Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A campus tour can be scheduled from Monday to Friday, by fixing a prior appointment. The campus tour is temporarily suspended due to COVID.

The school has two campuses, one in Ranjith Road (pre-Primary only), Kotturpuram and one in Navalur, OMR (pre-KG through Grade 12).

The timing for Primary, Middle and High school at OP Campus is 8.00 am to 2.45 pm. It is varied for Pre-Primary students depending on the program.

At the OMR campus, we have a well-equipped cafeteria where students and teachers are provided with healthy and nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack.

KC High has designed its own curriculum for Pre-Primary. From Bright Bunnies (Upper KG) through Grade 8, we use the Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Lower Secondary (Grade6-8), which supplements our own curriculum. For Grades 9 and 10, we use the Cambridge Upper Secondary (IGCSE). For Grades 11 and 12, we offer the IB Diploma Programme.

We have two semesters in an academic year:
July through November – Semester I
December through May – Semester II

5:1 and the maximum number of students is 25 per section.

Spanish, French, Hindi and Tamil are offered.

The teachers are mostly Indians; however, we have a few foreign nationals.

Transport facility is available for students and staff of OMR campus. We have centralised pickup and drop off points on each bus route.

KC High is a day school. We do not have boarding facilities.

No, it would be a rare exception to school policy for a student to select Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in Grade 11 and 12.

No, not specifically. The IBDP gives the student holistic and well-rounded education.

No, it is unlikely that KC High will add these programmes in the near future.

No, it is unlikely that KC High will add these programmes in the near future.

We are very happy with the Cambridge programmes from KG through Grade 10. These programmes give our students and teachers the combination of structure and freedom that best suit our school. The IGCSE also offers board exams at the end of Grade 10 that are internationally recognized and suitable for our learners. In Grades 11 and 12, we feel that the IB Diploma is the most rigorous university preparation programme that gives our students the best opportunities to realize their dreams at the world’s top universities. 

It depends on the child and the family, and younger students can usually adapt better than older students. However, a bright student with drive and determination can usually adapt within a month or two. 

It is naturally a jump in academic rigour from Grade 10 to Grade 11, particularly in the areas of research skills, critical thinking, and academic writing. We supplement our Grade 10 program with assignments and activities to build the students’ skills in these areas. Lastly, we counsel the students to choose subjects in which they will be most successful.

Yes, for this we have a comprehensive university counselling and support services department that include qualified university and careers counsellors.

As high achievers in the IB Diploma Programme, our graduates have opportunities at some of the world’s best universities, both abroad and in India. Currently, our graduates are studying in India, the UK, the USA, Switzerland, and Spain.

The KC High Summer program runs all through the month of May and includes outward bound experiences as well.

The school offers after-school programs for its students and for those from other schools as well, in the age group of 3 years to 10 years.

We have several of these athletes at school already. We give them permission to attend their training and tournaments, and the teachers work with them to help them keep up at school without being overburdened.

Basketball, football, cricket, karate, gymnastics and chess are offered by the school.

Pre-primary: Indian and Western Music, Movement, Pottery, Art.

Middle and High School: World music, movement, drama, and art.

Safety is accorded top priority in the school and there are protocols in place to ensure Medical Safety, Fire Safety, Electrical Safety and Internet Safety. Students are always supervised and monitored in every sphere. Physical facilities are safe; teachers and other staff ensure safety in classrooms, science labs, outdoors, on field trips, and during school events.