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Aachi Global School

A young, fast-growing Chennai school in Anna Nagar that runs both Cambridge and CBSE under one roof and has picked up Council of International Schools recognition early in its life.

Aachi Global School campus
Aachi Global School, Anna Nagar. Photograph · School

Curriculum
A-Levels / Indian
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
Est. 2,100+
Founded
2017

A young, fast-growing Chennai school in Anna Nagar that runs both Cambridge and CBSE under one roof and has picked up Council of International Schools recognition early in its life.

Founded in 2017 by Rebekah Abishek and operated within the Aachi group, the school has grown to around 2,100 students across its Anna Nagar base and a second Ayanambakkam campus opened in 2022. Families choose between Cambridge (IGCSE through AS and A Level) and CBSE, running from the early years to Grade 12, which lets siblings with different academic plans stay on one site. A low student-to-teacher ratio and individual attention come up often in what parents say.

It is among a small set of Chennai schools to hold Council of International Schools membership, unusual for an institution this new, though the campus is still maturing and parents tend to describe it as an evolving setup rather than a settled one. Fees are not published openly; the school handles figures through direct admission enquiry.


Families who have settled here tend to talk about a warm, attentive setup where children are known by name and the day is built around individual attention rather than rote drill. The Cambridge stream draws the most enthusiasm, with parents pointing to inquiry-led teaching, visible shifts in a child's confidence and language, and exposure through exchange and field trips. Set against that, the recurring snag is back-office: getting timely updates on a child's progress and on school events takes chasing, with formal parent-teacher meetings spaced about a quarter apart. A smaller set of accounts describe classes left unattended and teachers changing mid-year, the kind of churn that fits a campus still bedding in.

Positives

  • Individual attention. Parents repeatedly credit the small class sizes and roughly 25-to-1 ratio for genuinely personal attention, and describe children who are keen to go in each morning.
  • Cambridge teaching and exposure. The IGCSE stream gets the warmest reports: inquiry-led, differentiated teaching, field trips, and exchange opportunities that parents say broadened their child's outlook and language.
  • Facilities and transport. Modern, clean classrooms come up often, and parents single out the air-conditioned buses covering a wide radius and the care taken over bus safety.

Considerations

  • Communication with the office. A recurring frustration is patchy communication from management, with some parents finding it hard to get timely updates on progress or events between the quarterly parent-teacher meetings.
  • Staffing continuity. Most accounts praise committed teachers, but a minority report teachers changing mid-year, classes occasionally left unattended, and a heavy homework load, consistent with a young campus still settling.

Leadership

Mrs. Rebekah Abishek

Mrs. Rebekah Abishek is the founder of Aachi Global School, with a vision to provide inquiry-led, globally relevant education. She emphasizes hands-on experiences that prepare children for real life, nurturing strong character and encouraging young minds to be inquirers and thinkers.

Accreditations

  • Council of International Schools 01

53-A, Church Street, Thangam Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600040, India

School website