India, Coimbatore
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The school is located at 1044 Avinashi Road, Coimbatore 641018. It is part of the Sir Robert Stanes Educational Association and is accessible by local city transport.
Primary through Higher Secondary (Classes I to XII). Admissions are offered for I to IX and for XI, with Higher Secondary courses listed.
Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School.
A school bus service is available. Bus passes and challans can be collected from the school office. Bus fees are deposited in SBI, Race Course Branch, Coimbatore; the bus runs on normal school working days and students must have a Bus Pass.
Application and Admission Fees
- Application (registration) fee: commonly listed at INR 1,000 for initial application to the Coimbatore campus.
- Admission (one-time) fee: Coimbatore campus — examples shown are INR 15,000 for the ICSE/ISC stream and INR 9,999 for the CBSE stream.
- For the Coonoor (Gray's Hill) / Nilgiris boarding campus, a small application fee (reported as INR 800) and a separate security/deposit amount (reported as INR 20,000) are listed as part of the admission requirements.
Tuition fees by school / year group (per academic year and examples of per-term charging)
- Stanes (Coimbatore) — ICSE / ISC day school (example published amounts):
- Annual tuition fee (ICSE / ISC): INR 120,000 per year.
- Transport (annual) shown separately: INR 14,400 per year for bus/transport.
- Example per-term payment observed: a published tuition receipt for Class X shows a Term II tuition payment of INR 27,000 (receipt marked “Payment Mode: ONLINE”), demonstrating the school issues term-level tuition bills for that class.
- Stanes (Coimbatore) — CBSE day school (example published amounts):
- Annual tuition fee (CBSE): INR 80,000 per year (transport shown separately at INR 14,400).
- Stanes (Coonoor / Gray's Hill) — day-cum-boarding (State-board campus) — example published amounts:
- Yearly (boarding) fee reported: INR 230,000 per year.
- Security deposit / refundable deposit shown as INR 20,000 (listed separately).
- Application fee for this campus listed as INR 800.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Academic session and billing rhythm: the academic session is reported as April to March; published materials and receipts show the school issues tuition invoices by term (example: a Term II tuition receipt). Parents should expect term-wise invoicing.
- Typical structure shown in public listings: an admission (one-time) charge and/or security deposit is payable at admission, with the remainder billed as annual or term instalments (examples of annual totals and term receipts are publicly visible for the Coimbatore campus).
Boarding fees (where applicable)
- Coonoor / Gray's Hill (boarding): Yearly boarding fee reported as INR 230,000. A separate security deposit (INR 20,000) is listed; the boarding fee is reported as an annual charge covering tuition plus boarding services.
- Coimbatore campus is primarily published as a day school (transport charged separately).
Other costs and recurring charges
- Transport (bus) charge is shown separately (Coimbatore example INR 14,400 per year).
- Security deposit / caution amount for boarding/day-cum-boarding: INR 20,000 is listed for the Coonoor campus.
- Application and admission fees (listed above) are additional, one-time charges at the point of enrolment.
- Other typical school charges such as uniforms, textbooks, exam fees, activity or laboratory charges are not published in a single public fee table for these campuses; publicly available listings show the headline fee items above but do not publish a full itemised list of uniforms or book costs.
Refund information
- Published materials and public listings that list admission fees, security deposits and annual/term fees do not include a detailed, public refund policy for tuition instalments or deposits. A security deposit / caution amount is shown for boarding at the Coonoor campus, but specific refund rules (timing, conditions, prorated tuition refunds on withdrawal) are not available in the publicly posted fee excerpts that were located.
Fee payment options and receipts
- Online payments are accepted and recorded: published tuition receipts show payments recorded as ONLINE with transaction IDs and computer-generated receipts. This confirms the school accepts online electronic payments for tuition instalments.
- Public admission pages and fee notices instruct parents to contact the school office for the complete fee schedule and payment procedures; specific published details for other accepted payment methods (for example, which banks, card acceptance, NEFT/RTGS, UPI or instalment plans) are handled through the school office.
Important concise summary
- Coimbatore campus (day school examples): ICSE/ISC annual tuition shown at about INR 120,000; CBSE annual tuition shown at about INR 80,000; transport shown at INR 14,400; admission/application fees shown as above. Term-level receipts (example: INR 27,000 for Term II, Class X) confirm term billing.
- Coonoor / Gray's Hill (day-cum-boarding / boarding): boarding yearly fee reported around INR 230,000 with a security deposit of INR 20,000 and small application fee (INR 800) listed.
Note on availability of complete itemised fee tables
- Publicly available pages and sample receipts provide the headline fees listed above (annual tuition totals, transport charges, admission/application fees, security deposit for boarding) and confirm term invoicing and online payment receipts, but a complete, itemised published fee schedule with uniform, book, exam, and explicit refund rules was not found in the publicly posted excerpts consulted; the school's admission/contact pages direct parents to the school office for the full fee schedule and payment process.
Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, situated on a 25-acre campus in the center of Coimbatore, has been operating since its founding by Sir Robert Stanes in 1862. The school implements the uniform Tamil Nadu state curriculum alongside options for French and Tamil language studies. Classrooms are configured with modern interactive touch panels and network connectivity to assist learning. Academic spaces include specialized science laboratories, a dedicated seminar hall, and the centrally located 'Nalanda' Library. To enhance educational opportunities, the institution operates as an authorized Cambridge English Assessment Centre and participates in collaborative initiatives such as the School Connect Program with IIT Madras. A distinct historical practice of the school includes its daily morning commitment to Christian scriptural readings and moral instruction. The campus features expansive outdoor grounds to support foundational training in sportsmanship, teamwork, and athletic disciplines.