VIBGYOR High
Varthur Road(Marathalli) & Harlur Road(HSR Extn), Bangalore
+91-80-42053101/2/3 , 40968427/28/29
vibgyorhigh.com | info.bangalore@vibgyorhigh.com
Board: ICSE
+91-80-42053101/2/3 , 40968427/28/29
vibgyorhigh.com | info.bangalore@vibgyorhigh.com
Board: ICSE
| Details |
VIBGYOR High started their first center in Bangalore @ Varthur Road - Marathalli/Whitefield. This branch is located on Varthur road (extension of the the Old Airport Road towards Whitefield) and is about 2 Kms from the Marathahalli bridge. The school currently offers classes from the 1st standard till the 8th standard (and will quite likely offer the other classes going forward). They have since expanded their operations and have started an additional branch in Harlur Road (HSR Extension). Here are the contact details: Marathahalli: 58/1, Thubarahalli, Whitefield Road (Marathahalli), Harlur Road - HSR Extension: 107/1, Royal Placid, Haralur Road (HSR Extension), VIBGYOR is affiliated to ICSE curriculum. The HSR Branch seems to be offering IGCSE as an additional option for the 8th grade. The first VIBGYOR high school was founded in 2004 in Mumbai. Other VIBGYOR high schools are in Vadodara and Pune. You can find more details about the school here: http://www.vibgyorhigh.com/pdf/Parent_Manual_Bangalore.pdf |
| Fee Structure |
The figures mentioned below are per annum and are for the 2009-2009 academic year:
Please contact the school for updated figures (http://www.vibgyorhigh.com/schools/bangalore_fee_structure.htm) |
| School Timing |
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Comments
I am writing down my comments, would like parents to write their comments:
1. School timing for pre-primary is 8:30 to 12:30, but one day when I had gone there, saw that children were already in BUS at 12pm and got to know from other parents that 11:45am, children are asked to make queue in class. They have section from A-M, no wonder to manage it, they will have to start early but at what cost ? We send our children to nearby school assuming its less time wastage, less time in bus, but if at 12 they are being made to sit in bus and they reach home which is just 1.5Km far not earlier than 12:50-1pm, it defeats the whole purpose.
2. This year they reduced SPA activities to 2 giving various vague reasons to parents. Now its obvious that they really can't accommodate 13 sections of just a single class given the resources they have. They have increased SPA fees to 18k this year but reduced the activities, shouldn't they reduce the fees instead of increasing it ?
3. This year, they started one more extra-curriculum out of school hours, reason for same is again obvious:
1. resource crunch at school timing.
2. Minting more money charging 2k per activity.
This year I noticed the teacher quality has detoriate a lot, teachers can't pronounce properly ( saying "hech" to "h" etc), not able to manage nursery/jr. KG students and scolding them even without any reason. All of this tells that they r not equipped to handle small children, not been evaluated for their pronunciation skills etc.
I am surprised how much money-minded a school can become in todays' competitive world. I wish chairman listen and evaluate each branch personally and then take a call of opening new branches. The way they are opening branches is no doubt showing the way they want to run the school, Mr. Chairman, Its might be good business for you, but its a question of next generation, parent's expectation from school and more important our children whom we want to see as successful person in Life.
CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF PARENT"S EXPECTATION ALONG WITH YOUR BUSINESS MINDED ATTITUDE?
There are lots of other points which I don't want to write so that above points don't get diluted but request new parents to not consider this school.
Have talked to Parents in Mumbai & Bangalore & most say they regret putting their child at Vibgyor.
Mumbai Vibgyor is like a Political arena between parents whose children the Trustee expels at his free will & the concerned parents.....followed by descriptive notes being sent home with children with details Thow the rustee is being victimised.
Parents say the children are horrified & lose pride & respect for their school whereas as parents all they care for is good & stable education for their children .... . . . . . . .who went to police, lawyer or to education ministry is none of their concern & they want it remaining the private matter of the trustee
Education is no good at higher levels, teachers are not there or they do not have relevant qualification. Although the fees increases every other year & thereafter you can be sure with every increase some parent will create noise followed by their child being expelled & next the news will be in the newspapers. These fee hikes by the way are not announced between Sept to Feburary but close to summer vacation so parents have no option but to rave & rant as its already too late to withdraw their child as admissions elsewhere is no longer possible.
Bangalore is slightly better in terms of the politics but education & administration does not meet standards. Schools have bewen built in areas which are difficult to reach & roads are difficult to navigate.
Vibgyor is planning to open more schools & the fate of these remain to be seen.
For a school claiming to be an international school, Vibgyor only maintains the fees chargeable at such schools but in terms of quality, education , administration & facilities ; every year its spiralling downwards.
From 1'st std onwards vibgyor high had 3 extra-curricualm activities- one musical, one indoor and one outdoor. Next academic session onwards they have reduced these activities to 2, they have removed good activties like piano and chess completely. The reason given by princi is children are not taking much interest in these activties which is just an excuse. May I ask princi Do they have any plan to stop taking class or closing the school if children will not take interest. Lots of parents were eager to put their wards in chess and piano and now we are not able to choose any. They charge 15,000/- per annum just for sports and Now they have reduced the activities, princi Ma'm , Any chances of reducing fees also since your have reduced the activities?
My child goes to this school and I am noticing that he is good only in actities/things where we, parent give personal attention otherwise in the areas where parents don't give heed, a bright child also can't reach to average level. I regret my decision to put my child here. Other school like Gear, deens are performing far better.
