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Sat, 16 May 2026

Cities / Mumbai / Hiranandani Foundation School

Hiranandani Foundation School

ICSE school in Powai. ₹66-120k/year. Note: separate HFS International (IGCSE) at same location.


Curriculum
IB, British, ICSE
Fees, annual
INR 225k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~3,000
Founded
1990

Fee Age Type Amount
Class 1 to Class 12 (ICSE/ISC) 5 Annual ₹225,000

  • The Powai school, run by the Hiranandani group, is anchored to its estate and is the default fee-paying option for families in and around the gardens. forum threads regularly name it among Powai's main schools, alongside Bombay Scottish Powai.
  • Alumni and resident parents and r/mumbai are mostly positive on day-to-day experience. One alumnus said classmates came from Thane to Mulund and that the school is not a "developer-driven gimmick." Another described it as the school where business and political families in Thane send their children, with very high fees.
  • Aggregator scores cluster in the 4.0 to 4.7 range and EducationWorld has ranked HFS International among the top international-board schools in India.
  • Negative reviews on MouthShut and Yellow Slate flag bullying that parents say is not consistently addressed, biased admissions, and a leadership style that several families find difficult to engage with.
  • The IB and Cambridge wing is treated as a separate proposition by some Powai parents; affordability is the headline of the ICSE wing, with one resident commenting that fees are "easily manageable" relative to peers.
  • Public discussion is heavy on social-positioning context and lighter on classroom detail.

Head of school

Mrs. Kalyani Patnaik

Dear Parents / Students, Here at HFS International we believe in fostering International Mindedness and help in bringing out the best in every student so that they walk out of this institution as caring young people with the sole aim of creating a peaceful world based on mutual respect and understanding. There is a constant focus on learning, vertical planning. The IBDP structures to make the programme active learning, critical thinking and inquiry based learning reality. We must move from Learning (technical) to Thinking (adaptive and reflective in nature). Both skills are needed for a complete personality. At HFS International we believe in ‘QED’ which stands for ‘Qualitas, Excellent ia, Diligent ia’ to achieve the above mentioned goals. With warm regards, Mrs. Kalyani Patnaik Principal and Head of School HFS International Powai, Mumbai _"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." - Goethe._

Accreditations

  • IN_CISCE 01

  • ICSE Results 2026 Out of 133 students, 102 students scored above 90% marks, and all students scored first class.
  • ISC Results 2026 100% success, all got first class, 90% distinction.

Orchard Ave, Hiranandani Gardens, MHADA Colony 20, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India

School website