Oman, Salalah
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The Indian School Salalah is located in the Dahariz area of Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman. The campus uses the mailing address P.O. Box 2305, Salalah 211. Dahariz is an established educational district within Salalah, with easy access from central Salalah by road.
The school serves students from LKG to XII. It is organized as Kindergarten (LKG & UKG), Lower Primary (Grades 1–2), Primary (Grades 3–4), Middle School (Grades 5–8), and High School (Grades 9–12).
The school is co-educational and privately run. It is a day school without boarding facilities indicated in public materials.
The Happiness and Wellness Department provides SEN support with services including Special Education and Multidisciplinary Support. Counselling Services cover Adolescence Education Program (AEP), Career Guidance & Academic Support, and related training and workshops.
The school is CBSE-affiliated (Central Board of Secondary Education, India) and follows NCERT textbooks. It holds NABET accreditation as an evaluation body of quality and management practices.
No religious affiliation is stated publicly for the school.
School days run Sunday to Thursday. Balvatika, LKG & UKG and Classes I–II operate 2:30 pm–6:00 pm; Classes III–IV run 7:15 am–12:30 pm; Classes V, IX and XI run 7:15 am–1:00 pm. Office hours on regular days are 7:30 am–4:00 pm.
The school operates its own transport system. In 2017, five buses were introduced to transport around 200 students, equipped with seat belts, IVMS monitoring, and an attendant to assist with boarding and alighting.
Application and admission charges
- Application / Admission fee: OMR 35.000 (one‑time at time of admission).
- Refundable deposit(s): a refundable deposit of OMR 100.000 is shown; an additional refundable security/deposit of OMR 50.000 is shown for new admissions. These refundable amounts are listed separately from tuition.
Tuition fees (by year group) — amounts shown as monthly and annual totals (Omani Rials, OMR)
Note: the school's published schedule lists a monthly charge for each month of the April–March academic year and an annual total (monthly × 12). The entries below reproduce the monthly rate followed by the computed annual total (monthly × 12) as presented in the published fee schedule.
- Balvatika / LKG / UKG (Indian students): OMR 39.100 per month — Annual total OMR 469.200.
- Class I–IV (Indian students): OMR 40.100 per month — Annual total OMR 481.200.
- Class V–VI (Indian students): rates in the published schedule appear around OMR 41.300–41.500 per month — Annual totals approximately OMR 495.600–498.000 as listed.
- Middle / upper‑middle classes (various bands shown in the schedule): monthly rates are shown in the range OMR 41.900 up to around OMR 47.100 for higher secondary preparatory bands; corresponding annual totals are the monthly value ×12 as presented in the schedule.
- Class XI & XII — Commerce / Humanities (existing students): OMR 45.500 per month — Annual total OMR 546.000.
- Class XI & XII — Science (existing students): OMR 49.500 per month — Annual total OMR 594.000. (The published schedule also shows a near‑identical monthly figure for new students, e.g., OMR 49.600 per month in the new‑student column.)
- Non‑Indian student rates: the published schedule lists higher monthly rates for non‑Indian students across the same class bands (examples: lower and primary bands ~OMR 50.400–51.500 per month; senior secondary (science) new non‑Indian students ~OMR 62.800 per month). Annual totals are the monthly value ×12 as shown in the schedule.
Other mandatory and recurring charges
- Term / miscellaneous fee lines: the schedule lists a small term fee entry (appearing as OMR 10.000 in several class bands) which is charged in addition to tuition in the months shown.
- Cost of books, ID card, calendar and similar items: charged in addition at actual cost (listed as separate additional items).
- Stationery, exam fees, activity / computer / e‑learning / resource / medical or similar annual charges may be shown as separate one‑time annual items in the detailed schedule (these are itemised in the published fee document).
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The published fee schedule lists charges month‑by‑month across the April–March academic year (monthly amounts are shown for each month and an annual total is provided). Fees may therefore be tracked on a monthly basis; the school's published schedules also show per‑term / per‑installment entries for certain fee items.
- The school fee counter is open Sunday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; payments made by electronic transfer must be accompanied by an emailed acknowledgement to the accounts office with student name, GR number, parent contact and instalment details.
Payment options (accepted methods and bank details)
- Bank Muscat Mobile App (Bank Muscat customers; no extra charge).
- Bank transfer to the school account at Bank Muscat; online internet banking transfers are accepted.
- Physical cash deposit at any Bank Muscat branch.
- After payment, parents must e‑mail proof of payment (bank deposit acknowledgement or mobile payment screenshot) plus student name, GR number, parent GSM and fee‑instalment details to accounts@indianschoolsalalah.com. Bank account details published for fee payments: Account name INDIAN SCHOOL SALALAH; School Bank A/C No: 0397-00412603-001-7; Bank Name: BANK MUSCAT; Bank Location: SALALAH.
Boarding / residential provision
- Boarding facilities and boarding fees are not listed in the published fee schedule; the school is operated as a day school and no boarding fee tables appear in the fee document.
Other optional charges
- Transport, school meals, uniform and extra‑curricular activity charges are treated separately from tuition in the schedule (uniform/transport may be charged or invoiced separately; the fee document explicitly notes that cost of books, ID card and calendar will be additional at actuals).
Refund information
- The schedule shows specific refundable deposit line items (for example OMR 100 and OMR 50 labelled as refundable deposits). Those deposit amounts are listed as refundable in the fee document; other one‑time charges such as the admission/application fee are shown separately. The fee document itemises refundable deposit values.
Summary of key figures to record in a database (currency OMR)
- Admission fee (one‑time): OMR 35.000.
- Refundable deposit(s): OMR 100.000 and OMR 50.000 (listed as refundable).
- Representative monthly tuition examples (Indian students): LKG/UKG ~OMR 39.100/month (annual OMR 469.200); Class I–IV ~OMR 40.100/month (annual OMR 481.200); Class XI–XII (Science) existing ~OMR 49.500/month (annual OMR 594.000); Class XI–XII (Commerce/Humanities) existing ~OMR 45.500/month (annual OMR 546.000).
- Representative monthly tuition examples (Non‑Indian students): lower/primary bands ~OMR 50.400–51.500/month; senior secondary (science) new non‑Indian ~OMR 62.800/month.
- Payment methods accepted: Bank Muscat mobile app, bank transfer (Bank Muscat account provided), cash deposit at Bank Muscat, online internet banking. Payment evidence must be emailed to accounts@indianschoolsalalah.com after transfer.
(Amounts and line items above are taken directly from the school's published fee schedule and the school's published payment instructions.)
Indian School Salalah (ISS) is a CBSE-affiliated day school in Salalah, Dhofar, Oman. It opened on 11 July 1981 and sits on a 18,195 square metre campus in Salalah that serves students from LKG through Class XII. The medium of instruction is English, with Hindi, Malayalam, Arabic and French offered as second/third languages. ISS follows the CBSE/NCERT curriculum and prepares students for the All India Secondary School Examination (Class X) and the All India Senior School Certificate (Class XII). The campus features four Computer Science laboratories, Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs, a Junior Science and Maths laboratory, a fully computerized library, a multipurpose hall and an auditorium, plus a turf playground. The Principal is Deepak Patankar and the school reports around 4,174 students and more than 180 teachers. Co-curricular clubs include Photography Club, Eco Club, Bird Watching Club, Astronomy Club, Maths Club, IT Club, Science Club, Reading Club and Gavel Club; ISS participates in CBSE Oman cluster events across sports and activities.