The British Co-Ed High School

The main examination route is the Indian one: the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations sets the syllabus from Class IX, with the ICSE taken in Class X and the ISC in Class XII. On top of that, the school states that students may opt, on application, to follow a course of study leading to an international qualification such as the IGCSE or the IB, so that route is an individual arrangement rather than a whole-school programme. English teaching is supported by the Cambridge English examinations, formerly Cambridge ESOL, taken as an added component of the English curriculum. The school also runs international programmes including Model United Nations, UKIERI, Youth for Understanding and the International Award for Young People.

The school runs as two sections. The junior school covers Nursery and the lower classes and has its own admissions email and telephone line; the senior school continues through to Class XII. Uniform notices show the internal grouping used: Nursery to Class II, Classes III to V and Classes VI to XII. English and modern foreign languages are taught as a department from Years V to VIII, after which the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations sets the syllabus for Classes IX and X, leading to the ICSE, and for Classes XI and XII, leading to the ISC.

The school's mission is to make sure every child has an equal opportunity to make the most of their potential, to help students understand that rights come with responsibilities, to build self-esteem and a sense of community, and to encourage a lasting interest in learning. Its vision is that each student should develop academically, technologically, socially and emotionally. The stated values are that every child matters, that mutual respect and equality come first, that innovation and creativity are encouraged, and that the school works in partnership with parents.

Teaching facilities include science laboratories the school describes as well equipped with current apparatus, networked computer laboratories used for information technology lessons, and a robotics laboratory. The library holds a reference section covering a broad range of topics and children are taught to use reference books and dictionaries. The music room is used for orchestra and choir rehearsals and holds classical Indian instruments such as tabla, harmonium and sitar alongside western drums, guitars and keyboards. Sports facilities cover athletics, cross country, badminton, volleyball, basketball, kho-kho, cricket, football, hockey and table tennis.

The school runs a counselling service, listed alongside the curriculum, departments and facilities in its academics section, and students in the senior years receive guidance as part of it. Around ninety per cent of the school population travels in by school bus or shared cab, and bus departure times for junior school and Urban Estate are published with examination notices. A uniform is worn, with separate summer and winter versions set out for Nursery to Class II, Classes III to V and Classes VI to XII. Fees for the junior and senior schools are paid online through the school's portal.

Sport is treated as part of the curriculum, with facilities and coaching for athletics, cross country, badminton, volleyball, basketball, kho-kho, cricket, football, hockey and table tennis, and specialist instructors brought in to develop individual talent. Inter-house competition runs through the three school houses. In the performing arts, students stage one-act plays, street plays and shortened classics in English, Hindi and Punjabi, and the school orchestra, choir and band perform at school events. Students also take part in Model United Nations conferences, clubs, the National Cadet Corps, the National Service Scheme and school tours abroad.