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'''Billabong High International School (BHIS)''' is a chain of schools run by the Kangaroo Kids Education Ltd (KKEL) of [[Mumbai]], India. The school has 23 branches at 16 locations throughout India. The schools are located in [[Mumbai]], [[Noida]], [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Vadodara]], [[Bhopal]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Indore]], [[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]], [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Pukkattupadi]], [[Thane]], [[Thiruvallur]], [[Kanchipuram]], [[Kelambakkam]], and [[Kanpur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=BHIS Malad students win laurels at International Speedcubing Tournament |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/schools/bhis-malad-students-win-laurels-at-international-speedcubing-tournament-205529 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref> The school operates from pre-primary to 12th-grade level and provides the checkpoint, Cambridge [[IGCSE]].<ref name="vccircle">{{cite news|title=Billabong High International School-vccircle|url=http://events.vccircle.com/content/kangaroo-kids|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[VCCircle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Billabong High International School, Thane|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/9-billabong-high-international-school-thane/story-AU3NaYBkWT8yae1OEFipoI.html|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=20 September 2016}}</ref>

==History==
Billabong High International School was established by Lina Ashar in 2004. Ashar started with a single Kangaroo Kids preschool in 1993 in [[Bandra]] with a small batch of 25 students. She then established Billabong High International schools and now Kangaroo Kids is a chain of 70 preschools across the globe and there are 19 Billabong High International schools in India as well as in [[Dubai]], [[Qatar]], and the [[Maldives]].<ref name="livemint">{{cite news|last1=Choudhary|first1=Anuradha|title=Kangaroo Kids raises $20 million from Gaja Capital
|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/CTaoSpWMblHrB8aJ8uguOJ/Kangaroo-Kids-raises-20-million-from-Gaja-Capital.html|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date=22 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="indiaschoolnews">{{cite news|title=India School News|url=https://www.indiaschoolnews.com/blog/2016/04/21/ms-lina-ashar-founder-of-kangaroo-kids-of-billabong-high-international-school|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=India School News|date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009052713/https://www.indiaschoolnews.com/blog/2016/04/21/ms-lina-ashar-founder-of-kangaroo-kids-of-billabong-high-international-school/|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Academic and curriculum==
Billabong High International School has also been authorized to offer the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE), [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education]] (IGCSE) and the Central Board of Secondary Education ([[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]) boards from preschool through Grade 12.<ref name="vccircle"/> The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. There are thirty students in each class. There are ten co-curricular activities with coaches to train students. The school has integrated iPad learning while teaching programming. The school has a computer center.<ref name="indiaschoolnews"/>

==Awards and recognitions==
'''2013''':
* Best Franchisee of the Year award at the Franchisee India Summit 2013<ref name="vccircle"/>

'''2014''':
* The Most Trusted Brand in education by The Brand Trust Study<ref name="vccircle"/> [[Vedavalli Vidyalaya School]]

'''2016''':
* Best School Brands in India by the [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Economic Times Honours The Best Brands In K-12 Education In Best School Brands 2016 |url=https://www.progressiveteacher.in/the-economic-times-honours-the-best-brands-in-k-12-education-in-best-school-brands-2016|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=The Progressive Teacher|date=19 July 2016}}</ref>
* Best Schools in Mumbai's North (9 out of 10) by [[The Hindustan Times]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Best schools in Mumbai's north|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/best-schools-in-mumbai-s-north/story-sOxvtwcpqng8IkpX0oPtyI.html|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=21 September 2016}}</ref>
* Lina Ashar, the Founder of Billabong High International School received [[The Economic Times]] Inspiring Business Leaders India 2016 award<ref>{{cite news|title=TEDx Billabong High Bhopal|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/27754|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[TED (conference)|TED]]|date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
* Best K12 Innovative Curriculum PAN India<ref>{{cite news|title=The Economic Times Honours The Best Brands In K-12 Education In Best School Brands 2016|url=https://www.progressiveteacher.in/the-economic-times-honours-the-best-brands-in-k-12-education-in-best-school-brands-2016/|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=The Progressive Teacher|date=19 July 2016}}</ref>
* Billabong International School at Santa Cruz and Mumbai each ranked at number nine for top international day schools<ref>{{cite news|last1=Borwankar|first1=Vinamrata |title=Mumbai schools rank top in national survey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-schools-rank-top-in-national-survey/articleshow/54203041.cms|accessdate=8 October 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=List of Top international schools in India: pricey yet classy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/list-of-top-international-schools-in-india-pricey-yet-classy-236134-2015-01-17|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

'''2017''':
* Top education brand in India<ref>{{cite news|title=Billabong honoured |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/avenues/billabong-honoured.html|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]|date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
* National Education Excellence Award<ref>{{cite news|title=Praxis Media Announces Winners Of Its National Education Excellence Awards, 2017 In New Delhi |url=http://indiaeducationdiary.in/praxis-media-announces-winners-national-education-excellence-awards-2017-new-delhi/|accessdate=8 October 2018|publisher=India Education Diary|date=24 April 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Schools}}
* [[List of international schools in India]]
* [[Oberoi International School]]
* [[American School of Bombay]]
* [[Dhirubhai Ambani International School]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official Website|https://www.billabonghighschool.com/}}

{{International schools in India}}

[[Category:International schools in India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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