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School is up to Senior Secondary School (XI-XII) and affiliated to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The School is a Girls Day School, with classes from Nursery to XII. It is an English Medium school.

Nursery - XII

Grades

Private School

Type

Girls - Day School

Gender - Boarding

CISCE

Curriculum

Sophia High School

About School

Know about Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru): Board & Curriculum, Admission Procedure, Fees & Fee Structure, Contact Details, Facilities and Ranking, Rating and Reviews.

Sophia High School Bangalore (Bengaluru), is a Senior Secondary School (XI-XII), affiliated to Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The School is a Girls Day School, with classes from Nursery to XII. It is an English Medium school. The school is located in Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka. Sophia High School was established in 1949. It is a Private School .

Basic facts about Sophia High School:
Year Established

1949

School Type

Private School

Gender

Girls

Boarding

Day School

Grades

Class Nursery - Class XII

Admission Period

Curriculum
  • Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)
School Level
Pre Primary School (Pre School) - Senior Secondary School (XI-XII)

The motto of Sophia High School is "truth and universal love". It is a Girls Day School, which serves the educational needs of over 2000 students from Nursery through XII. The classes in Sophia High School for every academic year begins in June and ends in March.

Sophia High School, Bangalore is a Catholic Institution founded by Mother Andersson of the religious order of the sacred heart. The sisters of the society of sacred mother, mother Catherine Andersson, mother Ivy Bourke and mother Dorothy Bullen began the school under the name Convent Of Sacred Heart with just 17 kids.

In 1957 the school name was changed to Sophia High School. Nursery classes was introduced in 1969. First batch of ISC, 51 students graduated in 2002.

Sophia High School is is Coed school till class IV and girls school till Class 12th.

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Address & Contact Information

School Address

Sophia High School 0, Palace Road, Bangalore- 560001

School Chairman & Principal

  • Principal: Sister Sr. Alpana Palatty (Principal Sophia High School) Sister Rosilin- SND (Principal Primary School) [M.Sc (Geography) , B.Ed]

School Contact Person

Phone Number

08022208794, 08022266825

Email Address

sophiaschool19@gmail.com

School Website

http://www.sophiahighschool.com/

Admission Details

Academic Year

June to March

Admission Period

Admission Procedure and Important Dates

The School has students enrolled from Nursery to XII. Find below the admission schedule, procedure, contact details, documents required and instructions for parents for Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru) admission.

In this section, we will answer the common questions like What is the admission process like and what are the key dates? Is there any admission test? Will School also hold an interview or an interaction? What is the age criterion for admission to Sophia High School Bangalore (Bengaluru) for the upcoming academic year?

Admission to Class XI – ISC Curriculum

Admission Criteria

  1. Admission is open for girls who have pass certificate in ICSE and CBSE board in class X.
  2. Candidates must have passed the Class X equivalent examinations from other recognized boards in India and abroad. Candidate must have passed in 5 written subjects including English and 4 other subjects in one and the same sitting

Admission Procedure

  1. Parents or students have to submit the filled form
  2. Class 9th, 10th preboard and X final exam market sheet attested by the school principal have to be submitted along with the form
  3. Students have to submit the form on the day after the announcement of board results between 9am to 2:30pm at the school office.
  4. Students will be informed about the admission through SMS within a day after submission of application forms
  5. Parents who have received the sms – Parents or students have to bring the following documents along with 2 photocopies
    1. Pan Card
    2. Residential Address Proof
    3. 2 Passport size photographs of parents
  6. Both parents have to accompany war to attend the interview with the principal along with the original and photocopies of the documents mentioned above.

Admissions are solely at the discretion of the Principal and School Management as there are limited seats.

Fees Details

Sophia High School Fees: Fee Structure & Details

Refer below for Sophia High School Bangalore (Bengaluru) fee structure and current fees.

You can also call the school's Admission Counsellors for more details.

Infrastructure & Facilities

The Sophia High School campus is spread over 10 acres of land in area of Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka. The School is a K-12 Day School. The School's infrastructure includes but is not limited to:

Sports Facilities(2/42)

  • Aerobics
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Covered Play Area
  • Cricket
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnasium
  • Handball
  • Hockey
  • Horse Riding
  • Indoor Stadium
  • Judo
  • Kabaddi
  • Karate
  • Kho Kho
  • Outdoor Stadium
  • Netball
  • Play Area
  • Rugby
  • Shooting
  • Skating
  • Soccer
  • Splash Pool
  • Sand Pit
  • Sailing
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Rowing
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwando
  • Tennis
  • Throwball
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga
  • Lacrosse

Education Facilities(2/6)

  • Library
  • Digital Library
  • Career Counseling
  • Counseling
  • Student Exchange Programs
  • Test Center

Classroom Facilities(0/5)

