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NAFL Valley, Whitefield - Sarjapur Road, Near Dommasandra Circle, Bangalore 562125, Karnataka, India
Primary Years and Senior School; for boys and girls aged 3-18
Co-educational, day and boarding through school
English as an Additional Language (EAL) support for non-native English speakers.
Buses operate from various points around Bangalore to bring students to school; return journeys depart after lessons, and a limited number depart after after-school activities.
Application fees
- Application (registration) fee: INR 15,000.
One‑time / entry fees
- Admission (one‑time) fee: INR 195,000 (one‑time at acceptance).
- Security / deposit (reported by third‑party listing): INR 150,000.
Annual tuition (reported figures)
- Day students — Annual tuition (reported): INR 1,060,000 per year.
- Boarding students — Annual tuition / boarding package (reported): INR 1,090,000 per year.
Per‑term / per‑year‑group breakdown
- A detailed published breakdown showing tuition by individual year group (grade) or an official per‑term invoice schedule for each grade was not publicly available in the material reviewed. The school operates on a multi‑term academic calendar.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The application fee is payable at the time of submitting the application.
- After an offer is made, parents are required to confirm acceptance within the stated offer period (commonly two weeks) and pay the fees invoiced for securing the place. Fees are invoiced and must be paid according to the invoice terms.
- The school's academic calendar follows multiple terms in the year (term dates are published), so invoicing and payment are arranged around those term dates.
Boarding fees and boarding details
- Boarding is provided at the school. A published boarding package figure reported by third‑party listings is INR 1,090,000 per year (this was listed as the boarding fee/boarding annual). The boarding facility and pastoral provision are confirmed as part of the school's offerings. Exact boarding room types, meal plans and whether that figure covers all boarding‑related charges were not available in a definitive public fee schedule.
Other costs and recurring extras
- Typical additional costs identified or commonly charged by schools of this type include: uniforms, textbooks and learning materials, examination/IB/IGCSE registration fees, transport (bus) charges, optional co‑curricular activities and specialist programmes, and occasional trip or residential charges. Specific published amounts for these items for each year group were not available in the public material reviewed. Transportation availability is confirmed.
Refund information
- No definitive publicly posted refund policy or a detailed refund matrix for tuition, boarding or deposits was located in the reviewed materials. Where refunds or retention terms apply, they were not available in a clear, published fee schedule.
Fee payment options and practical notes on paying
- The school uses an online payment facility for events and school collections (a convenience fee from the payment gateway is applied when using the online payment channel). This indicates use of an electronic payment gateway for card/online payments; further accepted methods (bank transfer, cheque, etc.) are normally specified on invoices.
Summary of limitations in available public information
- A fully itemised, grade‑by‑grade and per‑term official fee schedule (showing exact per‑term tuition and itemised charges by year group) was not publicly available in the material reviewed. The figures above reflect the one‑time and annual numbers found in third‑party published listings and the school's public admissions materials confirming boarding, transport and term structure. For final invoiced figures, exact per‑term amounts, and formal refund terms, those details are issued by the school in its official invoice and fee schedule at the point of offer/acceptance.
28 nationalities represented.
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