Top 5 International Schools in Bangalore

Comparison table

Fees converted to USD at indicative 2026 rates around INR 83.5 = USD 1. Capital fees, deposits and annual escalators are extra. Verify current figures with each school.

Bangalore has the deepest international-school market in India outside Mumbai and the largest concentration of full IB continuum schools in the country. This shortlist is five schools, ranked on disclosed academic outcomes, accreditation depth, cohort scale and parent reputation. It is a quality ranking, not a value ranking; fees did not drive placement.

The pillar Best International Schools in Bangalore covers the broader market and residential clusters.

The ranking

1. The International School Bangalore (TISB)

TISB is the clearest top school in the city on disclosed academic results. The 2025 IB Diploma cohort produced multiple students scoring 45, 44 and 43 against a global average of 30.5. That is the strongest individual-score signal published by any Bangalore school this cycle.

Founded 2000, around 1,170 students on the NAFL Valley campus near Dommasandra on the Whitefield-Sarjapur corridor. Day and boarding from age 3 to 18, CIS-accredited, with Kate Reynolds as head. The pathway is Cambridge IGCSE through middle years into the IB Diploma at sixth form, one of the few smooth Cambridge-to-IB transitions in India.

Day fees INR 5,50,000 to INR 11,00,000, roughly USD 6,590 to USD 13,170. Boarding adds on top. The parent demographic skews to Indian professional families, often internationally educated themselves.

The constraint is the commute. NAFL Valley is a real drive from anywhere off the eastern tech corridor.

2. Stonehill International School

Stonehill is the only school in Bangalore authorised for all four IB programmes: PYP, MYP, Diploma and the Career-related Programme. The Diploma cohort produced an average of 32.2 in 2024 and 33.5 in 2023, both above the global mean. The school reports 87% of recent graduates received offers from top-100 universities, including Stanford, NUS and Cambridge.

Founded 2008, around 600 students on a 34-acre campus at Tarahunise in Jala Hobli, close to Kempegowda International Airport. CIS and NEASC dual-accredited, day and boarding from primary, with roughly a fifth of secondary students boarding. Embassy Education is the operator.

Day fees INR 5,81,090 to INR 12,67,100, roughly USD 7,000 to USD 15,170, the top of the Bangalore market. Tarahunise sits in the north airport corridor, which is the appeal for families near Hebbal, Yelahanka or Devanahalli and a stretch for anyone working south or east.

3. Oakridge International School Bangalore

Oakridge on Sarjapur Road carries the strongest disclosed DP cohort averages in the city. The 2022 Diploma cohort delivered a 34.07 average, a 97% pass rate, and 11 perfect scorers on the all-India Oakridge cohort, with MYP 5 highest score 56/56 and 27.5% of MYP students at 50-plus.

Founded 2001, around 800 students on a 12-acre Sarjapur-Varthur campus near Dommasandra Circle, full IB continuum from age 2 through 18 with a CBSE option at primary. The operator is Nord Anglia Education. The results stand on this campus's own work.

Day fees INR 3,60,000 to INR 11,80,000, roughly USD 4,310 to USD 14,130, a wider fee curve than the schools above. Named university destinations include Cornell, Johns Hopkins and King's College London. Class size and teacher continuity by year group has been the inconsistent variable in parent feedback.

4. Indus International School Bangalore

Indus is the anchor of the Sarjapur IB market. Forty-acre residential and day campus at Billapura Cross, full IB continuum, founded 2003, around 1,100 students from 30-plus nationalities, roughly a third boarding. Founder-head Lt. General Arjun Ray remains the public face.

Indus publishes university outcomes rather than cohort averages. The 2023-24 cycle included a single scholarship of USD 393,000 and combined offers of USD 7.8 million. Cohort DP averages are not published, which matters for any family deciding on academic numbers alone.

