New York Academy, Hyderabad | International Schools Guide

New York Academy is the Manchu family's American progressive school in Jubilee Hills, opened August 2016, WASC accredited, headed by Anthony Millward and currently covering Toddler through Grade 8 on a 3.5-acre site.

Founded by Viranica Manchu and Vishnu Manchu with Chairman Sri Dr. M. Mohan Babu providing institutional backing through Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Institutions. The curriculum sits on AERO standards (American Education Reaches Out) rather than national-board syllabi. WASC accreditation places the school in a small Indian peer set: the only WASC-accredited learning program in Hyderabad and the second nationally. Campus carries an indoor Olympic pool, a rooftop running track, a film studio, a recording studio, and a test kitchen.

Himabindu Ogirala serves as Vice Principal with an IB-certified teaching background. Senior cohorts are not yet in place at this site; a planned Financial District campus extends the offer to K-12 with a CBSE/Cambridge track alongside an IB Diploma route. Public IBO authorisation is not yet listed. Fees are not posted on directory platforms; the operator handles fee disclosure privately at admissions stage.

What families and staff describe is a small, hands-on school where the appeal is the size of the cohorts rather than any track record at the top end. Former pupils and parents talk about close teacher relationships and a lot of individual attention, the kind that comes from running small classes, and the strongest texture sits at the toddler-through-primary years, which is where the school has actually been operating. The culture reads as warm and personal, with staff describing supportive seniors and an involved management, though the public voice is small and leans toward people close to the school rather than a broad independent parent base. Monthly fees come in well below the marquee Hyderabad internationals, which shapes who the school draws.

Small classes and individual attention. Recurring praise for close teacher-pupil relationships and personalised attention, attributed to genuinely small cohorts and low ratios in the early and primary years.

Warm, personal culture. Parents describe supportive, caring management and efficient staff; the day-to-day feel comes across as personal rather than institutional.

Strongest at the early years. The clearest positive signal sits at nursery and primary, described as laying a solid foundation; this is also where the school has the most history, with senior grades only now building out.

Engaged staff side. Teachers report a collaborative environment, supportive seniors and an involved HR and leadership, pointing to a settled rather than churning staff room.

Modest fees for the segment. Monthly fees sit well under the established Hyderabad international names, a structural point that shapes the intake more than any complaint families raise.

Thin, founder-adjacent public voice. The available commentary is small and skews toward pupils, staff and people close to the school; there is little independent, long-run parent feedback to weigh, partly because the school is young and yet to graduate senior cohorts.