Oberoi International School

Oberoi International School
OGC Campus: Oberoi Garden City, Off Western Express Highway, Goregaon (East), Mumbai - 400063 and
JVLR Campus: Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai - 400060,

India
Information
TypeInternational School
Motto"At Oberoi International School, we have the FREEDOM TO THINK - and we EMPOWER TO BE..."
EstablishedAugust 2008
ChairpersonBindu Oberoi
StaffLocal and International
FacultyLocal and International
GradesNursery School to Grade 12
Number of students3100+
AthleticsBadminton Courts
Basketball Courts
Cricket Pitch
Tennis Courts
Squash Court
TT Tables
Swimming
Volleyball Courts
Rock Climbing Wall
MascotLeopards
AffiliationIB, PYP, MYP, DP, CIS, NEASC, EARCOS, ECIS, AAIE
Websitehttps://www.oberoi-is.org/

Oberoi International School (OIS) is a private, co-educational International Baccalaureate school.[1] It was instituted in Aug 2008 at Oberoi Garden City for Nursery to Grade 12 with internationally recognised education in Mumbai, India. In 2017, the school opened its second campus on Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR).[2]

History and foundation

Oberoi International School, established in 2008, has completed 17 years of operation and entered its 18th academic year in 2025–26. The school opened in August 2008 with an initial cohort of 38 students. By July 2025, enrolment had grown to over 1,620 students from Nursery to Grade 12 at the OGC campus, and 1,482 students from Nursery to Grade 11 at the JVLR campus.[3]

The OGC campus is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).[4] The school is also a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).[5]

Oberoi International School offers all three programmes of the International Baccalaureate (IB): the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). The JVLR campus opened in August 2017, initially offering classes from Nursery to Grade 4.[6]

Management

Oberoi International School operates across two campuses, each led by a campus head. The school functions under the strategic direction of the Board of Trustees of the Oberoi Foundation, with Bindu Oberoi as the Chair of the Board.[7]

Education structure

The school is affiliated to International Baccalaureate.[8] It has Primary Years Programme (PYP) from Pre-KG to Grade 5 Middle Year Programme (MYP) from grade 6 to 10 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) for Grades 11 and 12.[9]

Facilities

Infrastructure: The Oberoi International School's campuses were developed and built by Oberoi Realty.[10] They have a Wi-Fi-enabled infrastructure with laboratories, art rooms and resource centers. There are drama and dance studios, Olympic-size pools, a futsal court, auditorium, music practice rooms, recording studios, a rock-climbing wall, a basketball court and tennis court.[11]

Technology: The classrooms and campus at OIS have interactive projectors and access to tech-devices.[12] Besides apps like Zoom, Google Hangouts, Seesaw and ManageBac are also used to teach, review and conduct teacher meetings to discuss progress.[13] Oberoi International School has been recognised as an Apple distinguished school for the use of technology to facilitate learning.[14]

Athletics and extra-curricular activities

Extra-curricular activities include ace-speech drama, film making, soft skill workshop, art skills, photography, ballet, rhythmic gymnastics, western and Indian vocal, rope and pole mallakhamb and yoga. In-class activities include "nutty scientist", sculpting and moulding, kathak, QtPi robotics, calligraphy, chess and MAD science NASA.[15]

The school held a film festival in 2019.[16] Other events hosted by the school include the TEDxYouth@OIS,[17][18]

The school has 47 sports teams. Athletics include skating, football, rock climbing, basketball, swimming, gymnastic, cricket, table tennis, rip stick, taekwondo, karate, kickboxing, squash, mini-tennis.[19]

Awards and recognitions

  • Both campuses of Oberoi International School have been recognised as Apple Distinguished Schools for the periods 2019–2022 and 2022–2025.[20]
  • Oberoi International's JVLR campus has been credited with Gold Status for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).[21][22]
  • The school has been consistently awarded amongst the top 3 international schools in the city in the Times of India Survey, Hindustan Times Survey, and Education World Survey.[23][24][25]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oberoi International School, Goregaon East, Mumbai City". School Careers 360.
  2. ^ "JVLR Campus". Oberoi International School.
  3. ^ "OIS at a Glance". Oberoi International School. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Accreditation". Oberoi International School. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. ^ "EARCOS Member Schools". East Asia Regional Council of Schools. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ^ "JVLR Campus". Oberoi International School. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Leadership". Oberoi International School. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Oberoi International School Mumbai". Eduvidya.com.
  9. ^ "Admission brochure AY 2020-21". OIS.
  10. ^ "Oberoi International School, Goregaon East". OBEROI REALTY LIMITED.
  11. ^ "Oberoi International School Mumbai". Eduvidya.com.
  12. ^ "Technology and Digital Literacy at OIS". OIS.
  13. ^ "The Online Boom - Education News". Indiatoday.in.
  14. ^ "Apple Distinguished Schools May 2020 (page 12)" (PDF). Apple Inc.
  15. ^ "Extra-curricular Activities (ECA)". OIS.
  16. ^ Borwankar, Vinamrata=19 November 2019 (19 November 2019). "Mumbai school hosts film festival 2019". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 November 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Theme: Turning Point". TED.
  18. ^ "Oberoi International School organises TEDxYouth@OIS". Education World. 22 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Extra-curricular Activities (ECA)". OIS.
  20. ^ "Apple Distinguished School". Oberoi International School. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  21. ^ "OBEROI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PHASE 2 IS NOW LEED GOLD CERTIFIED". En3.
  22. ^ "OIS, JVLR". OIS.
  23. ^ "Mumbai schools rank top in national survey". The Times of India. 11 January 2017.
  24. ^ "HT Top Mumbai Schools 2019: 10 best international schools". Hindustan Times. 4 November 2019.
  25. ^ "India's top-ranked international day schools". EducationWorld. 11 September 2019.

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