Day fees INR 5,00,000 to INR 12,00,000, roughly USD 5,990 to USD 14,370, plus a security deposit of INR 50,000. Boarding is materially more. The combination of full IB plus serious boarding on a single campus is unusual in India and is the main reason Indus comes up for relocating families. Parent feedback runs along two threads: strong teacher quality and Diploma delivery; weaker school management responsiveness, which the school has acknowledged in public replies.

5. Canadian International School Bangalore

Canadian International School Bangalore is the established premium choice in north Bangalore. Yelahanka campus, founded 1996, around 700 students from roughly 37 nationalities, CIS and NEASC dual-accredited. Cambridge Primary and IGCSE alongside the IB Diploma, with Dr. Ted Mockrish as head.

The most recent disclosed Diploma average is 34 points (2018). A fresher public number is overdue. On other signals the school sits in the top group: first IB Diploma school in Bangalore, first Apple Distinguished School in India, campus running entirely on solar.

Day fees INR 5,11,000 to INR 10,30,000, roughly USD 6,120 to USD 12,340. Families who pick it tend to stay, with consistent feedback on tech-rich classrooms and personalised attention. The recurring complaint is transport cost on an already high fee. For families around Hebbal, Yelahanka, Devanahalli or the airport corridor, this is the natural first call.

How this list was built

The shortlist started from every Bangalore school offering an externally examined international curriculum at senior level: IB Diploma, Cambridge A-Level, or both. CBSE-only and ICSE-only schools were excluded, as were schools without a senior cohort; Harrow International Bangalore opened in 2023 and has not yet produced a Diploma year.

Four signals decided ranking position. Disclosed academic outcomes carried the most weight: cohort averages, perfect scorers, pass rates and named university destinations. Accreditation depth came next, with CIS and NEASC as the meaningful international markers. Cohort scale mattered because a senior year of fewer than ten makes any reported average statistically thin. Parent reputation in long-running forum conversation cross-checked the academic data.

Schools just below the cut

Inventure Academy at Whitefield-Sarjapur is the strongest Cambridge-pathway school in Bangalore, founded 2005, around 1,250 students, ranked #1 All India Co-ed Day School for 2024-25 by EducationWorld. Fees INR 4,33,000 to INR 10,01,000 (~USD 5,180 to USD 11,990). On a Cambridge brief, Inventure ranks first.

Neev Academy at Yemalur is the boutique IB option in central east Bangalore, NEASC-accredited, full IB continuum plus an ICSE middle-school option. Smaller than the five above, with a strong primary culture.

Greenwood High International School on Sarjapur Road is the largest international school in Bangalore, more than 2,000 students across IGCSE, IB Diploma, ICSE and ISC. The pick for multi-curriculum flexibility at a price below the top three.

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FAQs

Which Bangalore school has the strongest published IB Diploma results? On disclosed cohort averages, Oakridge at 34.07 (2022) is the highest, then Canadian International around 34 (2018) and Stonehill at 33.5 (2023) and 32.2 (2024). On individual top scores, TISB produced multiple 45, 44 and 43 scorers in 2025. Indus publishes university outcomes rather than cohort averages.

Why is Inventure not in the top five? Inventure is a Cambridge and ICSE school, not an IB school. On the brief of five strongest IB-led options, it sits below the cut. On a Cambridge brief, it ranks first.

How do Bangalore fees compare to other Asian markets? Senior-year fees at the top five sit around USD 12,000 to 15,000. The same place in Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai costs two to four times that.

Is there a strong American-curriculum school in Bangalore? Not on the scale of major American schools in Tokyo, Seoul or Singapore. American families typically pick one of the five schools above for IB Diploma portability into US universities.

Day or boarding? TISB, Stonehill and Indus all run substantial boarding programmes. Canadian International and Oakridge are day-only at scale.

Sources: each school's official website (linked); IB World Schools authorisation directory; published Diploma cohort averages and individual scores where disclosed; CIS and NEASC member directories; Cambridge International affiliation lists; IB Organisation global statistical bulletin for the 2024 worldwide DP average (30.32); EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25.

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