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, Puducherry, Coimbatore, Pukkattupadi, Thane, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, Kelambakkam, and Kanpur.[1] The school operates from pre-primary to 12th-grade level and provides the checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
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 (CBSE) boards from preschool through Grade 12.[2] 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.[5]
Awards and recognitions
2013:
- Best Franchisee of the Year award at the Franchisee India Summit 2013[2]
2014:
- The Most Trusted Brand in education by The Brand Trust Study[2] Vedavalli Vidyalaya School
2016:
- Best School Brands in India by the Economic Times[6]
- Best Schools in Mumbai's North (9 out of 10) by The Hindustan Times[7]
- Lina Ashar, the Founder of Billabong High International School received The Economic Times Inspiring Business Leaders India 2016 award[8]
- Best K12 Innovative Curriculum PAN India[9]
- Billabong International School at Santa Cruz and Mumbai each ranked at number nine for top international day schools[10][11]
2017:
See also
- List of international schools in India
- Oberoi International School
- American School of Bombay
- Dhirubhai Ambani International School
References
- ↑ BHIS Malad students win laurels at International Speedcubing Tournament. Tribuneindia News Service.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Billabong High International School-vccircle.
- ↑ Billabong High International School, Thane(20 September 2016).
- ↑ Kangaroo Kids raises $20 million from Gaja Capital(22 March 2017).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 India School News(21 April 2016).
- ↑ The Economic Times Honours The Best Brands In K-12 Education In Best School Brands 2016(19 July 2016).
- ↑ Best schools in Mumbai's north(21 September 2016).
- ↑ TEDx Billabong High Bhopal(8 April 2018).
- ↑ The Economic Times Honours The Best Brands In K-12 Education In Best School Brands 2016(19 July 2016).
- ↑ Mumbai schools rank top in national survey. The Times of India(11 January 2017).
- ↑ List of Top international schools in India: pricey yet classy.
- ↑ Billabong honoured(8 November 2017).
- ↑ Praxis Media Announces Winners Of Its National Education Excellence Awards, 2017 In New Delhi(24 April 2017).