FAQs

All fees are to be paid in Indian rupees only, online using credit or debit cards or net banking or by way of a cheque at Mumbai.

If paying by cheque:
Reception to Grade 5, payments in favour of ‘B.D. Somani International School – Primary’.

Grades 6 – 12, payments in favour of ‘B.D. Somani International School’.

1:6 in both the Early Years and Primary; there are two teachers in every classroom, many specialist teachers, two learning support teachers and two counsellors. In Secondary also, the ratio is about 1:6 with a broad range of subjects taught including the three sciences, all levels of mathematics and English plus Art, Music, Drama and PE.

Curriculum

The curriculum is a blend of international frameworks. International progressive is the best way to describe the Early Years and Primary Years. Middle School (Grades 6 – 8) uses specific Cambridge frameworks but is largely developed within the school. Grades 9 – 10 follow the Cambridge (IGSCE) framework, curriculum, and examinations but use specific IBDP frameworks to smoothly transition students to their Grade 11 – 12 years in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

There is a broad range of afterschool and extracurricular activities offered throughout the school.

For grades 3 to 5, an afterschool program is available at an additional cost. Each semester, a variety of options are provided which may include basketball, football, table tennis, fitness, cooking, fibre arts, art, math challenges, among others.  What is offered varies to match the needs of that particular age group.

Secondary students participate in sports such as football and cricket,  and coordinated volunteer activities, particularly for grades 9-12.

Kindergarten to Grade 8 students have a school uniform which consists of a yellow shirt paired with blue shorts/skorts or track pants and regulation shoes. There is a PE uniform of track pants and a coloured House t-shirt.

There is no uniform for Grades 9 – 12. However, students are asked to dress modestly and in a non-distracting way, to facilitate focus on academic studies.

School lunch is prepared fresh each day in the school cafeteria. The school lunch is vegetarian and follows a four-week menu, a soft copy of which is sent to parents at the beginning of the year. The meal includes a nutritious Indian or Western main course, a healthy salad and fruit and, three days a week, a dessert.

You have the option of sending a nutritious home-cooked packed lunch each day. However, lunch must be brought to school by the student; drop off later in the day is not permitted. Packaged or store-bought food is not allowed. The school supplies a list of suggested foods for both morning snack boxes and home lunches.

Students must commit either to school lunch or home lunch for the entire semester. This applies to Primary only

Middle School students (Grades 6-8), students may opt for the school lunch or home lunch, while Upper Secondary students (Grades 9-12) have the additional option of purchasing food from the BD Canteen.