I searched the net today. Cudnt get much info about the school. Very few reviews and feedbacks. I am planning to move to Marathalli and am looking for a school(admission to nursery) in that area. As commute time(the less, the better) is one among the prime parameters for me to select a school, Vibgyor high is a choice(good or bad, not sure). it wud be gr8 if someone cud share her/his experiences about the school. Is the school affiliated to ICSE?
Please do not expose your child to the staff in this school. Why you ask? Read this experience
I would like to know the feedback of Vibgyor school ? It would be really good if somebody can put some light on admission procedure + How difficult is to get admission there ? What are the parameters which school look into ? What is the quality of education being given?
This school has absolutely no standards, they way they have advertised....its all hyped.
My son goes to the school, class 2 and I found his basic mathematics has gone for a toss.
They have hiked the fees this year....for wht during this recession we have no clue.Their teachers are not so qualified either. We were desparate to change his school, but we were too late to catch the other good schools while their admissions were open.
The education standard of this school is pathetic and as the management hires anybody who can speak broken english as teachers. No criteria or qualification is required to be a teacher in this school! Its only right that there are no SSLC CBSE toppers from this school.
Isnt B'Ed suppose to be a mandatory qualification for teachers in good school! before we pay the high fees we have right to check the qualifications of teachers being hired!!
Such and idiotic comment.
How can they have SSLC CBSE toppers from an ICSE school?
And that too when it is a new school and has only upto the 9th grade this year (2009-10).
Try to have some sense while posting comments and dont make a fool of yourself......
Yes you are very correct..first they should check their own english and then point fingers at others. Are only B'Ed teachers smart enough to have classroom managment n innovative ideas of teaching? Others don't have brains??
I feel we should re check before posting any matters our comments. Our comments should be like a mirrior rather than personal, then we would be providing a wrong picture.
I agree there is fee hike but w.r.t school i am really happy the way my son (in Sr.K.g ) has shown an all round improvement. Though he had done his play group and nursery in Euro Kids he was not bold enough to talk to people or was intrested in going to school. But he has totally changed his communication has improved, he has become more mature, disciplined even at home he uses the simple but verry needed words like "PLEASE", "SORRY" , "MAY I HELP".
Once he even made me tell sorry to a stranger who's vehicle i banged as it was my mistake. How many of we grown ups think that.
I feel this is all even the contribution of the school, teachers, envirnoment where they grow, friends and off course parents.
My thinking is School is not only for just books and learning but moulding into a human with knowldege, communication, skills and values in life and i feel this two years VIBGYOR has really contibuted in this aspect.
Its really Ridiculous the way this school is increasing its fees.
The day is not far-off when we will not be able to afford 2 kids or even higher education for one kid. Vibgyor has recently increased fees of LKG and higher classes by minimum of 15k. Our salaries have not increased because of recession and infact lots of poeple have got Salary-cut or job-loss and these school are increasing their fees by more than 20%.
Vibgyor has launched two new branches this year and looks like thats how they are funding money for new building.
I would request the managemnet authority to seriously consider this increase in fees as its not very far when people will start dropping their kids from this school, first prove yourself and then demand. Its a pretty new school and haven't prove themselves.
We, as a citizen need to protest the way the these schools are increasing their fees, our silence should not be treated as acceptence.
Looks like the management of school is involved with Private transport and getting almost 50% of Bus fees back ( Heard from a reliable source who knows transport guy). They are charging 1200/- per month for transport even for distances which are less than 2 km. Despite so many request and follows up with admin, there is 200/- less fees per quater ( highly ridiculous), do they think parents are fool.
I heard that director of marthalli used to run creche before joining Vibgyor, I wonder what qualification did vibgyor HQ see in him to hire him as Director. This guy is really useless and I seriously suggest top guys (HQ) to do some improvement in quality /problem faced by various problems listed below:
1. Quality of teachers, looks like every house wife who wants to join school can get into this school easily. Teacher's interview is just for the sake of name.
2. They have no intention to lay approach road or take up the issue with local politicains.
3. Bus Fees is too high.
I hope HQ listens to these problem and act on it before parents decide to move their wards somewhere else. I am sure with a mushrooming of lots of good schools in recent years, every school has to prove itself and really think about providing quality education.
The quality of education is satisfactory. My son really enjoys going to school and his general knowledge has improved a lot. Can we as parents request the school to give some consideration on fees both academic and bus especially during this crisis. the bus fees for 2km Rs.14400 per annum is heard only in Vibgyor high. the percentage of fees also should be increased only upto certain percentage per year. Any comments
Moreover, there is huge difference in annual fees among different cities though term fees remains same. In b'lore annaul fees is 15-18k while in pune, its 6k. Can school explain why there is a difference in the annaul fees ?
You are absolutely right, for same reason i had to put my child from one of international school to "Trio World School" This is the only school i found, which has reduced the fees in the recession.
For 2010-june nursery admissions, again they have increased fee by 16k as compare to last year fees.
Now its 78K for nursery..!!!. ( 20 + 18 + 40 admission+annual fee+tution respectively).
Is it worth spending that much just for nursery?
I heard they increase fees for 4th and 5th std to 85K (not sure)
Aby comment on VIBGYOR high ?
Please share +ve and -ve points about this school and any comparision with Gear Mont. and Deens academy ?
How is it academically and How are teachers there ?