  • AC Classrooms
  • AV Classrooms
  • Lockers
  • Air Purifiers
  • Air Filter AC Classrooms

Visual and Performing Arts Facilities(0/4)

  • Art
  • Dance
  • Dramatics
  • Music

Laboratories Facilities(2/6)

  • Laboratories
  • Language Labs
  • Maths Labs
  • Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)
  • Computer Labs
  • Robotics Labs

Transport Facilities(1/2)

  • Transport Facility
  • AC Buses

Boarding Facilities(0/2)

  • Hostel
  • AC Hostels

Accessibility Facilities(0/4)

  • Accessible Parking
  • Ramped or Level Entrances
  • Accessible Washrooms
  • Braille and Large Print Room Numbers

Digital Facilities(0/4)

  • AV Facilities
  • Interactive Boards
  • School App
  • Wi-Fi

Food and Catering Facilities(0/3)

  • Canteen
  • Meal Served
  • Kitchen & Dining Hall

Safety and Security Facilities(0/11)

  • CCTV
  • Fire Alarm
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • Security Guards
  • Boundary Wall
  • Fenced Boundary Wall
  • Speedometer In Bus
  • GPS In Bus
  • CCTV In Bus
  • Fire Extinguisher In Bus
  • School Bus Tracking App

Medical Facility Facilities(0/7)

  • Medical Facility
  • Medical Room or Clinic
  • Resident Doctor
  • Medical Staff
  • Isolation Room
  • ICU
  • Dedicated Ambulance

Other Infra Facilities(1/7)

  • Kids Play Area
  • Activity Center
  • Toy Room
  • Amphitheatre
  • Auditorium
  • Day Care
  • Lego Room

School inaugurated 1350 seating capacity Auditorium in 2008

Extra-Curricular Activities

School Houses and Activity Details

The school has four houses - Julie, Andersson, Barat and Bennett. The houses are named after the founders and pioneer sisters.

All students belong to these houses and compete with each other in academics, sports and other activities

School Clubs and Societies

The School has organisations/Clubs/Societies that organize various activities to develop the skills and extract the best out of every child. These scholastic and co scholastic clubs are a great way to explore the interest of any student or even develop new ones. [object Object]

  • Art and Craft
  • Culinary Art
  • Dance
  • Dramatics Theater
  • Literary
  • Management Club
  • Music
  • Quiz
  • Science Club
  • Scouts and Guides
  • Social Service
  • Sports

Academic Programs

Number of Students

2000

School Timings and Vacations

What are the school timings?

The school works in Shift 1 (Morning).

The School timings are:

Class V to XII :- 8:30 am to 2:45 pm

Language of Instruction

  • English
What is the typical school vacation schedule?
The School holidays are from
HolidaysThe school has hree terms: June -August September-December January -March
School Senior Secondary Streams
  • Science with Mathematics
  • Science without Mathematics
  • Commerce
  • Humanities

School Level & Classes

Which grades will you have in the new session?

Sophia High School is a Pre Primary School (Pre School) to Senior Secondary School (XI-XII) for Girls and has following grades/levels

LevelClasses
Pre Primary School (Pre School)Nursery
Primary School (I-V)IIIIIIIVV
Middle School (VI-VIII)VIVIIVIII
Secondary School (IX-X)IXX
Senior Secondary School (XI-XII)XIXII

Academics Programme and Curriculum Structure

The Academic session at Sophia High School starts from June to March. The School provides education to students from Nursery to XII.

Sophia High School is a Girls English medium Day School which offers the National curriculum CISCE, from Nursery to XII.

Academic Affiliations

Sophia High School is authorised to offer the following

CISCE ICSE, ISC Board Schools
CISCE - Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations

National level, private, Board of School education in India conducts

  • ICSE - Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (10th)
  • ISC - Indian School Certificate (12th)

Sophia High School is recognised by and affiliated to the CISCE and follows curriculum prescribed by it.
The school is affiliated to CISCE since Invalid date with CISCE affiliation number KA012. The Schools offers following CISCE boards -

  • ICSE (Class X)
  • ISC (Class XII)
.

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Curriculum offered in Sophia High School by Class

In this section, we will answer What board of education does Sophia High School intend to follow over the years?

Level - Class/Grade
Curriculum
Pre Primary School (Pre School)
    Primary School (I-V)
    • School offers Curriculum developed by CISCE in Primary level classes.
    Middle School (VI-VIII)
    • School offers the curriculum developed by the CISCE Council in the Middle School.
    Secondary School (IX-X)
    • School is Affiliated to CISCE and offers ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) curriculum in Secondary classes (class IX & X). Followed by ICSE Board Exam at the end of the Class 10th.
    Senior Secondary School (XI-XII)
    • School is Affiliated to CISCE and offers ISC (Indian School Certificate Examination) curriculum in class XI & XII. Followed by ISC Board Exam at the end of the Class 12th.
    • At the Senior Secondary level, school offers Science with Mathematics, Science without Mathematics, Commerce, Humanities streams.

