans from primary through Senior Secondary, aligning with CBSE guidelines and examinations.

Annual CBSE board results for Classes X and XII are published by the school, with records showing Class XII and Class X result publications in recent years (e.g., 2023‑24 and 2024‑25).

SEL is supported through World Mental Health Day activities that promote social-emotional skills, including CBSE peer leadership sessions, recognition of signs of mental health issues, mindfulness breathing exercises, and activities to build empathy and self-awareness.

The school does not publicly disclose information regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision, including which types of SEN are supported or whether it is a specialist SEN institution.

The school does not publicly disclose information regarding English as an Additional Language (EAL) support.

Mental wellbeing is supported through counselling services and wellbeing initiatives, with mindfulness practices and stress-management activities highlighted during World Mental Health Day.

Safeguarding and child protection are addressed via the Grievance & Redressel System, which provides a formal mechanism to register concerns with escalation to the School Management Committee and, if unresolved, the Board of Directors, with a contact email provided for inquiries.

1. Admissions Process
The school requires parents to submit the prescribed online application form on the Indian School Sur site. An interactive session or admission test is conducted for students coming from schools that are not CBSE-affiliated. The school sets age-related eligibility by class (for example, lower kindergarten and above have defined age thresholds) and notes that the date used for age eligibility has historically been June 30 in some guidance, with updates published in the 2025–26 admission circular. The applicant must also provide a Transfer Certificate from the previous school, countersigned by the Education Officer or competent authority, before admission can be finalized. In addition to the transfer certificate, a copy of the last progress report (for certain classes), immunization records, and copies of passports/visa/resident cards for both student and parents are required. For non-Indian students, an embassy NOC and an undertaking from the parent are also needed. If any submitted document is found invalid, admission can be cancelled. The online application window in the 2025–26 cycle is coordinated with the school's timetable (online registration typically opens in the year's early months; 2025–26 windows were publicized for Balvatika to IX). The school's process emphasizes online submission, document verification at admission, and age/class eligibility as core gates to progression. Evidence of the steps and requirements can be seen in the school's admission page and the 2025–26 circular.

3. Scholarships
The school offers a Sponsor a Child program, which provides a channel for financial support to students through donations. This is the publicly advertised mechanism linked to sponsorship within Indian School Sur; it is not described as a formal scholarship program with eligibility criteria or merit-based awards on the site. There is no separate, published scholarship or concession policy for ISS Sur on the site beyond this sponsorship option. Parents seeking financial assistance should contact the school directly to inquire about options under Sponsor a Child or any other available support.

2. Waitlist/Pool
Public information for Indian School Sur does not show a separate waitlist or pool system specific to ISS Sur. In practice across Indian Schools in Oman, a centralized, online admission system is used for seat allocation in the capital area, with a computer-generated draw deciding seat allotment for new applicants. A March 2024 draw allocated seats across seven Indian Schools in Muscat (3,543 applicants were allotted), illustrating how the centralized process operates region-wide. ISS Sur participates in the broader board-adopted process, and when seats are available, schools inform parents about admission dates and required documents; updated vacancies are posted during the admission period. There is no public, school-specific waitlist described for ISS Sur.