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GD Goenka World School
IB and Cambridge boarding school on a 60-acre campus in GD Goenka Education City on Sohna-Gurgaon Road. Runs IB PYP (Foundation 1 to Grade 5), Cambridge Lower Secondary (Grades 6-8), IGCSE (Grades 9-10), IB Diploma, and IBCP (Grades 11-12). Boarding…
In brief
A 60-acre campus in the Aravalli foothills off Sohna Road, run as full IB and Cambridge with day, weekly, and full boarding. Picked by families who want a residential option without sending children far from Delhi NCR.
The school sits inside the GD Goenka Education City, a quiet site about 30 km from the airport. Boys and girls are housed in identical, separate blocks, with rooms kept small to make supervision and routine workable. Curriculum runs IB PYP through to Diploma, with IGCSE in the middle years.
Parents tend to praise the facilities and the calmer feel compared with the Gurgaon city schools. The signal is steady rather than glowing. Families weighing it against Pathways World School Aravali, which is closer in profile, often come down to feel of the boarding house and which head their child clicks with.
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation 1 to Grade 5 (IB PYP) | 3 | Annual | ₹846,400 |
| Grades 6 to 8 (Cambridge Lower Secondary) | 11 | Annual | ₹846,400 |
| Grades 9 to 10 (IGCSE) | 14 | Annual | ₹1,280,400 |
| Grades 11 to 12 (IB Diploma / IBCP) | 16 | Annual | ₹1,308,000 |
| Registration fee (non-refundable) | One-time | ₹15,000 | |
| Development fee (one-time) | One-time | ₹150,000 | |
| Security deposit (refundable) | One-time | ₹200,000 |
Reviews
- Reliably listed among Gurgaon's IB options alongside Pathways, Scottish High, Heritage Xperiential, Shri Ram Aravali, Shiv Nadar and DPS International when parents ask which IB schools to consider.
- Distinct from the other GD Goenka campuses: parents and threads consistently refer to the Sohna Road "World School" as the IB residential option, not the day-school CBSE Goenka branches.
- One Reddit thread on SAT testing centres in Delhi NCR flagged the school as a poor venue, with the original poster saying invigilators removed accepted graphing calculators and stopwatches mid-test.
- A 2018 mob attack on a school bus during "Padmaavat" protests, in which around 30 GDGWS students were targeted, still anchors a chunk of the school's online footprint.
- Day-to-day parent signal on classroom life is thinner than for older Gurgaon names; most online discussion is shortlist-level rather than detailed experience.
Head of school
Shri Anjani Kumar Goenka
Shri Anjani Kumar Goenka is a distinguished educationist and philanthropist whose vision has set new benchmarks in Indian education. As the Founder and Chairman of the GD Goenka Group, he has established a distinguished educational ecosystem encompassing schools, higher education and vocational learning. Driven by a steadfast commitment to nurturing young minds, Mr. Goenka has long championed innovation, global benchmarks and values-based education, ensuring learners grow with purpose, confidence and holistic understanding.