    English is the medium of instruction and Kannada and Hindi are taught as second and/or third languages.

    ISC Course Subjects at Sophia High School

    Following subjects are offered at Sophia High School

      Science Commerce Arts
    Compulsory Subjects Physics
    Mathematics
    Accountancy
    Commerce
    History
    Political Science
    Optional Subjects:
    Group 1
    Chemistry
    Psychology
    Physical Education
    Mathematics
    Psychology
    Physical Education
    Mathematics
    Psychology
    Physical Education
    Group 2 Biology
    Computer Science
    Economics
    Literature in English
    Computer Science
    Economics
    Literature in English
    Computer Science
    Economics
    Literature in English
    Common Compulsory Subjects
    1. English
    2. Value Education
    3. SUPW (Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service)
    1. English
    2. Value Education
    3. SUPW (Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service)
    1. English
    2. Value Education
    3. SUPW (Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service)

    Other Details

    School Notable Alumni

    Some of the well known Alumni of the school are

    1. Mrs Menaka Gandhi
    2. Mr Vijay Mallya
    3. Reshma Millet
    4. Nisha Millet – Swimming – Olympian swimmer, Arjuna and Eklavya awardee
    5. Deepika Padukone – Bollywood Actress
    6. Sudha Raghunathan – Carnatic composerand vocalist, Padma Shri awardee
    7. Shikha Tandon – Olympain swimmer, Arjuna awardee

    School Staff Details

    Designation Total No.
    Principal  
    Vice-Principal/Head Master  
    PGT  
    TGT  
    PRT  
    PRT(PET),TGT(PET),PGI(PLT)  
    Health Wellness Teacher  
    Librarian  
    Other  

    School Rating & Reviews

    3.8out of 5

    based on 25 ratings

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    4
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    3
    16%
    2
    4%
    1
    8%
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    Megha MoreReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on February 26, 2019 5:56 PM
    It is my dream that my daughter should be the student of this school. And it is the good platform for girls. I love my daughter a lot. Its my only prayer that she should get seet in this school. And she attended interview in good way.
    GL
    Gowri LakshmishaReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on October 12, 2018 10:06 AM
    Sophia High School is an excellent institution for girls. The teaching and non-teaching staff members and sisters instill moral values, discipline and responsibility in each and every student. The opportunities for exploring one's talents are endless here, and Sophia is, in my opinion, the best scho...more
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    Farida BharmalReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on September 20, 2018 12:47 AM
    It's an amazing school , it has a good and dedicated staff and even a session for special need kids. It covers nice area also and the play ground is big with many sports activities.
    KP
    Krutika PatelReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on August 18, 2018 3:48 PM
    awesome platform for girls but they should have their website on internet
    HM
    Hope MortonReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on June 27, 2018 7:49 PM
    I write this under an alternate name because my original one would get me into trouble with the authorities but if there is one thing I can say, it is that this institution is among the worst in the city. You are discriminated against if not Christian, teachers show such blatant favouritism it ru...more
    BS
    Bernard SamReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on December 8, 2017 12:32 PM
    I have heard about the school, students and teachers, it us a very good and disciplined school
    SS
    Sundara SundaraReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on September 14, 2017 1:04 PM
    Best school for girls. Excellent teaching staffs and management.
    SS
    Sonam SonamReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on September 14, 2017 1:03 PM
    Very bad , they don't reply properly
    ZZ
    Zubair ZubairReview based on friends/family/personal experiencewrote a review on September 14, 2017 1:03 PM
    Bad Staff. They don't even have curtsey to attend the parents and provide the information. Parents are sent back from the gate itself without giving the proper information. I personally had visited this school twice and I was sent back by the watchman telling the admissions are closed. When called t...more

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Sophia High School is affiliated to which board?

    Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru) is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).

    What is the process of getting admission into Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru)?

    The Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru) has students enrolled from Nursery to XII. Refer to Admission Section for information on admission process, schedule and key dates.

    What are the school timings?

    The Sophia High School works in Shift 1 (Morning). The School timings are: Class V to XII :- 8:30 am to 2:45 pm

    Is this school a co-educational school?

    No The Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru) is a Girls school.

    What is the curriculum offered at Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru)?

    Sophia High School, Bangalore (Bengaluru) offers the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) at various levels of education.

    Is this school good? What is the rating of this school?

    The Sophia High School is rated 3.8 out of 5 based on 25 reviews on SchoolMyKids.com, largest school reviews and rating platform.

    Does Sophia High School offer Hostel facility to students?

    No, The school does not have any boarding/hostel facilities to students. The School is Day School.