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New Horizon International School
Cambridge and CBSE school on Hennur Main Road in Kothanur, opened in 2022 as the international wing of the New Horizon Educational Institution group. Trades on the parent group's 50-year track record in Bangalore education rather than its own history.
In brief
Cambridge and CBSE school on Hennur Main Road in Kothanur, opened in 2022 as the international wing of the New Horizon Educational Institution group. Trades on the parent group's 50-year track record in Bangalore education rather than its own history.
Cambridge IGCSE pathway alongside CBSE, with the school positioning itself for north Bangalore families who want an international option without crossing the city. Campus and facilities are new-build and that shows.
Reviews on aggregator sites trend positive on infrastructure, teacher engagement and the broader co-curricular programme. The school is too young to have a graduating Cambridge cohort with a track record, so the academic signal will firm up over the next few years. The honest framing for incoming families is that you are betting on the wider New Horizon group's execution, not yet on a settled international school identity.
Reviews
The newest school under the long-running New Horizon Educational Institutions umbrella, opened in 2022 on Hennur Main Road in north-east Bangalore. The Cambridge stream sits alongside a CBSE pathway on the same campus, which shapes how families talk about it: parents pick it for the international curriculum option in a part of town that has historically been CBSE-heavy, and judge it on infrastructure, teacher attentiveness, and fee value rather than on a long results record. Aggregate parent ratings sit in the low-fours, with the softest scores around co-curricular breadth and value for money. Sibling schools in the group have a separate, older reputation in the city; this campus is still building its own.
Positives
- Group pedigree. The New Horizon name has been on Bangalore school gates since the 1970s, and the international campus draws on that operational base rather than starting cold. Familiarity with the brand is part of why local families shortlist it.
- Campus and facilities. Purpose-built site on Hennur Main Road. Parents talk warmly about the physical plant, sports surfaces, and classroom infrastructure, which is one of the more consistent positives in the early review pool.
- Teacher attentiveness in the early years. Early-grade parents describe teachers as patient and responsive, with safety and daily routines handled with care. Pre-primary and primary are where the campus has had longest to settle.
- Cambridge stream alongside CBSE. Cambridge Primary through IGCSE runs in parallel with a hybrid CBSE pathway. Choosing between the two inside one school is a genuine option that not every campus in the corridor offers.
Considerations
- Track record still short. Founded in 2022, so the upper grades and the IGCSE exam cohort are still maturing. Outcomes data that older Hennur and Kothanur schools can point to is not yet there.
- Co-curricular breadth. The thinnest line in the aggregated parent feedback is range of clubs, arts, and competitive activity. Some parents describe it as catching up to the academic offer rather than matching it.
- Value for money. The Cambridge stream sits well above the CBSE pathway on fees at the same campus, and the value-for-money line in parent ratings is softer than the overall score. Families compare it against more established Cambridge campuses further out in Whitefield and Sarjapur and weigh the gap.
- Brand confusion in the city. Several other schools and a well-known engineering college carry the New Horizon name across Bangalore. Reviews and complaints attached to those campuses travel under the same brand online, which muddies the picture of the international school specifically.
Leadership
Ms. Swati Soni
Ms. Swati Soni serves as Principal of New Horizon International School in Bangalore. She leads the institution's educational mission focused on wholesome learning that extends beyond academics to develop character, creativity, and critical thinking. Under her leadership, the school emphasizes cultivating well-rounded individuals who are not only academically proficient but also morally and socially responsible.
Location
1st Main Road, Byrathi Village, Bidarahalli, Hobli, Hennur Gardens, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560077, India