OASIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Cambridge IGCSE through A-Levels, opened in 1999 by the Isra Trust and run as a not-for-profit. Started in Cox Town and now on a three-acre Hennur Road campus near Kannur.

One of the older Cambridge schools in the city and treated as a serious academic option rather than a branded international play. Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards have come out of the senior school, and IGCSE results have a stronger reputation than the school's understated profile would suggest.

The not-for-profit framing is real and shows up in fee levels that sit notably below the new-build Cambridge schools further east. The two consistent threads in parent voice are praise for teaching that focuses on understanding over rote, and frustration with the Hennur Road location for families coming from the south or the Whitefield corridor. Smaller community feel than the headline names.

• One ex-student called it the worst IG school they had been in.
• Parents on Indian school directories describe friendly teachers, a focus on understanding over rote memorisation, and children who are happy to attend.
• Repeated parent complaint about distance from central Bangalore and the daily commute.
• Some parents flag concerns about how the school is managed and how visibly Islamic values are applied compared with how admissions describe it.