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Institution Profile

founder of the hugely successful Sattva Group, a premium ADMISSION & FEES
real estate development and consultancy organisation, the
school’s objective is “to build a world-class institution for Greenwood High International School, Sarjapur is a co-
preparing youth to become physically active, free thinking, educational class I-XII day-cum-boarding school affiliated
and socially responsible global citizens by unlocking their with the Delhi-based CISCE, IB, Geneva and Cambridge
intellectual, aesthetic, moral, physical, and emotional po- International, UK. Applications for admission into all classes
tential”. The Bengaluru-based Greenwood High Trust also are accepted in September.
runs and manages six preschools and a K-12 school in the Tuition fees (per year): CISCE (K-class XII): Rs.3-5 lakh;
Bannerghatta suburb of south Bengaluru with an aggregate Cambridge (class IX-X): Rs. 6-8 lakh; IBDP (classes XI-XII):
enrolment of 9,000 students. Rs.9-10 lakh
Since it was established 22 years ago, the management of Boarding fees: Rs 2.5 lakh
this highly ranked school has invested liberally in contem- For further information, contact Cecil John Ph: 9740987029;
porary academic facilities. The globally benchmarked, In- e-mail: cecil.john@greenwoodhigh.edu.in
dian Green Building Council-certified K-12 campus features Website: www.greenwoodhigh.edu.in
manicured lawns, open courtyards and two ergonomically
designed self-contained blocks (national and international)
providing a stimulating and enabling learning environment and community service is critical for nurturing socially re-
for students and teachers. Academic infrastructure includes sponsible individuals,” says Agarwal
over 200 hi-tech classrooms, seven science, 12 computer, Responding to demand from expatriates and the NRI
math, robotics and language labs where students study communities in Bengaluru, GWHIS introduced the IGCSE
French, Spanish, German and English, and eight multime- curriculum of Cambridge International (UK) and the IBDP
dia rooms. The school’s modern library houses over 50,000 program of the Geneva-based International Baccalaureate
print volumes, electronic resources with wi-fi access and in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Of the 5,000 students cur-
three dedicated e-classrooms for research. Boarders are rently on the school’s rolls, 3,700 are in the CISCE section
separately housed in separate male and female residential and 1,300 follow curriculums of the two offshore examina-
blocks with two-three students per room. These houses can tion boards.
accommodate over 100 students. All students are provided Unsurprisingly, professional development of GWHIS’
meals in two separate multi-cuisine cafeterias with a seating 421 teachers is a top priority of the management with teach-
capacity of 1,800. ers obliged to undergo continuous in-service training. This
Greenwood’s educational philosophy is built on a foun- emphasis on professional development of teachers and ho-
“dation of freshness in approach, openness of inquiry, listic education of students has paid off handsomely with
and breadth of study. Our goal is to provide our students a students recording excellent results in school-leaving ex-
well-rounded education that nurtures intellectual curiosity, ams. Of the 109 students who wrote the 2025 ISC (class
creativity, emotional balance, and develops social respon- XII) exam, 59 averaged 90 percent-plus scores with the
sibility. Our students and teachers also benefit from cross- topper Arnay Gupta averaging 99.5 percent. In the 2025
learning and sharing between CISCE, IB and Cambridge ICSE (class X) exam, topper Swarna Chaudhary, Aanya P.
sections,” says Niru Agarwal, Managing Trustee. Minnamareddy & Raghav Dixit averaged 99.6 percent.
With the school’s management committed to dispens- In the rigorous school-leaving global exam of the Inter-
ing balanced education to students, passion meets pur- national Baccalaureate, the 2025 IBDP topper Rishikesh
pose in sports education. Greenwood’s sports program is Madhuvairy scored 45/45 points and over 27 percent of the
delivered by a team of 45 experts and qualified coaches, cohort scored above 40 points. Moreover, ten Cambridge
supported by world-class infrastructure that inspires young (UK) board students scored 9A* and 8 scored 8A*s in the
athletes to dream big. Students train on two turf and grass IGCSE exam. As a result, university placements of the IB
football fields, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, two class of 2025 were exceptional, with students admitted into
tennis courts, two swimming pools, and specialised facili- top-ranked foreign institutions including Rice University,
ties including a shooting range, squash court, yoga studio, Johns Hopkins University (USA), Imperial College London,
strength and conditioning gym, technology-enabled chess University of Cambridge, London School of Economics
rooms, and a state-of-the-art simulated golf program. (UK) and top Indian institutions such as IITs, IIIT, NLSIU,
The school’s co-curricular activity menu includes vocal Ashoka University, NIFT among others.
and instrumental Western/Indian music, art and crafts, After successfully establishing its second school in south
drama, dance, public speaking, MUN, debate, quiz, wushu Bengaluru a decade ago, the Greenwood Group is set to in-
supported by an open-air amphitheatre. “We accord equal augurate a third campus in Hennur, north Bengaluru. “We
importance to co-curricular education which is integrated are in the process of constructing an independent campus
into the curriculum. A comprehensive education experience for ICSE and international streams to be ready in 2027.”
which blends academic rigour with sports, co-curricular, says Niru Agarwal.

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