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Glendale International School - Tellapur
Glendale International School Tellapur is the group's full IB World School site, running the complete IB continuum from Primary Years through Diploma. Part of Glendale (founded 2003 by Anjum Babukhan; acquired by Global Schools Foundation in 2023).
In brief
Glendale International School Tellapur is the group's full IB World School site, running the complete IB continuum from Primary Years through Diploma. Part of Glendale (founded 2003 by Anjum Babukhan; acquired by Global Schools Foundation in 2023).
Curriculum stack: IB PYP, MYP and DP, plus Cambridge IGCSE and CBSE. Ms Minu Salooja directs the Glendale group; the Tellapur campus operates within the network's standard governance. The Tellapur / Nallagandla area sits west of central Hyderabad.
Tellapur differentiates from the group's other Hyderabad campuses by running the full IB continuum. The Financial District site handles Cambridge-only demand; Bandlaguda Jagir handles southern CBSE demand. The Glendale-to-Global Schools transition in 2023 reframed governance and central programming across all the Hyderabad campuses. Public fee data is not consistently published.
Reviews
What families actually talk about at the Tellapur campus splits cleanly. The early-years experience draws real warmth: small classes, teachers parents describe as genuinely caring, and young children who go in happily and come home talking. The doubt sits one level up. The IB programme here is young, and the question parents keep returning to is whether the academic spine behind the PYP framework is as firm as the marketing suggests, with one recurring complaint about thin academic oversight and inefficiencies that the curriculum language papers over. The 2023 shift to Global Schools sharpened that doubt rather than settling it, and several parents weighing the campus repeat a worry that the place is not quite what it was before the handover. Fees that run below the Cambridge and IB peers locally are the other thing that comes up often.
Positives
- Early years warmth. Parents of younger children describe caring, well-trained teachers, a low pupil-to-teacher ratio, and kids who settle in without resistance. The PYP play-and-enquiry approach lands well for this age group.
- Fees below the IB and Cambridge peers. A repeated draw is that the fee sits noticeably lower than other full IB or Cambridge international schools in west Hyderabad, which parents weigh as value for a continuum IB site.
Considerations
- Academic oversight under the PYP. The strongest recurring doubt is whether academic rigour matches the international-school billing. One parent flags weak academic oversight and inefficiencies hidden under the PYP label, and the IB offering here is still relatively new and unproven to families.
- Quality after the ownership change. Parents comparing options keep raising the 2023 Global Schools takeover, with several saying the campus is not as strong as it was before the management handover. The IB track record under the new group is not something families feel they can yet judge.
- Administrative friction. Some families report slow, frustrating dealings with the office, including a caution-deposit refund that took months of chasing and unreturned calls before it came through.
Leadership
Ms. Minu Salooja
Ms. Minu Salooja is the Director of the Glendale Group of Schools. With a Master’s degree in Politics and International Relations from Nuffield College, Oxford, UK, she has been instrumental in the successful operation and educational endeavors of the schools. Her leadership focuses on academic excellence, school operations, and the overall vision of delivering high-quality, holistic education.
Location
HIG -120 - 128, Road No: 20, HMDA Layout, Tellapur, Hyderabad, Telangana 502034, India