India, Delhi/new Delhi
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Applications from internationally mobile families are considered throughout the year for all year groups. Registration is online only and requires a non-refundable INR 30,000 registration fee. After payment, the application will be placed on the waiting list and will be valid for one academic year from the date of registration. Applicants must have reached the relevant age for the year group by 1 September, and the school reserves the right to place an applicant in the year it deems appropriate. The admissions process is four steps: Step 1 Registration (online) with uploads of the child's passport and visa, copies of the parents' passports if diplomats, and a passport photo; Step 2 Submission of documents (health form, copies of the last 2–3 years' English reports, and a confidential recommendation form for Years 1–12); Step 3 One-on-one interaction or age-appropriate assessment (English, Maths and non-verbal skills; no prior content-based preparation); Step 4 Offer of admission with terms: acceptance within three working days; Indian residents to pay within three working days of the invoice and overseas residents within ten working days; the school reserves the right to offer the place to the next candidate if not accepted or paid in time.
Registration is placed on the waiting list after payment and remains valid for one academic year from the date of registration.
IB Scholarships are offered: two scholarships for the two-year IB programme, open to talented and high-performing students from across schools in the region; please email admissions@british-school.org for more information.
The British School New Delhi sits on a Chanakyapuri campus serving ages 3–17. It offers the Early Years Foundation Stage, the English National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and two IB pathways: the Diploma Programme and the Career-related Programme. In Primary, EYFS leads into the National Curriculum of England, with a focus on English, Maths, Humanities and PSHE, and Hindi from Year 1. In Secondary, students progress through Key Stage 3, IGCSE and the IB courses. English as an Additional Language support and Gifted & Talented programmes support diverse learners. The campus is a 5-star GRIHA-rated building with solar energy, wastewater recycling and indoor air purification. Facilities include tech-enabled classrooms, science and computing labs, an IB centre, a library, an Innovation Lounge and a heated half-Olympic pool. The school is Round Square member and hosts ISACI World Music Choral Festival, with after-school activities and internships from Oxford and Cambridge graduates.